Chapter 78

"God, Meijing, didn't I just tell you? They said they would give us a house, and if we don't agree, we won't get the house. Don't you want the 500,000 yuan?" Mo Zhitao said deliberately.

"If you don't want it, I'll find someone else to fake marry me, and I'll give them 500,000 yuan."

"No way." Yu Meijing called out anxiously. How could she let Mo Zhitao find another girlfriend? This money seemed to be partly hers too.

Mo Zhitao looked at Yu Meijing with a sinister gaze, "What's wrong, Meijing? You didn't want to agree to a fake marriage with me? I won't find anyone else; I'm afraid we won't get that house."

"Well, well." Yu Meijing was at a loss for words, thinking about how to respond. "I, I won't really marry you, but we can pretend to be a couple for now. Once they give us the house, you give me 500,000 yuan, and we'll break up."

Yu Meijing found an excuse.

"That's good. If you don't want the 500,000 yuan, I'll give it to other beauties. I wonder if there are any beautiful women in the hospital who like me?" Mo Zhitao said with a deliberate leer.

Yu Meijing's face changed. She knew Mo Zhitao was a rogue, but she didn't know he was that much of a rogue. Now, there were many beautiful doctors and nurses in the hospital who often asked her about Mo Zhitao, probably trying to pursue him. Mo Zhitao was now powerful, famous, and somewhat handsome, and those infatuated female doctors and nurses were flocking to him like moths to a flame.

Hmph, they don't know Mo Zhitao is a rogue, but I do. No, I can't let those female colleagues take the risk. I must keep an eye on Mo Zhitao and prevent him from harming those female colleagues. Yu Meijing felt proud of her noble mission.

"Mo Zhitao, I'm warning you. You're my temporary boyfriend now, and you can't go after other women. Otherwise..." Yu Meijing thought about what to say, "Otherwise, I'll ruin you."

"Meijing, are you really going to be my girlfriend?" Mo Zhitao said happily.

It seems the charm of the house is great. Sigh, Yu Meijing is only my girlfriend for the money. Thinking of this, Mo Zhitao felt a bit disheartened.

"It's temporary." Yu Meijing nodded, "With a rogue like you, if I don't keep a close eye on you, you'll ruin the reputation of our Traditional Chinese Medicine department."

Yu Meijing looked like she was taking on a noble mission.

Mo Zhitao pulled Yu Meijing, "Let's go, I'll take you back."

"Don't pull me, we're not really a couple, don't take advantage of me." Yu Meijing said, blushing.

She didn't know why, but when Mo Zhitao held her hand, her heart beat very fast, as if it was about to jump out.

"Meijing, why are you like this? They're giving us a house, we have to act professionally, or if Jiang Wang's couple sees we're faking it, we won't get the house." Mo Zhitao laughed.

"You have a point." Yu Meijing said, blushing.

Mo Zhitao pulled Yu Meijing out. At first, Yu Meijing was a bit hesitant, but as Mo Zhitao kept holding her hand, she gradually got used to it.

When they got outside, Lin Zhenqiang's car was already waiting.

"Meijing, I'll take you back." Mo Zhitao said.

"Don't you have to work this afternoon? Aren't you going back to rest?" Yu Meijing glanced at Lin Zhenqiang, always feeling he was sleazy and might corrupt Mo Zhitao.

"Hello, Sister-in-law." Lin Zhenqiang smiled at Yu Meijing. Seeing Mo Zhitao holding Yu Meijing's hand, he knew without asking that Mo Zhitao and Yu Meijing were definitely involved.

But the more Lin Zhenqiang tried to ingratiate himself with Yu Meijing, the more she felt he was problematic. If he knew this, he definitely wouldn't try to ingratiate himself with her.

"Xiaoqiang, where are you going?" Yu Meijing asked.

"Well, well." Lin Zhenqiang looked at Mo Zhitao, unsure how to answer.

In the morning, he had gone to Qingmei City to prepare the medicines Mo Zhitao needed. Damn, those two doses of medicine cost nearly 100,000 yuan, all very nourishing herbs.

Just now, Mo Zhitao called him to pick them up, take Yu Meijing back to her place, and then Mo Zhitao would refine the medicine. But he couldn't tell Yu Meijing that.

Seeing Lin Zhenqiang not answering, Yu Meijing looked at Mo Zhitao and said, "Mo Zhitao, don't do anything bad, or you'll never become a permanent employee."

Permanent employee? Lin Zhenqiang didn't understand what Yu Meijing meant.

"I have something to do, not something bad." Mo Zhitao smiled, telling Lin Zhenqiang to drive to the neighborhood, while his hand casually covered Yu Meijing's hand.

"Mo Zhitao, what are you doing?" Yu Meijing said softly, blushing.

"Isn't it to avoid others seeing we're faking it? We have to act in front of others." Mo Zhitao smiled slyly.

