Chapter 262: Chapter 262: Invitation

News of Lu Xiao and Ares’s upcoming wedding spread quickly through the major military districts. It was mainly because Admiral Clan had invited the commanding admirals from every major region to attend his young charge’s wedding to Vice Admiral Ares. With that, the news was impossible to contain.

Admiral Kula Peng made a special trip to Ares’s office because of this.

“Are you and Lu Xiao really planning to hold a wedding?”

Ares looked at the surprised Admiral Kula Peng and nodded. “Yes. Has Admiral Clan already spoken with you? I assume I don’t need to send you a separate invitation, then.”

Kula Peng’s expression froze at his words, then he replied with feigned disgust, “You’re a man who’s about to have a wedding, and you’re trying to skimp on one invitation? How can Lu Xiao be so good to you, willing to hold a wedding for you? You make me so damn envious!”

Kula Peng felt he was getting tired of just saying the word “envious,” but there was nothing for it. He simply was envious!

He had originally thought Ares was just lucky to have met a female like Lu Xiao. But now he realized this went far beyond simple luck. The man’s ancestors must have saved the galaxy to deserve this!

“It’s my honor to be the object of your envy. Thank you for your well wishes.”

Hearing this, Kula Peng stared at Ares for a long moment before abruptly turning around. “I don’t know why I even bothered to come and ask.”

’If he said he hadn’t come to offer his congratulations, he would seem petty and jealous. But if he said he *had*… ah, it just hurt too much!’

’So he really felt this trip had been a complete waste of time!’

“Take care. I won’t see you out.”

Kula Peng responded with a dismissive wave of his hand. Clearly, it wasn’t necessary!

Once Admiral Kula Peng left, Kevin sidled up. He had heard everything the admiral said. “Sir, are you really going to have a wedding with Lu Xiao?”

He knew that for a male, having a wedding was even more difficult than becoming a main husband.

Not only was Ares now Lu Xiao’s main husband, but Lu Xiao had also promised that no other male partners would ever enter their lives. And now, she was giving Ares a wedding.

’Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! Even the fairy tales in the Empire wouldn’t dare to be written this way!’

“Mhm, you’ll get an invitation when the time comes.”

“I can come too, Sir?”

“Of course. We’re friends, aren’t we?”

“Yes, I’m your best friend!” ’This is incredible! Even if it wasn’t his wedding, he still wanted to go and see it!’

When the news got out, the entire male population of the military district erupted.

“Lu Xiao is actually willing to give Vice Admiral Ares a wedding! Oh my god, I wouldn’t even dare to dream of such a thing!”

“Honestly, besides being envious of Vice Admiral Ares, I’m not jealous at all. Because I’m not even worthy of being jealous!”

“I’m just saying, how does all the good stuff happen to Vice Admiral Ares?”

“There can’t be another female like Lu Xiao in the entire Empire, right? The odds are lower than winning the lottery. Does anyone know Vice Admiral Ares? Could you shake his hand for me later and try to absorb some of his good luck?”

“Forget it. If Vice Admiral Ares dared to agree, his hand would be shaken raw. I just wonder if their wedding will be broadcast publicly. If we can’t go in person, it would be great to watch it online!”

“Yeah, it would be great if it’s public! Or if anyone gets to go, please record some videos for us! We’ll never get to experience something like that in this lifetime, but at least we can get a look!”

…

Voices like these were numerous. Just in the past two days, Ares felt like he was “coincidentally” running into a lot more soldiers on his way to and from work.

Naturally, the number of gazes falling on him had also increased.

Fortunately, ever since getting together with Lu Xiao, he had experienced this sort of thing from time to time, so Ares was now able to completely ignore it.

’Let them look. A few more stares wouldn’t hurt him, and Lu Xiao was still his little female.’

Things were much calmer on Lu Xiao’s end compared to Ares’s.

Aside from Teacher Ai Li and the others being surprised for a moment upon hearing that Lu Xiao was going to hold a wedding with Ares, they accepted it completely. After all, this was entirely in line with Lu Xiao’s style; it was something she would do.

“Major General Ares must be over the moon, right?”

“He’s not a Major General anymore, he’s a Vice Admiral. Vice Admiral Ares is probably being envied to death by all the males in the military district. A wedding! What male gets to have a wedding with his female partner? Just thinking about it is enough to make you faint from happiness, okay?”

“Only someone like Lu Xiao would think of holding a wedding for her partner.”

As Teacher Ai Li said this, a hint of envy unconsciously crept into her tone.

They had all witnessed Lu Xiao and Ares’s relationship firsthand and knew very well how good their bond was. It would be a lie to say they weren’t envious. However, they also knew they couldn’t do what Lu Xiao was doing, and for them, it was already too late.

“Actually, I’m the one who wants a wedding. I feel like my marriage to Ares will only be complete once we have a ceremony. You all have to come, and bring your husbands, too! The more the merrier. Don’t you dare find an excuse not to come, okay!” Lu Xiao gave her four teachers a preemptive warning, just in case they tried to find a reason not to attend.

“Don’t you worry about that. Of course we’re coming to your and Vice Admiral Ares’s wedding. We’d come even if you didn’t send us an invitation!”

“Of course! We wouldn’t miss it for the world. We have to be there to soak up some of that happy fortune!”

After settling things with them, Lu Xiao also made sure to send invitations to Admiral Hans and Robin at the S-Class Shelter.

Cecilia also began sending out invitations, and one of the first to be invited was Duke Leslie.

Asina was also shocked when she received her invitation.

She had originally assumed it was another invitation to a banquet at the Duke Garieldo Mansion. But when she opened it, she discovered it was an invitation to Lu Xiao and Ares’s wedding.

Lu Xiao and Ares being together was already enviable enough, and now they were even holding a wedding.

Clutching the invitation, Asina sighed. “Fred just wasn’t fated for this. That young female, Lu Xiao… you couldn’t find another one like her in the entire Empire. It’s just a pity she has nothing to do with our Leslie family.”

Her main husband, who was beside her, comforted her, “But in all fairness, besides Cecilia, you’re the one Lu Xiao is closest to in the Empire. Anyone else would have a hard time even trying to build a connection with her.”

“You’re right about that. When it counts, it’s still me they turn to. Heh. Lu Ge Wei is the truly pathetic one. Believe it or not, she definitely won’t even receive an invitation. Not only that, but Cecilia will probably send people to stand guard at the Earl’s Mansion to make absolutely sure she has no chance to ruin Lu Xiao and Vice Admiral Ares’s wedding.” At this, Asina shook her head. “She was dealt such a good hand and played it into the ground. If that were me, I’d rather just die. Living on is just making herself a laughingstock!”

No one felt any sympathy for Lu Ge Wei’s current plight.

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