"But I don't regret falling in love with you." Ju Zi tore through the thin layer of paper between them.
Her gentle voice sounded again, pulling Xu Lanqing back from hell to heaven in an instant.
The girl before him was smiling, but tears streamed down her face like a floodgate had burst. Xu Lanqing reached out to wipe them away.
Ju Zi didn't stop him. She pressed her lips together and gazed at Xu Lanqing, whose face was full of heartache, then asked softly, "Does she love you?"
"Yes."
"Then that's good."
"I've thought about it. I want to enlist." Ju Zi said suddenly.
"What made you think of that all of a sudden?" Xu Lanqing's hand paused, then continued.
His fingertip brushed over the girl's fair, rosy cheek, its softness making his thoughts wander.
"You know perfectly well." Ju Zi pouted, her tone coquettish.
"Then why are you telling me you want to join the military? Are you afraid I'll stop you?" Xu Lanqing withdrew his hand, and that flawless cheek was on its own again.
"Of course. What if someone gets too protective and tries to stop me? Or..."
Ju Zi gave him a mischievous wink. "Maybe someone's got food in his bowl but still has his eye on the pot, afraid that the tasty morsel he's already got will grow legs and run off."
"I'm thinking you're not exactly a morsel."
Xu Lanqing arched a sword-like brow and looked her up and down, his gaze lingering briefly on her chest. "You're just right."
Ju Zi glanced down, then lifted her chin and puffed out her chest. "What do you mean, just right? Is she much bigger than me? Or do you like them big?"
She might not be huge, but she wasn't lacking, was she? Besides,