After Crossing Over, I Marked the Empress

Chapter 142 : The Empress's Visit

"Sister Yan Ni, have you eaten dinner?"

"Have a bowl, Sister Yan Ni! You're so thin, you need to eat more to have energy for sales!"

Yan Ni approached the stall with a bewildered expression.

She looked up at the banner with 'Manager Shen' written on it and asked curiously, "What's all this?"

A lackey deftly began cooking wontons while answering her question.

"Oh, this was Manager Shen's idea. We'll be selling barbecue in a while too."

"Manager Shen provided all the money for supplies. We've never done this before, so we're starting with wontons to avoid messing up. By the way, can you eat spicy food?"

"A little is fine."

Seeing he had already put wontons in the pot, Yan Ni sat down. "Manager Shen's money? I heard she still owes debts. Where did she get money to sponsor you?"

Hearing this, the wonton-cooking lackey looked a bit embarrassed. "Manager Shen gave us her bank card."

Yan Ni frowned slightly, wanting to say something but feeling it wasn't her place to comment, so she remained silent.

A steaming bowl of wontons was soon placed on the table.

The broth was clear and flavorful, tasting surprisingly good!

Yan Ni ate in small bites, her gaze constantly flicking to the main road.

To her slight disappointment, she didn't see Manager Shen by the time she finished her bowl.

Just as Yan Ni took out her phone to pay, the wonton-cooking lackey covered the payment code.

He frowned and said righteously, "Sister Yan Ni, are you looking down on us?"

Yan Ni: "Huh?!"

The lackey continued, "We all know about your relationship with Manager Shen. If you insist on settling such a small amount with us, aren't you slapping our faces?"

Yan Ni looked shocked. "No? What are you talking about?"

At this point, the lackeys responsible for hanging the banner and arranging tables came over, all chiming in.

"Mu Ze told us everything. Manager Shen beat that Wei guy twice just to stand up for you."

"Sister Yan Ni, if you need any errands run in the future, just let us know."

"Also, anyone you bring gets a discount!"

Yan Ni explained with a red face for a long time, but no one believed Manager Shen showed her no favoritism.

In the end, she couldn't pay and was given a package of dried fruit to take to work.

......

Shen Han hadn't expected these lackeys to be so efficient. The idea she proposed in the morning had already shown results by evening.

And it looked quite proper!

Except for that fluttering banner, which was a bit cringeworthy.

Coincidentally, Ren Hui had asked her to come to the general manager's office that night to talk.

She had the lackeys cook a few bowls of wontons, which she carried on a drink tray to the office.

Ren Hui had originally wanted to argue about her handling of the customers.

Unexpectedly, one wave hadn't settled before another rose!

He looked at the small wontons in enamel bowls on the table, then at the red-haired thug wearing an apron, feeling a surreal sense of disconnect.

"What are you up to now? Count how many issues you've caused me in less than a month here!"

"Are you going to hang a banner tomorrow night too? Are you afraid people won't know Jinxi Entertainment City has a 'famous' Manager Shen?"

Hearing this, Shen Han maintained a poker face but was secretly embarrassed to her toes.

She adjusted her glasses and smiled apologetically, "Brother Hui, you know my situation. I only have enough money for a wonton stand. It doesn't conflict with our business. I promise I won't touch cigarettes or alcohol."

She pushed the enamel bowl towards Ren Hui. "Brother Hui, when you come for barbecue in the future, it's all on the house."

Hearing this, Ren Hui's eyes bulged. "What? You want to sell barbecue too!"

Just then, a phone on the desk began to vibrate.

Seeing the caller ID, Ren Hui felt a headache coming on.

It was Zhou Nuoman calling. Without any pleasantries, her first words were: "I see no issue with Manager Shen's actions. I hope you can cooperate with her as much as possible."

Ren Hui didn't mince words either, replying directly: "Miss Nuoman, I'm just a deputy director. I still have Brother Qiang above me! If these things reach his ears, how am I supposed to handle it? Have you considered my position?"

The atmosphere in the office suddenly became tense.

The delivery lackey clutching the tray broke out in a cold sweat.

Shen Han turned slightly, giving him a reassuring look.

Whatever Zhou Nuoman said on the other end, after Ren Hui hung up, he immediately dropped the previous topic.

He pressed his temples and said to Shen Han: "Why are you still standing here? Don't you have work to do?"

Shen Han grinned, "Enjoy your meal, Brother Hui. I'll send someone up to collect the dishes later."

Ren Hui: "Get out, get out!"

In just a week, the food stall outside Jinxi Entertainment City had made a name for itself.

At first, many came out of curiosity, but as they ate, they became regular customers.

On this day, a customer booked the entire venue for a birthday party.

The outgoing service staff were all partying on the dance floor, while Omegas like Yan Ni who sold drinks but not themselves had already gotten off work.

It was nearly 1 AM.

The wonton stall outside Jinxi Entertainment City was bustling.

