Qiao Xia knew that if she wanted to take back the shares, it would be really difficult.
After so many years, she didn’t understand anything about the company’s operations, and all the people her father had left were gone.
Qiao Guang must have embezzled the shares already.
As for the house, the chances were a bit better, but her grandmother was still alive.
If it really came to a lawsuit, the outcome would be uncertain.
But the will was clear, once she got married, the property would belong to her.
She had to find someone to marry in a short period of time.
Meng Qian’s eyes widened in disbelief: “Are you going to get married right away?
Your boyfriend cheated on you, who are you going to marry?
Are you sick or what, huh?”
“Yes, I’m sick.
Do you have the cure?” Unable to resist thinking of the term “snake spirit” from next door, Qiao Xia replied with a smile.
Meng Qian was also concerned about her.
Within the entire department, only Meng Qian was somewhat nice to her, while everyone else looked at her with disfavor.
There was no helping it.
This past half year, almost all the major headlines were her doing, and taking away people’s rice bowls was unforgivable.
She had only this one colleague in the office she could talk to.
“Xiaxia, you’re not serious, are you?”
“I am very serious,” Qiao Xia said.
“In a short period of time, I must get married.
Otherwise, Lv Mengxi will surely work with others to alter documents.
I might not be able to recover my stocks, but I must get the house back.”
It was what her grandfather and father had left for her.
They had usurped her place for so many years; it was time for them to go.
“But, where are you going to find someone to marry?”
“I’m not really getting married.
I just need to find someone.
Do you know any trustworthy people you can introduce to me?
I’ll go register the marriage with him, and after it’s done, we’ll get a divorce.
I’ll give him some money, consider it a fee for a second marriage,” Qiao Xia said resolutely.
“…” Meng Qian was stunned: “Can you really do that?”
“Why not?
With this stupid policy in City A, single non-locals can’t buy a house.
How many people have sham marriages just for a house?
Like our director, didn’t she have a lightning marriage and divorce?
She kicked her husband to the curb after buying the house, clearly, it was prearranged.
There are policies above and tactics below.
I’ll just do a fake marriage.
It won’t take more than a few days, and it won’t be too hard on him.
Plus, I’ll give him some money.
It’s a good deal.” Qiao Xia had thought it through with precision.
She definitely couldn’t find someone to marry within three days.
Her time was too pressing; she could only have a false marriage, as long as she found someone reliable.
“What if he gets greedy for your house?
That house is worth nearly a hundred million.
What if he refuses to divorce?”
“That’s why I’m asking if you know someone I can trust.”
“Even so, you’ll be a divorcee afterward.”
“I can’t worry about being a divorcee or not.
I just want to take back what was left for me.”
After some thought, Meng Qian said: “Xiaxia, I think we can’t look for someone we know.
We should find a stranger.
A stranger won’t know what you’re getting married for and won’t need much interaction.
After you get married and get the house, just give him some money and get a divorce.”
Qiao Xia thought that made sense.
She couldn’t ask a colleague.
She had a male confidant who was a professor at a university, but she couldn’t ask him either.
It was too damn deceitful to target someone she knew for a sham marriage.
“Let’s put up a personal ad.
I’ll post for you on Tianya Maopu.
I guarantee you’ll get responses.”
Qiao Xia: “…”
The next day, Sunday, Qiao Xia arranged to meet a man she had found on Maopu at a coffee shop.
Both she and Meng Qian came from a journalism background and were good with words.
They crafted a pitiful backstory for Qiao Xia.
The reason for the sham marriage was her grandfather’s severe illness.
He couldn’t bear to see Qiao Xia alone on his deathbed and wanted someone to take care of her.
To fulfill her grandfather’s wish, Qiao Xia needed a marriage certificate and was willing to pay ten thousand yuan.
They only needed to be married for ten days; ten thousand in hand, and the two would divorce.
Once the post went up, it went viral on Maopu and Tianya, floating at the top of the homepage all night.
More than twenty men responded.
After screening them, Meng Qian and Qiao Xia agreed to meet two of them, one in the morning and another in the afternoon.