Chapter 140: Failed Strategy

Her apology made Xia Jinyuan raise his eyebrows very subtly. Smiling, he said, "In that case, let's wait for next time. I was thinking of taking you to see…"

The public should not know what he was about to say. So he hunched over, shrouding the thin Ye Jian with his slender and tall physique, just like a pine protecting a growing sapling by shielding off the sun. "…our country's latest-model cannons, which are about to be put in use in the army."

They were so close that he could smell the light fragrance of her. It was not the scent of artificial essences but was the girl's mesmerizing body odor, which was refreshing and elegant like that of a flower.

The girl had fair skin, which showed the pure luster of jade… Well, she was skinnier and taller than the first time they met… She was already an attractive teenage girl.