A group of Omegas sat at a makeshift long table, laughing and joking as they ate their late-night snack.

They were all young, in the prime of their youth. Even sitting at the simplest tables and stools, they radiated a youthful and beautiful energy.

Mu Ze took out an outdoor water bottle and poured alcohol into each Omega's paper cup.

Then he cheerfully apologized to Yan Ni: "Sister, I was talking nonsense before, bragging and causing you trouble. I'll punish myself with a drink. Please don't be angry anymore."

The night stall wasn't allowed to sell alcohol, but the lackeys bringing their own to give to customers was fine.

Everyone understood what Mu Ze meant.

Previously, there had been gossip about Manager Shen and Yan Ni, but over the week, busybodies realized there was no connection between them at all.

Manager Shen spent her days wandering around with her four subordinates, no one knew what they were up to.

Sometimes when people encountered her in the nightclub, her attitude towards everyone was the same, showing no favoritism towards anyone.

People weren't blind or stupid.

After a week, they realized the romantic gossip about Manager Shen was pure nonsense.

As one of the subjects of the rumors, Yan Ni felt relieved that things were cleared up, but also vaguely disappointed and let down.

She feared misunderstandings not because she worried about her reputation, but because she didn't want to cause trouble for Shen Han.

Deep down, she had hoped the other would show her some favoritism.

Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.

She could feel that Manager Shen treated her no differently than anyone else.

Just then, an Omega suddenly asked quietly, "Does anyone know what type of person Manager Shen likes? I feel like she seems particularly abstinent?"

Once this topic was raised, it immediately sparked everyone's interest.

"Let me tell you something interesting. A few days ago, a customer in a private room suddenly went into heat. They say she was even an A-level Omega. At the time, the customer was completely out of it and rushed out when the door opened. Manager Shen happened to be passing by and directly hauled the customer back to the room."

Hearing this, someone immediately slapped the table and asked, "Then what happened? Was Manager Shen affected by the customer's pheromones?"

The speaker snorted, first eating a wonton, then slowly sipping some wine.

Having built up everyone's anticipation, she continued, "Not at all! Manager Shen was so calm. She even helped hold down the customer so they could successfully inject the suppressant."

Getting excited, the speaker stood up and made a pressing motion on the table, laughing as she said, "You should have seen it. The way Manager Shen held down that Omega customer was like a police officer arresting a thief!"

Amidst the laughter, a yellow-haired thug cracked sunflower seeds and said to everyone, "I know what type of Omega Manager Shen likes."

"She likes those who are capable and rich. In the past, Manager Shen was even kept by someone!"

In fact, quite a few people present had heard about this.

But after all the recent events, everyone felt that Manager Shen wasn't the type to live off others.

So when this yellow-haired thug brought it up, he was immediately pelted with sunflower seed shells by everyone.

As they were horsing around, someone suddenly spoke urgently, "Quick, stop talking! Manager Shen is coming out!"

Everyone hurriedly lowered their heads to eat, and the noisy stall suddenly fell quiet.

Shen Han jogged past the wonton stall, not noticing anything unusual about the group.

She looked urgent as she ran to the roadside filled with luxury cars and began peering into one after another.

"Beep!"

A not-too-harsh horn suddenly sounded.

Under the streetlight, the headlights of a black luxury car lit up, like a dormant beast suddenly opening its night eyes.

Just seeing the outline of the black vehicle, the group of lackeys at the wonton stall became incredibly excited.

"Holy shit! That's actually a Flying Dragon series! I only saw a Flying Dragon hovercar years ago. I never thought I'd see its sedan line in my lifetime!"

"Is it the car of that conglomerate young master who booked the place tonight? His dad sure is generous. That car must cost at least ten million!"

"It's not his! I'm sure of that. When their group came, they were all sports cars making a racket. This Flying Dragon came later, probably while we were drinking and chatting!"

The Omegas didn't know much about cars and couldn't share the thugs' excitement.

But they were even more shocked than the lackeys.

Because they saw Manager Shen run to that extraordinary-looking luxury car, pull open the back door, and bend down to climb into the back seat!

Shen Han closed the car door and scrambled over to the young woman sitting primly in the seat, happily saying, "Junwan, why did you come?"

Gu Junwan reached out to remove the other's black-framed glasses, smiling as she gazed into the Alpha's clear eyes: "I came to check on Manager Shen."

"Ahem... Your Majesty, we'll wait in the other car."

Xu Zhao patted the driver's shoulder, signaling him to quickly get out with her.

Before leaving, she didn't forget to leave a bottle of air freshener.

With no one else in the car, Shen Han immediately clung to Gu Junwan's legs.

She pressed close to the other's soft abdomen, greedily inhaling her intoxicating scent, murmuring, "Wife, I've missed you so much."

"You must be very tired. It's already past 1 AM. This area hasn't been very peaceful lately. Be extra careful when you go back."

"I'll try to complete the mission sooner, so you don't have to run back and forth like this overnight. It's breaking my heart."