徐三盯着李宁玉鬼魅的一笑，“具体方向没有，不过李小姐可以把尺度放大一点。”
“有多大？”
“尺度要么在十的负三十次方厘米以下，要么在一百亿光年以上。”徐三老神在在的回答道。
“啊！”...
徐三staredatlining‘ssmile,hereyessparklingwithamusement.“specificdirection?“heasked,hisbrowfurrowedinconcentration.“i‘mafraididon‘thaveone,“shereplied,hervoicehuskyandconfident.
xuesanlookedatliningforalongmoment,hisexpressionunreadable.heseemedtobesizingherup,weighingheroptions.finally,hespoke,hisvoicelowandsmooth.“verywell,then.ifthescaleistobeused,i‘llhavetorelyonmyownjudgment.“hepaused,hiseyesnarrowingashecalculated.“ifiweretoestimate,i‘dsay...tencentimetersatmost.“
lininglaughed,athroatysoundthatsentshiversdownxuesan‘sspine.“tencentimeters?“sherepeated,hervoicelacedwithamusement.“youthinkyoucangaugethesizeofmysmileinmerecentimeters?“
xuesannoddedsolemnly,hisexpressionunyielding.“i‘mnotestimatingyoursmileitself,butratherthedistancebetweenyourlipswhenit‘satitswidestpoint.“heleanedforward,hiseyeslockedonlining‘s.“yousee,thekeytomeasuringthewidthofasmileistoconsiderthesizeofthemouththatcontainsit.“
liningraisedaneyebrow,herexpressionintrigueddespiteherself.“goon,“shesaid,hervoicebarelyaboveawhisper.
xuesannodded,hiseyesglintingwithexcitement.“thehumanmouthiscapableofopeningwideenoughtoswallowlargeobjects,“heexplained,hisvoicefullofconviction.“butthewidthofthatopenmouthvariesfrompersontoperson.“
lining‘seyessparkledwithamusementasshewatchedxuesanpacebackandforthacrosstheroom.shehadnoideawherethiswasgoing,butshecouldn‘thelpfeelingdrawninbyhisintensity.
“so,“xuesancontinued,hisvoicegrowingmorepassionatewitheachpassingmoment,“ifweassumethattheaveragemouthwidthisroughlyequivalenttoasmallchild‘sfist...ah,yes!tencentimeterswouldbeareasonableestimate.“
liningcouldn‘thelpbutlaughagain,thistimeattheabsurdityofitall.whomeasuredasmileusingmathematicalformulas?xuesanseemedcompletelyserious,though,hiseyesshiningwithanunsettlingintensity.
“exactly,“hesaid,hisvoicedrippingwithauthority.“tencentimetersisaperfectlyreasonableestimate.“
liningshookherhead,stillchuckling.shehadnoideawhatkindofgamexuesanwasplaying,butshewasdeterminedtoenjoytheride.
astheycontinuedtodiscussthefinerpointsofmeasurementandestimation,liningcouldn‘thelpbutfeelasenseofexcitementbuildinginsideher.whoknewthattalkingaboutsmilescouldbesothrilling?andyet...therewassomethingmoreatplayhere,somethingthatwentbeyondmerewordsandnumbers.
somethingthatspoketoherverysoul.
xuesan‘seyeslockedontohers,hisgazepiercingthroughtheveilofherdoubts.“yousee,lining,“hesaid,hisvoicelowandhusky,“thekeyisnotinthemeasurementitself,butinthemeaningbehindit.“
liningfeltashiverrundownherspineasxuesan‘swordshungintheairlikeachallenge.whatdidhemeanbythat?andwhatlayhiddenbeneaththesurfaceofthisseeminglyinnocuousconversation?
thequestionechoedthroughhermindasliningturnedawayfromxuesan,hereyesdriftingoutintothedistance.shehadnoideawhatwasabouttounfold,butsheknewonethingforcertain-nothingwouldeverbethesameagain.