第一千一百七十一章 离去

    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.

    XuéSānlookedatLiNingforalongmoment,hisexpressionunreadable.Heseemedtobesizingherup,weighingheroptions.Finally,hespoke,hisvoicelowandsmooth.“Verywell,then.Ifthescaleistobeused,I‘llhavetorelyonmyownjudgment.“Hepaused,hiseyesnarrowingashecalculated.“IfIweretoestimate,I‘dsay...tencentimetersatmost.“

    LiNinglaughed,athroatysoundthatsentshiversdownXuéSān‘sspine.“Tencentimeters?“sherepeated,hervoicelacedwithamusement.“Youthinkyoucangaugethesizeofmysmileinmerecentimeters?“

    XuéSānnoddedsolemnly,hisexpressionunyielding.“I‘mnotestimatingyoursmileitself,butratherthedistancebetweenyourlipswhenit‘satitswidestpoint.“Heleanedforward,hiseyeslockedonLiNing‘s.“Yousee,thekeytomeasuringthewidthofasmileistoconsiderthesizeofthemouththatcontainsit.“

    LiNingraisedaneyebrow,herexpressionintrigueddespiteherself.“Goon,“shesaid,hervoicebarelyaboveawhisper.

    XuéSānnodded,hiseyesglintingwithexcitement.“Thehumanmouthiscapableofopeningwideenoughtoswallowlargeobjects,“heexplained,hisvoicefullofconviction.“Butthewidthofthatopenmouthvariesfrompersontoperson.“

    LiNing‘seyessparkledwithamusementasshewatchedXuéSānpacebackandforthacrosstheroom.Shehadnoideawherethiswasgoing,butshecouldn‘thelpfeelingdrawninbyhisintensity.

    “So,“XuéSāncontinued,hisvoicegrowingmorepassionatewitheachpassingmoment,“ifweassumethattheaveragemouthwidthisroughlyequivalenttoasmallchild‘sfist...ah,yes!Tencentimeterswouldbeareasonableestimate.“

    LiNingcouldn‘thelpbutlaughagain,thistimeattheabsurdityofitall.Whomeasuredasmileusingmathematicalformulas?XuéSānseemepletelyserious,though,hiseyesshiningwithanunsettlingintensity.

    “Exactly,“hesaid,hisvoicedrippingwithauthority.“Tencentimetersisaperfectlyreasonableestimate.“

    LiNingshookherhead,stillchuckling.ShehadnoideawhatkindofgameXuéSānwasplaying,butshewasdeterminedtoenjoytheride.

    Astheycontinuedtodiscussthefinerpointsofmeasurementandestimation,LiNingcouldn‘thelpbutfeelasenseofexcitementbuildinginsideher.Whoknewthattalkingaboutsmilescouldbesothrilling?Andyet...therewassomethingmoreatplayhere,somethingthatwentbeyondmerewordsandnumbers.

    Somethingthatspoketoherverysoul.

    XuéSān‘seyeslockedontohers,hisgazepiercingthroughtheveilofherdoubts.“Yousee,LiNing,“hesaid,hisvoicelowandhusky,“thekeyisnotinthemeasurementitself,butinthemeaningbehindit.“

    LiNingfeltashiverrundownherspineasXuéSān‘swordshungintheairlikeachallenge.Whatdidhemeanbythat?Andwhatlayhiddenbeneaththesurfaceofthisseeminglyinnocuousconversation?

    ThequestionechoedthroughhermindasLiNingturnedawayfromXuéSān,hereyesdriftingoutintothedistance.Shehadnoideawhatwasabouttounfold,butsheknewonethingforcertain-nothingwouldeverbethesameagain.