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?XuéSānseemedcompletelyserious,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.