The Engagement Party Farce

The Engagement Party Farce

Wang Yue had no idea what was happening with Zhou Shengchen. He had been racing to get things done lately. After all, once the lab he was building in cooperation with the military was complete, he would need to appear capable of interacting with people, so his team behind the scenes would seem convincing.

He didn't want to do what some transmigrators did and hire actors. He only needed to create artificial intelligence to solve every problem, so he really was racing the military.

Once the lab was finished and their experiments with the military formally began, Wang Yue could ask the military to help Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan get identity documents. It wouldn't matter if they were registered as a family, as long as Wang Yue could convince people they were members of his team—or family members of its living members.

That day, while his artificial intelligence was still being refined, Wang Yue suddenly received an invitation to Zhou Shengchen and Tong Jiaren's engagement party.

Shiyi looked at the specially made invitation in her hand and pouted at Wang Yue. "A Yue, look at them. They're making such a big deal of their engagement. Look at you—you went straight to marrying me. I missed out on an engagement party."

Wang Yue's mouth twitched. He knew his wife wanted him to indulge her, so he quickly played along. "How about this? The day after tomorrow will be our hundredth day of marriage. Want to hold a banquet and send them an invitation too?"

Shiyi froze. First she was delighted that Wang Yue remembered the date so clearly; then it occurred to her how wicked his idea was. She punched him and said, embarrassed and annoyed, "How can you be so awful? It's our wedding anniversary,