After Crossing Over, I Marked the Empress

The centralized resettlement point was located in an area straddling the border of the Third and Fourth Districts.

Due to the overlapping radius of activity, the two leaders inevitably had moments of encountering each other.

At this time, the sky had stopped drizzling.

But the thick cloud layer still hung low, causing the daylight in the entire area to be not so bright.

Walking along the edge of the resettlement tents, Gu Yuwei slightly raised her head, glancing at Gu Junwan’s movements from the corner of her eye.

As she watched, her brows furrowed.

“Those people carrying equipment are from the Federation’s Second Television Station, right? Why do they keep filming that side?”

Hearing her superior’s inquiry, the Alpha assistant by her side immediately answered, “They’ve already filmed our side, saying they’ve collected about all the footage they need.”

Hearing this, Gu Yuwei immediately became displeased.

“But they’ve already collected footage from that side too. What does this mean now? Are they discriminating?”

Normally, Gu Yuwei wouldn’t care at all whether the television station filmed her or not.

But now that Gu Junwan was getting so much more camera time than her, she felt very unhappy.

The assistant thought for a moment, then said quietly, “Commander, it’s like this. This morning, the TV station did a live broadcast and caught footage of that Alpha holding an umbrella for the Lady Empress.”

“Netizens were all clamoring in the comments for them to be shipped. Although the TV station has closed the comments, this issue is about to become a trending topic. I think the TV station people definitely want to ride this wave of popularity, so they keep following and filming the Lady Empress and that Alpha.”

“Huh, the TV station sure has some guts, daring to ride even this kind of popularity?”

Gu Yuwei first sneered, then suddenly thought of something and quickly whispered to her assistant.

Hearing his superior’s plan, Assistant Chi Xuan’s forehead was almost dripping with cold sweat.

He pleaded with a trembling voice, “Commander, this won’t work. That level of offense, if I’m executed by the Lady Empress, who will run errands for you in the future?”

Gu Yuwei patted his shoulder, saying nonchalantly, “With me covering for you, what are you afraid of! Besides, I’m not asking you to attack her directly, just create a little trouble.”

“Aren’t the netizens clamoring to see the two of them shipped? I’m just helping create some material for everyone. Is there a problem with that?”

Chi Xuan shook his head with a dejected face.

He thought to himself: In your eyes, it might just be a little trouble, but for me, it’s a huge deal!

About 20 minutes later, the two leaders ‘encountered’ each other on a narrow path.

They each had only one person accompanying them, with the rest of their security personnel not crowding around.

Firstly, the road space wasn’t that large.

Secondly, it wasn’t appropriate to bring a large group of Alphas when offering comfort.

The group of TV station people following them didn’t come over either.

Only the live broadcast team set up their filming equipment at a high position, continuing to film the scene of the two leaders meeting from the side.

Chi Xuan hung his head, silently calculating the distance in his heart, occasionally looking up to glance at Gu Junwan’s direction.

This short journey of just a few meters felt like walking on a mountain of knives and a sea of fire to him.

When the four people were less than a meter apart, Chi Xuan steeled himself and quietly released a faint trace of pheromones.

He controlled the intensity very subtly, not directly attacking Gu Junwan, but enough to affect her.

The road underfoot was narrow and slippery. If the Lady Empress lost her balance, wouldn’t she have to reach out and grab the Alpha beside her?

This was a very normal reaction under stress.

‘My superior is really something, always trying to cause trouble for the Lady Empress, and insisting that I do this kind of thing. Won’t I be beaten up by that Alpha guard later?’

Just as Chi Xuan’s thoughts were running wild, Gu Junwan did indeed stumble as planned.

But before she could make any move, a warm, strong hand had already supported her arm.

The familiar body temperature transmitted through the thin camouflage uniform to the Omega’s arm skin.

While providing stability, it also brought a comforting warmth.

After gently supporting her Omega, Shen Han suddenly turned her head, her gaze cold as she looked at Chi Xuan.

The S-class Alpha’s pheromones burst out precisely in the small space, like a bullet shooting straight at him!

Chi Xuan was already nervous about being forced to pull this stunt in front of the Empress.

Suddenly faced with such a fierce and intense attack, cold sweat immediately soaked through his back.

Although he was also a high-ranking A-class Alpha, at this moment he felt as vulnerable as a little white rabbit stared down by a fierce beast.

His calves began to inexplicably weaken, and as he lost balance, he immediately tilted towards the side.

And beside him stood his superior.

Gu Yuwei had been enjoying the drama up close.

Inexplicably, she was bumped by her own assistant and bounced off the tent wall.

This series of unexpected events on the small path of the resettlement area was clearly captured by the camera from the side above, then presented as images falling into the eyes of hundreds of millions of netizens.

In the live broadcast room of the Federation’s Second Television Station, although not a single bullet comment floated across the screen, the heat of gift-giving directly broke the platform’s historical record.

