c84 - The Clingy One
At 9 PM,
Gu Junwan finished her work and made time to visit Shen Han’s apartment.
Xu Zhao didn’t accompany her, having been sent home to rest an hour earlier by the Empress.
Gu Junwan knew how hard her assistant worked. While it was unavoidable for work matters, there was no need to occupy her time for personal affairs.
Of course, there was another important reason: it wouldn’t be appropriate to always bring an assistant on dates with her Alpha.
During the day, she had heard reports of how Shen Han had brought glory to the Federation, bravely capturing the foreign criminal.
But up close, Gu Junwan discovered that her Alpha wasn’t as unscathed as everyone had said.
Shen Han had small wounds on the back of one hand, likely from dodging the foreign Awakened’s bite.
Her calf also had several bruises, though they were hard to notice under her long pants.
Perhaps the routine medical staff had seen them but didn’t make much of it.
After all, guard team members often got injured during training.
Besides, compared to the honors gained, what were these minor external injuries?
But Gu Junwan cared deeply and felt pain for her Alpha.
No one is born strong and brave; just because she didn’t complain doesn’t mean she didn’t feel the pain.
Within the Free Federation, there were millions who upheld their missions and worked hard.
As Empress, Gu Junwan could only repay those people by creating a prosperous era.
But for the Alpha before her, she could care for her with her own tenderness.
The comfort between Alpha and Omega was mutual.
As Gu Junwan attentively cared for her, she herself also received great warmth and solace in the process.
The central air conditioning had adjusted the living room temperature to a very comfortable level.
Shen Han wore a short t-shirt and casual pants indoors but felt somewhat feverish.
What caused her blood to circulate faster was the Omega carefully applying medicine for her.
Gu Junwan had also removed her coat after entering. Wearing dark trousers paired with a black turtleneck sweater gave her an aloof and ascetic appearance.
In comparison, Shen Han, wearing a short t-shirt printed with a cartoon cat face, looked as innocent as the queen’s cute pet in front of the Empress with her absolutely cold and beautiful aura.
She secretly observed her Omega, her heart filled with irrepressible secret joy.
Although she didn’t know why she had such strange emotions of “secret joy,” it was the most accurate description of her current inner state.
Whether it was the initial stunning encounter or now, after nearly half a year of dating,
Shen Han still couldn’t control her heartbeat every time she got close to Gu Junwan.
She could quickly master key techniques when receiving training for any skill.
But only in front of her Omega did she sometimes feel as inexperienced as an apprentice just stepping into the whirlpool of love.
‘My Junwan’s eyelashes are so long and thick! I want to slide down them!’
‘Her skin is too good, delicate and smooth, the ancients didn’t lie! I want to nuzzle against it.’
Gu Junwan, however, didn’t notice the other’s romantic thoughts.
While gently holding the Alpha’s hand to apply ointment, she spoke about the situation in the Ksenrode Kingdom.
“An energy crystal they produce has extremely high value for both civilian and military use. The Free Federation has also prospected crystal mine areas, but the output is small, so we still rely on imports.”
“During my mother’s administration, there was already an intention to strengthen cooperation with Ksenrode. However, many sovereign states had the same idea. To date, Ksenrode has maintained a ‘balanced water-carrying’ strategy without obvious preferences.”
At this point, Gu Junwan had finished treating the wounds on Shen Han’s hand.
She suddenly thought of something and looked up at her, saying, “Oh right, the surveillance cameras in that café were damaged in advance, so we couldn’t retrieve any video information.”
Shen Han had been sneaking glances at her, and her gaze unexpectedly met Gu Junwan’s golden eyes.
In an instant, the Alpha’s ear tips rapidly turned red.
“Oh, oh, it doesn’t matter actually. Their prince will surely investigate thoroughly. I heard that Awakened was originally one of his bodyguards, so you can imagine”
“Um, if this hadn’t happened today, the little prince and princess would be in more danger. Who knows, one of them might have been assassinated someday.”
Catching the Alpha stealing glances at her, then hearing her stammer while analyzing serious issues, Gu Junwan felt inexplicably pleased.
She took out another kind of medicine from the first aid kit and said to the Alpha, “Roll up your pant leg.”
But Shen Han felt somewhat embarrassed, her toes curling in her slippers.
She thought: In TV dramas, it’s always the Alpha gently treating the Omega’s injured foot on their lap. How come it’s reversed for me?
As she hesitated, Gu Junwan had already bent down, gently placing her delicate hands on the other’s ankles.
Shen Han, as if electrified, hurriedly leaned forward, hugging the Omega’s shoulders and moving her back to her original position.
“Sit properly, I’ll do it myself. Be careful not to bump your head on the coffee table.”
Gu Junwan gave her an exasperated look: “Am I that clumsy?”
She didn’t know what her Alpha was being shy about.
