Chapter 351
Natalie cast a proud glance at Ian, then turned her gaze back to Josie. "Josie, I really feel sorry for you. You don't even realize the Reedshaw family is just using you as a tool. You don't actually think Sean will still marry you, do you?"
Ian was a bit angry upon hearing this. "You…"
"Hey, Ian!" Josie pulled Ian back and walked step by step toward Natalie.
Natalie was somewhat afraid of Josie now. She had initially thought that Josie was just a country girl, but perhaps being hit by Josie twice had left her traumatized.
No matter how fiercely she scolded, the moment Natalie met Josie's icy gaze and saw her approaching, she instinctively wanted to hide.
She had always played the weak, pitiable card since childhood, a trick that worked every time, scheming against countless people. Yet, she had stumbled with Josie, which made her unwilling to accept it.
"What... what are you going to do?" Natalie stepped back, instinctively wanting to turn and run.
Josie reached out and grabbed her by the collar, pulling her close. "What are you afraid of? I'm not going to hit you all the time. After all, it's quite dirty!"
Josie let out a brief laugh. "I don't know whether Sean will marry me, but I'm certain that Aiden will never marry you!"
She whispered in Natalie's ear, so only the two of them could hear.
After saying this, Josie released Natalie. "There is plenty of time ahead, Natalie. Let us wait and see."
In this life, let's see if you succeed, or if I drive you out of the medical world, Josie thought.
Natalie’s face turned slightly pale; she nearly fled in panic. “Josie, just you wait!”
"Fine, I'll wait. I'm not afraid of you. Why do you never learn? Seriously, you are incompetent and always looking for trouble!" Josie shook her head, turned around, and met Ian's inquisitive gaze. He asked, "What did you say to her?"
"Do you want to know the harsh words spoken between girls, Ian?" Josie raised her eyebrows and looked at him.
Ian thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Let's forget it. But as for this experiment, come with me…"
He brought Josie into the laboratory. "The first phase has been essentially completed. Following your proposed approach, I conducted validation and improvement experiments and found that the viewpoints presented in Natalie's paper not only have issues but also constitute a significant problem."
"Their experimental approach cannot possibly yield the second conclusion, namely, the result presented in her recently published paper."
Josie was not at all surprised. "As expected. This experiment was originally assigned as homework by David to first-year graduate students. I followed along and did it, verifying it hundreds of times before obtaining accurate data."
"Due to the considerable time required and the lack of significant results, David did not prioritize this as a key research topic."
Josie reached out and took the research data, recalculated it, and made several revisions. She handed it to Ian and said, "Next, you can conduct another round of experiments in this direction."
There were five rounds in total. If each round yielded correct experimental data, it would lead to a small medical discovery. It was insignificant but crucial.
If Ian eventually reached that conclusion with a complete verification chain, it could catch up to the final stage of Jeremy's current research, providing a shortcut for their final results and pushing the research achievements to an entirely new level.
When Joseph's project was assigned to Jeremy, Josie was already considering how to incorporate this research finding into Jeremy's work; of course, her involvement would be even better.
But now she had switched to acupuncture. Joining in again would shift her focus inappropriately.