Merely sitting face-to-face with Zhan Mohan made Zhao Lili’s entire body tremble.
Earlier, she had only thought about how honored she was to meet Zhan Mohan, overlooking the seriousness of the matter.
“I do know her. I had the opportunity to meet her during the Catherine incident I was tracking,” Zhao Lili said, even sighing, “However, it’s a pity that when I met her, she was already in a comatose state.”
Zhan Mohan said indifferently, “She is awake now.”
“Awake?” Zhao Lili was startled. “That’s great. Although I regret what she did before, at least she’s alright.”
Zhan Mohan simply stared at Zhao Lili, observing her every move. Under such scrutiny, Zhao Lili began to panic.
She hadn’t heard from Catherine that this matter had anything to do with a prominent figure like Zhan Mohan, nor did she know if Catherine had offended Zhan Mohan to cause her current predicament.
In fact, she had only met Catherine not too long ago. It was a rainy day when she encountered a disoriented Catherine on the street.
“Hey, Catherine, is that you?” Although Zhao Lili approached to ask, Catherine did not respond and continued walking as if to herself.
Zhao Lili found Catherine’s state peculiar. If it were a case of mistaken identity, the person wouldn’t react that way.
She had to run in front of Catherine and block her path, “Catherine, look at me, it’s Zhao Lili, we met abroad before.”
Finally, Catherine seemed to hear her voice and looked up at her slightly.
“Zhao Lili?”
“Yes, it’s me. Do you remember? Back then, when I was in a foreign country, unfamiliar with the place and almost encountered bad people, you were the one who helped me.”
Zhao Lili held her umbrella over Catherine’s head to shield her from the rain. Although she didn’t know what had happened to Catherine, it was clear that she was in a bad state.
“I remember you,” Catherine’s voice was faint, making it sound as if her life could slip away at any moment.
“What’s wrong? How did you get yourself into this state?”
But Catherine just shook her head, clearly unwilling to explain anything about it.
Zhao Lili couldn’t bear to see Catherine in such a state. She remembered that back in their foreign days, Catherine had been quite eye-catching, and many men she knew fancied her.
Now, Catherine had completely lost that radiance.
It was only through Zhao Lili’s insistent pulling and dragging that Catherine was brought to Zhao Lili’s current residence, where she was made to wash off the rain and change into dry clothes.
During this time, Zhao Lili had also managed to see the latest news about Catherine online.
At first, she was a bit disbelieving, but she could also understand Catherine’s actions to some extent, as she had experienced something similar to Catherine.
The only difference was that Catherine had gathered the courage to fight for it, while she had chosen to compromise.
In this regard, she still admired Catherine a little.
So, she decided that she must help Catherine get through this difficult time.
“You and Catherine aren’t just acquainted like this; as far as I know, you knew each other abroad, didn’t you?”
Zhan Mohan’s clear and cold voice pulled Zhao Lili’s thoughts back.
“You even prepared a complete strategy together. You reported the news about Catherine and, through your professional connections, informed Catherine of the situation. Catherine, in turn, would feign suicide, bribe doctors, and stage a comeback from the brink of death.”
Zhao Lili swayed, surprised that Zhan Mohan had guessed so accurately. But how could she respond?
“Mr. Zhan, I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m just an ordinary reporter,” Zhao Lili continued, “I did know Catherine a long time ago, and it was precisely because of this relationship that I took the initiative to track this matter. I know nothing else.”
Zhan Mohan remained silent, staring directly at Zhao Lili.
Zhao Lili was extremely nervous, clenching her fists, her palms sweating.
In the past, the highest-ranking person she had ever met was their chief editor. Indeed, Zhan Mohan’s presence was not just a little bit more imposing.
Zhan Mohan could naturally see that Zhao Lili was just being stubborn. As long as there was some clear evidence, this Zhao Lili would likely not be able to hold on.
So, he turned to Fang Xun, “How is the investigation into that matter going?”
Fang Xun was slightly taken aback. Zhan Mohan hadn’t asked him to investigate anything before, but in this situation, it was not difficult for him to guess Zhan Mohan’s intentions.
“Mr. Zhan, I have investigated. That day in the hospital, a nurse happened to pass by the ward and overheard conversations inside.”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Lili indeed started.
Zhan Mohan, however, remained unperturbed. “Besides that, Mrs. Feng also told me similar things, even overhearing the content of your conversation. How do you explain this?”
Zhao Lili broke out in a cold sweat. “Mr. Zhan, I don’t remember what I was doing at the time, but perhaps I was on the phone.”
“Do you know that Catherine’s intensive care unit ward had no signal in that area to minimize electronic interference?” Zhan Mohan’s tone grew colder.
“I… Mr. Zhan…” Zhao Lili bit her lower lip. She truly hadn’t expected Zhan Mohan to have investigated so much.
“So this supposed suicide was merely your scheme, just to help Catherine escape her past responsibilities, right?”
Finally, Zhao Lili couldn’t hold on any longer. She no longer feigned her panic. “Mr. Zhan, I actually don’t know the detailed specifics of this matter. I just saw Catherine in such a state and felt distressed, so I wanted to help her.”
Zhan Mohan nodded slightly. “I’m not interested in your reasons. I just want to know the truth of this matter.”
Since the matter was now completely confirmed, he also had a plan for how to deal with Catherine.
Zhao Lili watched Zhan Mohan’s retreating back, feeling a pang of sadness. In the end, she still couldn’t help Catherine conceal everything, but she had tried her best.
Originally, Kai had planned to stay out of Catherine’s life, but when he heard that Catherine had attempted suicide and failed, he couldn’t help but worry.
After a great deal of inquiry, he finally learned which hospital Catherine was in.
“What? He already found out? But it doesn’t matter. Now my mother will help me persuade them. After all, Wei Yumeng is my mother’s biological daughter, and she won’t disregard my mother’s wishes.”