Katherine arrived at the nearest western restaurant to the Jiang Group. After booking a table, she sent the restaurant's location to Joshua.
As soon as Joshua got the message, he didn't hesitate. He dropped everything he was doing and rushed to the restaurant.
When he stepped through the restaurant's doors, the shiny floor reflected the sparkling lights above. The elegant setting carried the gentle scent of coffee and delicious food.
A waiter immediately came over with a polite, warm smile and softly asked, "Good afternoon, sir. Do you have a reservation?"
Joshua gave a small nod and replied calmly, "Yes. I'll find her myself."
The waiter bowed slightly in respect. "Very well, please go ahead."
Joshua walked steadily toward Katherine and gently took a seat across from her. His eyes were full of concern and gentleness. "What were you looking at?"
Katherine had a serious look on her face, but it quickly turned into a bright smile as she put away her phone. "Joshua, you got here so fast. Are you done with your work?"
Joshua smiled slightly. "Yeah. I finished everything for the morning."
Right as he finished speaking, his phone started vibrating in his pocket. "Sorry, I need to take this call."
As soon as he answered, his secretary's panicked voice came through the phone. "Boss, where did you go? There are documents waiting for your signature!"
"I'm out. We'll talk when I'm back."
Joshua hung up quickly.
Even though the call was brief, the secretary's voice was loud enough that Katherine picked up something about signing documents.
She was about to tell him that if he had work, he should go take care of it first—but just then, a waiter approached with menus and interrupted her.
"Sir, Miss, would you like to order now?"
Katherine kept her smile and took the menu from the waiter, handing it to Joshua. "Joshua, it's my treat this time. You can order whatever you like."
Joshua accepted the menu and teased, "You're almost unemployed, and you're still this generous?"
Katherine shook her head lightly, her eyes calm. "I saved some money before. One meal isn't a problem."
She knew Joshua was just trying to lighten the heavy mood.
Joshua didn't say anything more and replied cheerfully, "Alright then, I won't hold back."
After they ordered their food, his expression turned serious. His gaze focused as he got to the point. "Katherine, on the phone you said things got more complicated. What happened?"
Katherine sighed softly, her eyes showing a hint of disappointment. "Joshua, I just realized that I used to see doctors as people who were always good and kind, but the truth is, not all doctors have morals."
"It might not have been just Shanshan who framed me. Our department director might've helped her."
"It was the director who sent someone to retrieve the surveillance footage. Shanshan didn't show up in that footage, and during the process, the director had the footage destroyed."
"A few days ago, I happened to run into the son of one of my old patients. He works in the hospital's monitoring room now, and he happens to know how to recover deleted footage. That's how I got the copy where Shanshan appears."
Joshua listened carefully, his brows slightly furrowed, and his expression turned serious. "Who is your department director?"
Katherine slowly said his name. "Wang Yaowen. He's worked at Xiehe Hospital for over twenty years."
Joshua was shaken. He had heard his mentor mention that name before and didn't have a good impression of him.
"Katherine, what are you planning to do now?" Joshua asked in a low voice.
Katherine rested her chin on one hand and shook her head helplessly. "I haven't figured it out yet. If I were still at the hospital, it'd be much easier, but now…"
Joshua raised his eyebrows slightly and thoughtfully reminded, "You've already rested for a few days. Didn't the hospital give you any notice about the follow-up results?"
"It can't be that they'll keep you suspended forever, right?"
Katherine suddenly had a flash of insight after his reminder, her eyes brightening. "Senior brother, you reminded me. I'll go to the hospital this afternoon to ask about the situation. No matter the result, I have the right to know what the decision is."
"This afternoon, I'll also go find Hospital Director Wang and see if I can get some information from him."
Joshua knew that Wang Yaowen was quite lecherous. At this critical moment, he felt uneasy letting her go alone.
"What time will you go?"
"Right after lunch, I'll go straight there."
Joshua nodded slightly, his eyes full of encouragement. "Katherine, you must stay calm when you go. No matter what happens, don't lose your temper."
"Hospital Director Wang has a lot of experience. His mind is not simple."
"You need to handle things cleverly, first polite then firm. If he tries to avoid or cause trouble, don't press too hard to avoid alerting him."
"Mm, senior brother, I won't rush. This time, I will keep my cool and find out the truth."
"By the way, what about the precise instrument you mentioned?"
Joshua's voice was steady and clear. "Our company has been working in the medical field. Since last year, we've introduced more accurate testing instruments from abroad. But I think there is still room for improvement, so now we have made several prototypes."
"We want to start clinical trials to see if the results meet expectations. If there is a real breakthrough, patients won't need to do many separate tests anymore. It will be one comprehensive device."
Hearing this, Katherine's eyes shone with excitement. Her voice rose a little. "That's great. If this instrument can be fully used, it will be a blessing for patients."
"So, your plan is to introduce it at Xiehe Hospital?"
Joshua looked at Katherine sincerely and said seriously, "Use this instrument to make Wang Yaowen expose his flaws. So don't be anxious this afternoon."
Katherine was instantly filled with emotion. Her nose felt a little sore. "Senior brother, thank you so much. I feel like since we met, I've been causing you trouble. You often helped me clean up messes in school, and now again…"
They were deeply absorbed in this conversation, completely unaware that two other people quietly entered the restaurant.
Charlotte and Manager Qin walked in from outside.
The office building of Fengxing Media was not far from Joshua's group's building, separated only by a few office towers.
They came today to discuss the follow-up contract with Fengxing Media's head, He Lin.
Charlotte didn't notice Katherine at first, but Manager Qin's eyes were immediately drawn to Joshua.
Joshua's natural handsomeness and unique charisma seemed to have an invisible power, making Manager Qin blurt out:
"Charlotte, that man over there looks very distinguished. If you can sign him to form a duo with you, it would definitely raise your popularity several degrees."
Charlotte turned her head toward where Manager Qin pointed. When her eyes fell on that back view, her heart stirred slightly. She slowly took off her sunglasses a little and sure enough, it was Katherine.
A faint smile appeared on her lips. She quickly took out her phone and took a photo at high speed.
In her mind, she planned to go to Andrew later and show him the photo, so he would see what kind of person Katherine really was.
She did not believe they still wouldn't get divorced.
Only after Katherine and Andrew divorced completely could she officially become Mrs. Zhou.