As Kai reached the hospital room door, he overheard the conversation within.
"Alright, you need to be careful. No matter what has happened, the heat of the previous events has died down, and it's unlikely to reignite. As for Kai, I never liked him, and he can't threaten me anymore."
Hearing this, Kai's body trembled. He hadn't expected that after all, he'd felt a pang of sympathy and come to visit Catherine, only to hear these words.
He pushed the door open forcefully and entered. Catherine was startled, never imagining that Kai would reappear.
"Linlin, so those words just now were your true feelings, weren't they? You're so kind, truly kind."
Kai took a deep breath, desperately trying to calm himself, but it was useless. His anguish was evident on his face.
"Since things have come to this, don't blame me for being ruthless. What do you think would happen if Wei Yumeng and Zhan Mohan had me as a witness?"
Catherine gasped, "Wait, Kai, I know I was wrong."
But Kai had already turned and left.
Catherine's face turned ashen. She thought she had escaped, so how could this have happened?
Wei Yumeng had indeed been wavering these past few days. Song Lijun had visited her several times, hoping that Wei Yumeng would spare Catherine, given her apparent remorse.
Wei Yumeng was unwilling to agree, but she couldn't bear to see Song Lijun like this.
At this moment, Zhan Mohan pushed open the door and entered.
Wei Yumeng immediately stepped forward, "Mohan, have there been any developments regarding the previous incident?"
Zhan Mohan nodded slightly, "I've spoken with Zhao Lili, and things are unfolding as we expected."
Wei Yumeng had been starting to waver, but she hadn't expected Catherine to play another trick on them.
Both Song Lijun and she had almost been deceived by Catherine again.
Even if Catherine's intention was merely to escape her predicament, her manipulation of others was unforgivable.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the doorbell rang.
Wei Yumeng opened the intercom and saw Kai's face on the screen.
Catherine grew increasingly fearful in the hospital. Although Song Lijun had promised to help convince Wei Yumeng, Kai had become another unexpected factor.
She couldn't wait any longer and called Song Lijun.
"Mom, just now, Kai came to see me, and he said he'd send me to prison with Wei Yumeng. I'm so scared..."
Catherine spoke with a deliberate tearful tone, her voice piercing Song Lijun's heart.
"Linlin, don't worry. I've spoken with Yumeng these past few days. I believe she no longer intends to send you to prison. So rest assured, Mom will handle this for you."
Hearing this, Catherine breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Wei Yumeng didn't press charges for the time being, Kai alone couldn't cause too much trouble.
However, before she could hang up, the hospital room door was opened.
"May I ask if you are Catherine?" the leading police officer said.
Catherine could hardly believe it. Song Lijun had just said Wei Yumeng would change her mind, so why had the police arrived so quickly?
Although Catherine didn't answer, the police knew she was Catherine.
"Miss Catherine, we have confirmed with the hospital that you could have been discharged a week ago, but you bribed the doctors here to fake a coma. Please come with us."
"No... why are you arresting me? I haven't done anything."
"Whether you've done anything or not will be revealed when we get to the police station."
The police ignored Catherine's pretense of illness and directly escorted her out of the hospital, drawing the attention of many patients and doctors.
Song Lijun, listening through her phone, heard everything that was happening. Although she heard the police mention Catherine bribing doctors, her attention was solely on Catherine being taken away.
She knew that Catherine's arrest must have been due to Wei Yumeng reporting it to the police, so now, only Wei Yumeng could save Catherine.
Song Lijun, disregarding everything else, rushed to find Wei Yumeng.
When she arrived at Wei Yumeng's house, she discovered that Kai was also there.
"Mrs. Feng." Zhan Mohan was not surprised by Song Lijun's appearance.
Song Lijun directly pleaded with them, "Please, spare our Linlin. Just this once, only this once."
However, Zhan Mohan maintained his cold expression, and Kai looked at her with disdain. Only Wei Yumeng seemed hesitant.
Song Lijun immediately moved closer to Wei Yumeng, "Yumeng, can you let her go this time? Linlin's past actions were just a moment of confusion. She knows she was wrong now, or she wouldn't have attempted suicide."
Wei Yumeng sighed, "Mrs. Feng, she even lied about the suicide attempt. She was rescued immediately after, but she bribed the doctors to escape punishment this way. We can't let her continue to act so recklessly."
Song Lijun still couldn't quite believe it, "I don't quite understand what you're saying."
Zhan Mohan said calmly, "We have already found the reporter, Zhao Lili. She has admitted that Catherine's coma was fake, and her suicide attempt was not that serious. She did this only because the situation was completely out of her control, and this was her only way to divert attention and gain your sympathy."
Kai also nodded, "I went to see her today and overheard Catherine's phone conversation. She has no remorse."
Song Lijun looked at the three of them, feeling a sense of disorientation, unsure who to believe or whom she could trust.
Wei Yumeng walked to Song Lijun's side and gently held her arm, "Mrs. Feng, you've already done more than enough for her. The rest should be borne by herself."
Song Lijun fell silent, letting tears stream down her cheeks.
She knew that this time, no one could help Catherine.
With the evidence provided by Wei Yumeng and Kai's testimony as a witness to all the events, the matter was finally settled.
It wasn't until the final verdict that Catherine truly recognized her mistakes and even regretted her actions.
Perhaps only when one loses everything does one truly realize what is right and what is wrong.