As a result of this achievement, Gavin not only secured his position at the research institute but also went on to be appointed as a senior professor at the research institute at a young age.

It was not until much later, when Joseph was nearly taken to court by the institute, that Josie learned the research method Gavin had used in his experiments had originally been proposed by Joseph.

After Joseph was not rejected by the research institute following his internship, his research methods were handed over to Gavin to use.

By applying the research techniques he left behind, Gavin ultimately achieved success and authored a paper that caused a sensation in the medical community.

Ultimately, both the research methodology and the resulting achievements should have belonged to Joseph.

However, Gavin was David’s student and had previously won the Grand Prize.

That was why Joseph had been marginalized and ultimately forced out of the research institute.

He could not even take away the research methodology he proposed and nearly faced legal action from the institute.

This was also why Josie insisted on not having her name listed as an author on Joseph’s paper.

After all, these have belonged to Joseph from the very beginning. She simply gave him a hint and saved him several months of agonizing over it.

Nevertheless, this speed was still beyond Josie’s expectations.

It had only been just over a month since the experiment began, so their new equipment truly deserved much of the credit.

Josie had just finished getting ready when she received a call from Sean.

He told her that he was waiting at the school gate to go to the research institute together.

She felt that it was strange. Sean had been at the research institute recently, so it was unexpected for him to suddenly return to the university.

After all, he was currently in his internship and didn’t have many classes. Only Josie needed to frequently go to the university for classes.

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However, Josie did not give it much thought. She grabbed her book and immediately ran toward the school gate.

As the weather has turned warmer, she no longer wore her down jacket. Now, she was wearing only a long trench coat and boots.

She was running a bit fast and did not notice the people around her.

A person asked, “Hey, was that Josie who just ran past?”

Another person said, “Yes, that’s her. I recognize that trench coat. Zoey has one as well.”

The first person said, “I heard they’re roommates. It seems that spending time with someone beautiful really does make you more attractive.

“Don’t you think Josie has been looking prettier lately?”

Another person said, “Absolutely. I think she is much prettier than Natalie!”

The first person said, “Yeah, I really don’t know how they picked Natalie to be the beautiful girl in the department.

“If there’s another selection this year, no matter what, I’m voting for Josie!

Someone else said, “Haven’t you considered that Josie was genuinely unattractive before?”

Josie was unaware that with the start of the new semester, the campus beauty and heartthrob rankings would also be updated.

She ran to the school gate, not even pausing to catch her breath, before Sean strode over and said, “Why are you running? There’s no need to rush.”

“I was afraid you would be bored while waiting!” Josie looked up and smiled at him.

After an extended period of care, she had finally returned to a healthy state.

Her face had gained some fullness, appearing slightly rounded, with a complexion tinged with a rosy hue, which made her look particularly attractive.

When she smiled at Sean with her wide, open eyes, it felt even warmer than the sunlight in spring.

Sean’s heart softened. His gaze couldn’t help but become a bit more gentle.

He blurted out, “Waiting for you will never feel boring. Come on, get in the car.”

He reached out to take Josie’s schoolbag and turned to open the car door for her.

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“But I don’t want you to wait for too long!” Josie giggled twice, not finding anything wrong with his words.

On the contrary, she considered this action as a brother doting on his sister. She was secretly delighted.

Sean turned around and gently pinched her face. “Silly girl, just enjoy yourself.”

The two arrived at the research institute and happened to run into Aiden and his group.

They were carrying documents and notebooks in their hands as they walked toward the meeting room, apparently also heading to a meeting.

Although the institute had rented the adjacent building as research space, the meeting room remained on the top floor of the original building.

It was quite normal that the afternoon summary meetings of the two project teams occasionally coincided.

Initially, Josie did not take the matter seriously and had no intention of paying attention to these people.

However, Natalie always had to stir things up.