In just half a minute, the system crashed three times.

Since the TV station’s host had turned off the comment function, the spectating netizens with nowhere to vent quickly started cross-platform discussions.

Female CEO and Her Super Soldier King

On a platform primarily for entertainment and social networking, this topic appeared and immediately began dominating the rankings at a terrifying speed.

Gu Junwan’s name couldn’t be casually mentioned on the Federation’s network, but this didn’t hinder the imagination of the spectating masses.

In this rapidly rising topic, there were no pictures and no real names.

But everyone participating in the topic knew clearly who the protagonists were!

[The Female CEO’s personal soldier king is so Alpha! That sideways glance just now, I feel like it could kill me 10,000 times!]

[Is the goddess okay? I saw her seem to twist her ankle just now.]

[Don’t worry! Her super soldier king is right beside her. Even if she really did twist her ankle, the soldier king could carry her in his arms.]

[Watch the limits, those above! Don’t get this topic banned!]

[I’m so excited! Since this morning when the soldier king held the umbrella for the Female CEO, I’ve been glued to the screen, not daring to blink even while cooking. Finally, I’ve scooped up some sugar again!]

[Isn’t the one above exaggerating too much? Aren’t you worried about cutting your hand while chopping vegetables?]

At the centralized resettlement point.

The small incident that occurred with the two leaders was quickly settled.

Although traces of pheromone collision still lingered faintly in the air.

But for this kind of situation where both sides were at fault, it was resolved on the spot without further ado.

Gu Yuwei’s face was full of anger, but she couldn’t really blame her assistant.

Because even she hadn’t expected that the Alpha beside Gu Junwan could control such a violent attack so appropriately.

If the other’s pheromone burst had been even a bit stronger earlier, she would have had grounds to confront them.

Instead of just having to seethe silently like now.

She didn’t even need to have her assistant check the public opinion online, because compared to the slight offense of Gu Junwan’s guard, her own assistant was more outrageous.

If it had been a hard wall instead of the soft tent fabric, with that bump just now, her nose might have been bloodied.

……

After leaving the centralized resettlement point, Gu Junwan immediately went to visit a poor household.

Only Shen Han and Xu Zhao followed behind her, while a local administrator led the way in front.

After entering the low house, the administrator immediately greeted warmly, “Elder! Her Majesty the Lady Empress has come to visit you.”

According to the administrator, this poor family’s situation was quite typical in the area.

The husband and wife had gone elsewhere to work, leaving only the elderly and grandchild at home.

The elder was in poor health and suffered from diabetes, but fortunately, the grandchild was sensible, always did well in school, and could manage household chores and care for his grandfather.

Gu Junwan’s visit followed a fixed procedure.

After understanding their situation, she spoke briefly with the elder and the 15-year-old middle school student, then followed the administrator to the next household.

After visiting three poor households, it was already 6 PM.

Gu Junwan’s group didn’t return to yesterday’s guesthouse, but headed directly to a campsite not too far away.

On the way, the Empress’s face remained impassive, but her mind kept replaying the situations from the poor household visits earlier.

‘In the first family, according to the administrator, that youth was an excellent student in both character and studies, but there was a faint yellow stain between his index and middle fingers.’

‘Moreover, whenever he was nervous, he would unconsciously touch his pocket. In all probability, he likely had a long-standing smoking habit, which contradicted what the administrator had said.’

‘The second and third families also had some not-so-obvious discrepancies. Perhaps everything I saw today was just what others wanted me to see.’

Just as Gu Junwan was contemplating sending someone for another covert investigation, her body suddenly experienced some discomfort.

Perhaps due to the weather, Gu Junwan felt slightly stuffy.

She raised her hand to gently press her temple, trying to dispel this sudden fatigue.

Shen Han, walking behind the Lady Empress with her hands at her sides, suddenly caught a faint whiff of cold plum fragrance.

Alphas were always particularly sensitive to their Omega’s pheromones.

Sensing the anomaly in Gu Junwan’s scent, Shen Han quickly looked up at the back of her neck.

However, under the cover of the Omega’s long hair, she couldn’t see whether her scent-blocking patch was still intact.

With many guard team members around, it wasn’t convenient for Shen Han to directly remind Gu Junwan of anything.

So, she turned her head and softly called out to Special Assistant Xu.

Before Xu Zhao could respond, Gu Junwan had already stopped in her tracks and turned to look at her.

As their eyes met, Shen Han’s throat immediately tightened involuntarily.

The Omega’s expression was as cold and calm as ever.

But the corners of her eyes were slightly reddened.

Those golden irises symbolizing authority surged with obvious dependence when looking at her Alpha.

More and more cold plum fragrance entered Shen Han’s nostrils, drawing her gland’s blood to flow faster.

Feeling her heart pounding uncontrollably in her chest, Shen Han inwardly cursed repeatedly.

Her Omega’s heat seemed to have suddenly arrived!