roccoschili Chapter 972 Expedient Measures
Chapter 972 Expedient Measures
He didn't want to leave; it was just one last step away that Wen Xiaoman would legally belong to him.
However... the arms industry is his core strength, the biggest bargaining chip he has painstakingly built up over the years to counter Qiao Sinian and vie for control of the family.
If he loses this core industry, he will lose the ability to compete with Jossinian.
Trying to salvage the situation now and mitigate public opinion might still be possible to salvage the situation...
He was unwilling to accept that all his years of planning had been destroyed in an instant.
In the end, power was more important than Wen Xiaoman.
So, he gritted his teeth and left, carrying a fierce aura, without even leaving a word of explanation.
After Joe left, Mr. and Mrs. Joe also left.
The family business has suffered a major blow, and they must return to take charge and stabilize the situation.
When the four little ones saw that Joss had run away and the wedding was completely off, they happily high-fived each other in celebration.
Da Bao looked at Selina and said like a little adult, "Your mission is complete, you can go back now."
Selina was also very happy. In any case, the fact that Qiao Siyue didn't marry Wen Xiaoman was a victory for her.
She glanced gratefully at the four little ones, nodded, and silently left the place of trouble.
After dealing with the "external help," the four little ones immediately looked at Wen Xiaoman.
Erbao said, "Aunt Xiaoman, we don't need to go through with this marriage. You can come with us now. We told you we wouldn't let you jump into a fire pit!"
However, Wen Xiaoman, who had been silent all along, suddenly grabbed Qiao Sinian's confidant who was about to leave: "Sinian sent you, didn't he?"
The four little ones froze, blinking their eyes curiously.
They also found it strange. They only arranged for the priest to disappear and Selina to become pregnant. The incident involving Josie was not their doing.
The confidant stiffened, his tone businesslike: "Miss Wen, this is an emergency. I'm just here to inform the Second Young Master."
Wen Xiaoman stared straight at him: "Don't lie to me, where is he? Where is Si Nian now? I need to see him."
The man said, "The young master is very busy; you can't just see him whenever you want."
After saying that, he exerted a little force and broke free from Wen Xiaoman's hand.
Wen Xiaoman's hand froze in mid-air as she watched the person's departing figure, her face filled with frustration and disappointment.
He clearly intervened and prevented the wedding.
But why... does he still refuse to see her?
The four little ones looked at Wen Xiaoman's absent-minded appearance, their little heads filled with big question marks.
The villain Joss ran away, and the wedding was canceled. Shouldn't Aunt Xiaoman be happy? Why does she look even sadder than before?
The little ones' intuition told them that there must be a very complicated story between Aunt Xiaoman and the elusive "Si Nian".
However, none of that matters now. What matters is that they can finally escape Qiao Siyue's clutches with Aunt Xiaoman.
During this time, Qiao Siyue must be busy dealing with his own family matters and has no time to bother Aunt Xiaoman.
......
Meanwhile, Qiao Sinian's confidants rushed back to their secluded residence in the suburbs as quickly as possible.
He quietly pushed open the bedroom door and saw that the man who had been unconscious on the bed for a long time had finally opened his eyes.
As soon as Qiao Sinian woke up, he asked anxiously, "Is the wedding... over?"
The trusted aide quickly stepped forward and respectfully reported, "Don't worry, Master, the wedding did not take place."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Sinian breathed a sigh of relief, slumped back onto his pillow, and murmured, "That's good."
Another trusted confidant beside him, still shaken, couldn't help but say, "Master, you really scared us to death this time."
I almost thought my master was going to be in a coma for another year or two.
They had already made some preparations in advance based on their master's hints, all in order to stop the wedding.
Unexpectedly, the master's old illness relapsed before the wedding, and he suddenly fell into a coma.
The two of them panicked immediately. They couldn't just watch their master's beloved marry the second young master, so they took it upon themselves to stop the wedding.
The trusted aide asked, "Master, you...you don't blame us, do you?"
Qiao Sinian slowly shook his head: "It's not my fault. You did the right thing. Although I... don't object to her getting married, she can't marry Qiao Siyue."
That paranoid and insane younger brother, who sees her as a tool to be used, will only drag her into the abyss and will never cherish her.
He seemed to expend a great deal of effort before asking again in a low voice, "By the way, where is she now?"
"Ms. Wen has been picked up by those four children and sent back to her friend Ms. Su. She is safe at the moment."
Upon hearing that Wen Xiaoman had returned to her friends, Qiao Sinian seemed to let go of the last trace of concern in his eyes.
He nodded very slightly, slowly closed his eyes, his breath growing weaker again, and murmured, "That's good... Now that she's safe... I can... finally relax..."
After saying that, his head lolled to the side, and he fell into a coma again.
"master!"
"Call the doctor quickly!"
......
Wen Xiaoman was safely brought back to the main group by the four little treasures and finally met Su Yutang.
Su Yutang already knew about the four little ones' plan to cause a scene at the wedding.
At first, she thought the plan was too audacious, but after listening to the little ones' meticulous arrangements and thinking about Wen Xiaoman's predicament in the wolf's den, she gritted her teeth and agreed.
Seeing Xiaoman standing in front of her, all unharmed, she excitedly hugged Wen Xiaoman.
"Xiaoman, this time when we come back, we won't let that madman Qiao Siyue kidnap you again."
Feeling like she had survived a disaster, Wen Xiaoman hugged Su Yutang back, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
At this moment, Wen Xiaoman remembered the marriage certificate from the wedding. She looked at her four little ones and asked in confusion, "What exactly is this marriage certificate? Where did you get it?"
Erbao scratched his forehead sheepishly: "Oh, that? We called Uncle Lin An, who lives in the capital, and asked him to use his connections to get it done."
Uncle Lin An is incredibly resourceful; only he could obtain a marriage certificate without the person being present.
Wen Xiaoman took the two brand-new red marriage certificates from Erbao's hands, opened them and saw that the woman was naturally hers, while the man's name was clearly written in large characters: "Lin An".
She was stunned: "This...this is a real marriage certificate? You didn't forge it?"
Erbao chuckled: "Of course it's real. How could we fool that big bad guy Qiao Siyue if it wasn't genuinely stamped?"
He quickly added, "But Aunt Xiaoman, don't worry, we've already talked to Uncle Lin An. This is just a temporary measure. Once you get back, we'll immediately go through the divorce proceedings with him. We'll make sure it's clean and there are no future problems."
Sibao nodded vigorously, "We had to use a lot of persuasion to convince Uncle Lin An to agree to help us with this. Uncle Lin An is such a kind person."
Wen Xiaoman held the certificate that symbolized her "married" status, and her lips twitched a few times involuntarily.
Although shocked by her married status, she was still able to accept it.
It's just a marriage certificate anyway, so it doesn't seem to matter who she marries. As long as the other person isn't Qiao Siyue, as long as she can get rid of him, she doesn't care about formalities.