It was just applying some medicine to her calf, she hadn’t asked her to take off her pants!
But when Shen Han rolled up her pant leg and sat with her leg bent, Gu Junwan’s minor complaints immediately vanished.
The Alpha’s calf was straight and long, years of exercise had sculpted her leg into a very beautiful shape.
The thin muscles created an alluring sense of strength.
Now, the originally fair and delicate skin was crisscrossed with some bruises.
In the Omega’s eyes, it presented a somewhat inappropriate morbid beauty.
Gu Junwan blinked her beautiful eyes, rubbed a small amount of white ointment in her palm, then gently and slowly caressed her girlfriend’s leg.
She applied it very carefully, especially when touching Shen Han’s bruised areas, her movements as gentle as if caressing a fragile piece of porcelain.
“Is the pressure alright? Also, this ointment contains menthol and borneol, so it’s quite cool. If you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me.”
Shen Han remained silent, her hands tightly gripping the sofa cushion behind her.
She felt like she was about to die from comfort.
The Omega’s hands seemed to be enchanted. No matter where they pressed on the Alpha’s leg, they sent a string of electric currents straight into her heart.
Even after Gu Junwan put away the ointment and got up to wash her hands in the bathroom, Shen Han hadn’t recovered from the ‘electric shock.’
Her gland was slightly swollen, but hidden under a special barrier patch, undetectable to others.
It was what the doctor had instructed her to wear for the next couple of days after her pheromone outburst during the fight earlier.
Seeing Gu Junwan finish cleaning up and walk back to the living room,
Shen Han pressed the tip of her tongue against her canine teeth that had just peeked out, feeling a bit guilty.
She wasn’t the kind of Alpha with a mind full of yellow trash!
Halfway across the room, Gu Junwan’s phone rang.
It was Xu Zhao calling.
“Your Majesty, Prince Joris’s secretary just contacted me. They hope you can spare some time tomorrow morning to meet with His Highness.”
“They want to express gratitude for today’s incident and specifically mentioned Shen Han and Jiang Xinyue, saying they’ve prepared small gifts for those two brave special police officers”
Gu Junwan didn’t want to always discuss work matters in front of Shen Han, so she took the phone and walked towards the balcony.
At the same time, she gave simple instructions to her assistant on the other end of the line.
Seeing her about to go to the balcony wearing only a sweater, Shen Han quickly grabbed a fleece blanket folded beside the sofa and ran after Gu Junwan.
Although the glass windows on the balcony were closed, the temperature was much lower than in the living room.
Shen Han didn’t know how long this call would take, but she had to take some measures to keep warm and prevent catching a cold.
Just as Gu Junwan pushed open the door and stepped onto the balcony, she felt a soft, warm blanket wrap around her shoulders.
Immediately after, a hot body also pressed against her back.
The Omega’s body stiffened slightly, rooted to the spot.
The Alpha’s arms firmly encircled her slender waist, nuzzling her head into the side of her neck.
The alluring scent of snow cedar confined her at the junction between the balcony and the living room.
Compared to its usual crispness, the Alpha’s scent seemed somewhat different now.
Gu Junwan couldn’t quite describe what was different.
However, Shen Han was indeed being clingy tonight.
‘Is it because of how I cared for her just now? I actually wanted to check her back and abdomen too.’
As she was thinking, Xu Zhao’s voice drifted from the receiver.
“Your Majesty? Are you still there? If you’re busy, I can call you again early tomorrow.”
Gu Junwan raised her other hand, rubbing the head at her neck, then tried to maintain the same tone as before to reply to her assistant.
“Try to arrange for them to come to the base. I think Joris will agree this time, especially after what happened today”
While her girlfriend was arranging work matters, Shen Han very obediently didn’t make a sound.
Nor did she do any mischievous sneak attacks to disturb her girlfriend’s mind and thoughts.
After Gu Junwan hung up the phone, the ‘clingy one’ behind her still hugged her without letting go.
The Omega’s back was extremely warm from the Alpha’s body heat.
It felt like soaking in a hot spring pool, making one not want to get out.
“Are you about to leave? Can I hug you for 5 more minutes?”
Shen Han’s voice sounded low and slow by her ear, her moist breath turning one of Gu Junwan’s delicate ears bright red.
The Omega placed her palm on the Alpha’s arm encircling her waist.
Her golden pupils gazed forward. From the 52nd floor apartment, she could just see the bustling streets outside the base.
The glass window reflected the Alpha’s reluctance to part from her.
Gu Junwan’s entire heart softened.
Looking at the beautiful scenery outside and on the window, her heart was filled with infinite yearning for the future.
The preparations for the northern meeting were almost complete. She hoped everything would go smoothly.
She also wanted to bring Shen Han to meet her two mothers in the Peace Palace. Hopefully, her silly Alpha wouldn’t be too nervous then.