Hearing that they had to act, Yu Meijing endured it. Hmph, for the 500,000 yuan, I'll temporarily be your girlfriend. Once I get the 500,000 yuan, I'll kick you out. Yu Meijing secretly planned in her heart.

When they arrived at the neighborhood, Yu Meijing got out of the car, and Mo Zhitao and Lin Zhenqiang left.

"God, how could I be so stupid? We're supposed to act in front of the Jiang Wang couple, not in front of Xiaoqiang." Yu Meijing slapped her head angrily, realizing she had been tricked by Mo Zhitao.

Mo Zhitao went to Lin Zhenqiang's residence, which he rented on the first floor with a small yard. Mo Zhitao thought this morning about redefining the future direction for Lin Zhenqiang and Li Bin.

Lin Zhenqiang would focus on the underworld business, while Li Bin would handle the medical side for him. From the 500,000 yuan they made last night, he realized there were many rich people in big cities. He could have Li Bin act as his clinic agent, treating wealthy patients by appointment, which would bring in money quickly.

In the future, Li Bin would hand over the underworld business in Qingmei City to Lin Zhenqiang, and Mo Zhitao's cooperation with the Wang Group could also be handled by Li Bin. This way, everyone would specialize in one area, creating more development opportunities.

However, Mo Zhitao wanted to improve Li Bin and Lin Zhenqiang's martial arts skills, or they would be in great danger.

Some people in Qingmei City knew his relationship with Li Bin, and Li Bin might be attacked. As for Lin Zhenqiang, who was involved in the underworld, he was still relatively safe now because his strength wasn't strong enough for major gangs to take him seriously.

But when Lin Zhenqiang's strength grew, those gangs would definitely come after him. Lin Zhenqiang's gang would either join another gang or be eliminated. Of course, the best plan would be to make others fear him, but that required Lin Zhenqiang and the others to become stronger.

Mo Zhitao asked Lin Zhenqiang to stay in the room while he checked the medicines, confirming there were no issues, and then began refining the medicine.

Under the machine's operation, the first dose of medicine was ground into powder. Mo Zhitao carefully mixed it, this being his first time refining such a special pill. However, his memory was very strong, and he remembered every step and the required time clearly, with no mistakes.

After an hour, the powder was formed into a pill. Lin Zhenqiang looked at the pill and asked, "Brother Mo, is this the training pill?"

"If this were a training pill, there would be many in the world. This is just a half-finished product. If you take it now, it's just a nourishing supplement, with no effect on training." Mo Zhitao shook his head.

"Oh, what do you need to do next?" Lin Zhenqiang asked.

"I need to refine it with my internal energy for another hour. If successful, it will be a first-grade training pill." Mo Zhitao said.

Lin Zhenqiang was surprised, "You need to refine it with your internal energy for another hour? This training pill is too difficult to refine."

"Ha ha ha, if refining it for an hour were easy, it would be a very simple matter." Mo Zhitao smiled, "Many alchemists have a success rate below 30%. If the operation is poor, the alchemist's body can be damaged, with minor injuries or even death."

"Brother Mo, don't refine the medicine. It's too dangerous." Lin Zhenqiang said worriedly.

Mo Zhitao shook his head, "Zhenqiang, don't worry. I know what I'm doing. Just watch over me. I'll treat it as a training session."

To ensure the refinement, Mo Zhitao took a shower and then started refining the medicine. He went into a room, locked the door, and began the process, which couldn't be disturbed.

Mo Zhitao took out a sturdy small iron box, placed the half-finished training pill inside, and held the iron box with his right hand. He then channeled the Yin-Yang Technique, and a stream of internal energy slowly seeped into the iron box.

The key to refining the training pill was to maintain a steady internal energy and release it appropriately. If the internal energy was too strong, it would destroy the pill. If it was too weak, it wouldn't refine the pill.

Time passed slowly. As it approached an hour, the iron box suddenly made a sound. Mo Zhitao's spirit was lifted; he knew this was the critical moment, where many alchemists failed.

At this moment, Mo Zhitao felt the pill inside the iron box move under the influence of his internal energy.

"Ha ha ha, almost done." Mo Zhitao rejoiced in his heart.

Suddenly, Mo Zhitao felt the pill seemed to be missing something, but his internal energy continued to envelop it as before.

With a light "snap," the pill changed.

Mo Zhitao was startled, feeling that the refinement had failed. He withdrew his internal energy, lifted his hand, and saw that the pill inside had indeed shattered. Sigh, this refinement had failed.

Mo Zhitao stood up, loosening his limbs. After two hours of refining, he felt very tired. He opened the door and walked out, and Lin Zhenqiang, seeing Mo Zhitao's haggard face, couldn't help but worry, "Brother Mo, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, the first refinement failed." Mo Zhitao said with a bitter face.