My husband Can Cultivate-Chapter 378: Hooked

Ye Fei's greatest concern was failing in his entrusted duty and ruining the Qifei Group. He couldn't bear the thought of letting Yang Qi down.

So, when he heard Denise's words, he was overjoyed. "Miss Denise, please, tell us whatever you need! We will do our utmost to meet your requests. Even if we can't, we'll create the conditions to make it happen!"

He was well aware that for this plan to succeed, he had to treat Denise's team like royalty. Only then was there any hope of success. Denise was a top-tier medical researcher, someone most companies couldn't even afford to hire. They were lucky to have her this time and had to seize the opportunity.

"I have no other requirements," Denise said with a smile. "However, there are some things I'd like to discuss with President Ye privately. I was wondering if we could have a meal together? I have some thoughts about these four drugs that I'd like to share with you."

"Alone? Wouldn't that be a bit inappropriate?" Ye Fei replied, hesitant to be alone with a woman.

"President Ye, you're quite shy, aren't you?" Denise laughed. "Don't worry, our whole team will be there. You have nothing to be anxious about."

She was just testing him. She hadn't expected him to be such a novice. Only someone completely inexperienced would be this shy.

Li Qingyan suspected nothing. She looked at Ye Fei and commented with a laugh, "President Ye, you sure have a lot of clout! I've invited Denise to dinner before, but she always refused. You must take good advantage of this opportunity. Our company spent a fortune to recruit this team from overseas, so we can't afford to slight them."

"Alright, I'll definitely be there," Ye Fei replied with a smile. "Actually, it's my honor to have dinner with all of you!"

A smile curled at the corners of Denise's mouth.

He's hooked! That was way too easy. Now, it's time for my performance. Snagging a novice like him is no problem at all. I've met plenty of men like this.

"Alright, I won't hold you up any longer! Please, carry on with your work," Ye Fei said, and then he and Li Qingyan left.

As they walked, they excitedly discussed their vision for the future, completely unaware that the Qifei Group had already been targeted. The arrival of Denise's team was a setup from the very beginning.

"He took the bait!" Fang Neng said to Denise with a grin.

"You're not jealous, are you?" Denise asked, laughing.

"Jealous? This isn't the first time," Fang Neng replied. "Let's keep up the hard work for our great cause. However, don't you go actually falling for that guy. You should understand that the Qifei Group is about to be finished. The Kong Family is our true destination!"

"I know," Denise sighed.

If you walk a dark path for too long, you're bound to fall. To be honest, I've been thinking about quitting this line of work for good. That's why I was planning to find some rich sucker to marry. Ye Fei would have been perfect—handsome, wealthy, and not from a noble family, which would make him easier to control. It's a shame... I can't afford to offend the Kong Family. I guess I'll just have to wrong Ye Fei.

For the next few days, Denise and Fang Neng either napped in the lab or watched videos on their phones. Actually doing research was out of the question. They were con artists, after all. What was there to research? All their "research materials" had been prepared in advance—a polished presentation they had used countless times to deceive most people.

But no one dared to call them out. They were the research team's lead and deputy lead. Even if someone spoke up, no one would believe them. Worse, they would likely face retaliation.

Ye Fei found Yang Qi and told him the company urgently needed more research talent and that many people had already applied. Since Yang Qi was a medical expert, Ye Fei hoped he could help interview the candidates.

Yang Qi gladly agreed. It was his company, after all, and some things simply had to be done right. The Qifei Group planned to develop not only traditional medicine but also Western medicine. Walking on two legs was the only way to ensure a steady path forward.

Take Alchemy, for instance. Centuries-old medicinal herbs were incredibly hard to find, so Yang Qi planned to blaze a new trail. He wanted to use modern biomedical methods to extract the necessary components from various other materials and then synthesize them. Although the project was still in the research phase and had yet to succeed, it was already showing promising signs.

This recruitment drive wasn't just for the four new drugs. Yang Qi also wanted to find a group of experts to help him with his own research. His time was limited, and he couldn't possibly do everything himself.

During the interviews, Yang Qi discovered several promising young people. After reviewing their resumes, his interest was piqued. "Your major is the modern research and synthesis of ancient medicinal materials? Are you certain that's what you studied?"

The young people presented their diplomas. Yang Qi glanced at them—graduates from the Jingzhou University School of Medicine. It was an even more prestigious university than his own alma mater.

"Why did you decide to look for work in Kang City? It isn't exactly a big city, is it?" Yang Qi asked with a smile.

"To be honest with you, sir, our specialty isn't popular," one of them said, a hint of helplessness in his voice. "You could say we're disliked by both traditional and Western medicine circles. We heard Qifei Group was hiring and just came to try our luck. Any job will do, really. We just need to find a way to survive."

Master's degree graduates from Jingzhou University, one of the best universities in the Dragon Country, couldn't find suitable work. It was a terrible waste of talent. But on second thought, it made sense. Practitioners of traditional medicine were often reluctant to engage with modern biology, while those in Western medicine refused to trust the principles of traditional medicine. These graduates were truly caught in the middle, pleasing no one.

And yet, their field of study was precisely what Yang Qi needed most. If they could achieve results, it would be far more convenient than searching high and low for rare herbs. It could even lead to an earth-shattering breakthrough.

"Alright, here's the deal. I'm going to give you a small test," Yang Qi said. "If you pass, I'll have you join the Qifei Group's R&D team as official employees."

The young people were overjoyed. They had thought they were about to be turned away again, but now an opportunity had fallen into their laps, and they were determined to seize it.

Yang Qi delegated the rest of the interviews to someone else and personally led the small group to a laboratory. He gave them a simple task, one that could be completed in an hour but required a solid foundation of both knowledge and technical skill.

To his delight, they performed exceptionally well.

"Excellent!" Yang Qi said with a smile. "As of now, you are all official employees of the Qifei Group. There will be no probation period. Take a day off to rest. Tomorrow, I'll bring you to the R&D team!"

"Thank you so much!" they exclaimed, ecstatic.

They never imagined their skills would finally be put to use. For a long time, they had felt that their entire field of study was useless. Now it seemed they had simply been waiting to find the right patron. With that settled, everything would be much easier.

However, they had no idea that the opportunity Yang Qi had given them was far greater than they could ever imagine. They were on a path that could make them famous overnight, transforming them into giants of the domestic pharmaceutical industry.