"Oh? Then who are you going to look for, boss?"
A charming voice gradually approached with the sound of high heels stepping on the ground, and a smiling face came into view, but there was a hint of complaint hidden in the smile.
"Of course it's you, Sister Leyao."
Xia Xu joked with a smile.
"You're just saying it nicely. If you really cared about me, you wouldn't have failed to inform me of such a big thing."
Chen Leyao rolled her eyes in reproach.
"That's not a nice thing to say."
Xia Xu said with a smile: "It's not easy to find someone as beautiful and talented as you, Sister Le Yao, and it's even more unique in the world to have both. If I didn't already have a girlfriend, I would definitely marry you, Sister Le Yao, and make you my good wife."
"Oh, man."
Chen Leyao stretched out her index finger in a coquettish manner and made a pushing motion, but in the end she only tapped Xia Xu's forehead lightly and said unhappily, "Are you getting married? Are you looking for a secretary?"
"secretary?"
Xia Xu was stunned for a moment, then reacted.
As the saying goes, secretaries do things when there is work to do, and do nothing when there is nothing to do...
Car, what a fast car.
Although she looks naturally charming, Sister Le Yao is actually very dignified and serious in normal times. She acts like a cool and aloof CEO in front of outsiders. I didn't expect that she actually drives.
"I mean to help you with your work."
In fact, Chen Leyao was quite relaxed because she was too familiar with the matter, so she blurted it out inadvertently. Now she came to her senses and immediately explained it seriously. She lied without even blinking, leaving no flaws.
However, Xia Xu couldn't help laughing: "Sister Le Yao, if you didn't say this, I would believe it."
"Don't change the subject."
Chen Leyao looked serious, sat on the edge of the bed, and said angrily: "You are the boss of the group after all, how can you be a test subject yourself? Moreover, for such a big matter, you didn't discuss it with me. At least as the president of the group, I have the right to know, right?"
Xia Xu made the decision yesterday and went straight to the operating table today without even notifying Tang Youxin, let alone Chen Leyao.
She just learned about this today through the group's channels. She didn't care about the unfinished business at hand and rushed over in a hurry.
"I'm just worried that you'll worry, Sister Le Yao."
Xia Xu smiled and said, "With Dr. Cui here, the surgery is basically risk-free. I'm too lazy to make you worry for nothing."
"I… "
Chen Leyao wanted to say something but stopped herself, her lips trembling. In the end, she did not continue speaking. She just stayed for a moment and left in a hurry, saying that she had to deal with group matters.
After meeting Zou Jin, Guo Feilong and others as well as some middle and senior management of the group who came to visit one after another, Xia Xu finally calmed down. Only Cui Xinghua and Gu Haiming were left by his side, one to be on the safe side, and the other to check the experimental situation.
Although the second heart is called a heart, it is actually much smaller than a normal heart. According to Cui Xinghua's surgical plan, it was implanted on the right side of the chest cavity, opposite to the normal heart.
This implant is connected to the human circulatory system in a semi-independent state and is controlled by the heart valve. When it is closed, blood circulates normally. When it is open, blood passes through the chamber of the second heart before going to the main heart.
Although the second heart modulated by Gu Haiming's genes is called a heart, it is actually somewhat different from a normal heart.
First of all, it has a weak sense of perception, and the heart valves can also be controlled by human intervention.
It is similar to controlling the lungs and diaphragm to breathe, which is simple and intuitive. However, since it is not an original organ, it requires a little concentration to actively control it.
By controlling the heart valves, the opening and closing of the chambers of the second heart can be controlled, thereby controlling the blood flow in and out.
Of course, these are just details. The core of the second heart lies in the filtering and retention of K protein in the blood.
When the second heart is normally open, it will filter out all the K protein from the incoming blood and store it in a specific chamber.
When the human body senses that the K protein concentration is lower than the standard line, it will resume replenishment, and then be repeatedly intercepted by the second heart, thereby continuously enhancing the reserves.
He can selectively release these stored K proteins slowly or explosively.
Slow release allows the K protein concentration in the body to remain above the standard line, causing the body to spontaneously strengthen, similar to exercise.
The explosive release is similar to the "frenzy" state he was in the past two days. The body will absorb these K proteins to produce a temporary explosive enhancement.
Therefore, the Second Heart Project has a special name within Star Sea Biology called the Violent Heart. The two release modes and the daily filtering and interception modes are also intuitively called the enhancement mode, frenzy mode, and reserve mode.
In addition to this, there is actually an 'emergency mode', which essentially completely releases the stored K protein. However, at the same time, the second heart will secrete small molecule peptide components similar to bee venom and bullet ant toxins, which can almost instantly cause intense pain and spread throughout the body.
This state of extreme pain is similar to the one two days ago. It uses pain and the resulting fear and pressure to stimulate the body's stress response, and explosively secretes K protein to enhance physical fitness.
I certainly didn't dare to try the frenzy mode and emergency mode right after the operation. Normally, even with professional care, it would take at least a month to be discharged from the hospital after heart surgery. If I turned on the frenzy mode at this time, there would definitely be internal bleeding and wound rupture.
However, the reserve mode and enhancement mode can still be tried. If you concentrate a little bit to control the opening of the valve, you can clearly feel a warm current flowing into the right side of the chest cavity, and some things are absorbed by the internal tissues and finally gather in a certain cavity.
After filtering out a small amount of K protein, Xia Xu also tried the strengthening mode, but the amount was too small, and body strengthening is a long and slow process, so he didn't feel much.
But Gu Haiming has already verified the strengthening effect, and he will experience it sooner or later, so there is no need to be too anxious about it.
"Come to think of it, does this count as the internal energy mentioned in martial arts novels? And I even have the automatic training hack turned on."
As Xia Xu was experiencing his own feelings, he suddenly thought of Zhou Mingjie, the martial arts fanatic.
The strengthening mode of his second heart can slowly strengthen his body. Isn't this equivalent to the internal strength in martial arts novels? Moreover, it is an automated training method.
I don’t know how Zhou Mingjie will feel when he finds out.
The state of internal strength that I have always dreamed of, which is similar to the state in martial arts novels, has actually been achieved through a body modification surgery. Is this worth being sad or happy about
"Whatever, at worst I can just treat it as cyberpunk martial arts. There's no such thing as internal strength in reality anyway."
Xia Xu laughed secretly for a while, then sneered and shook his head.