侯邦彥把幾張桌子併成一大桌，方便吃火鍋。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8pVlK3JM6
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該開飯了，但金淑蓉還沒出現。孟瑤函只能大聲朝屋後吆喝：「要吃飯嘍！金妮妳好了沒？」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHpU6iuiT9
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「來了，來啦。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhIXPuUeHc
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金淑蓉就磨咕了好久才現身，竟換了一套粉紅色的洋裝，長髮也梳理整齊。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpwyHsojwE
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好像還畫上細膩的妝容呢，令人眼睛一亮。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qI0sLs1H7
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孟瑤函看她亮麗現身，不免自卑感浮現：120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgyCupUMGT
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkTEPhkZYo
舉手投足滿滿書卷氣的金淑蓉打扮起來，就是個貴氣的大小姐！120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQXiuaDtZh
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELJj16IQwM
倒是自己，從早到晚跟著侯邦彥東奔西跑。得知同學要住宿，就忙著整理房務，一身汗味，還來不及梳洗。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECetIwTWcc
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平平是女生，金淑蓉是小公主，而自己卻像下等丫鬟。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwY5Tz4ssab
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiB3E9j8Kg
這種天差地別，孟瑤函不覺自卑才奇怪呢。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNI1GriICcA
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6qnCCuJai
金淑蓉盛裝登場後，一直在吧台附近逗。但侯邦彥自顧自地料理炸牡蠣，雖然眼角目光瞄到她的欲言又止，卻一點都不想搭理她。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHBAoOJJhR
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqs1UwXBkt
金淑蓉覺得無趣，回到桌旁，看到桌上擺了四副餐具，便找機會跟佟小蘭說悄悄話：120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHJRgjhHB9
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30WRslyQOf
「等一下開飯，妳坐瑤瑤旁邊的位子吧。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAveeT1Zyle
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「為什麼？」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJc0u3461jE
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「別問了，就這麼做。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18cBwksB5Y
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlWcRPSFSD
說完，金淑蓉臉上堆滿笑容、主動迎向孟瑤函，拉住她的手臂，刻意親切。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAlnppzinv
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLGv2TY6MB
「瑤瑤別忙了！我們北上，是為看看妳過得好不好，找妳聊天，不是為了讓妳累。快坐下來一起吃飯，侯大哥也一起！」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklTmwesU6b
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWi7P4ONepK
從前在學校，孟瑤函也曾與金淑蓉交好。但現在不請自來挽起她的手，卻讓她渾身起雞皮疙瘩，打寒顫。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJ88hrGMip
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJxmUbk9mA
她輕輕撥開金淑蓉，努力維持表面的和善。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoq26YbOS3w
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNoZaMdswU
「好，準備齊全了，開飯吧。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv78nYWKFv1
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76YGa85Wdu
三個女生先入座。佟小蘭坐孟瑤函身旁，金淑蓉則坐在她的對面。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItZ1vinl06
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等到牡蠣起鍋，侯邦彥端著盤子來到桌邊，看見唯一的空位就在金淑蓉身旁。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQA7bRboIf
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVgZfc5PGx
他淡淡睞了一眼，沒多說話，默默用長筷把金黃酥脆的的牡蠣分到每個人的餐盤上。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrXM3lKapN
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuN6V1IDsZ7
「好漂亮飽滿的炸牡蠣呀！做這道菜要真功夫！」金淑蓉奉承道。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuZz2eCpi8
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6OcWMCvAx
四顆牡蠣，一人一顆，但分到最後，侯邦彥在孟瑤函的盤子裡多放一顆。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQRbX3QFwV
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnayhfLlaD
「咦？大叔你不吃嗎？」她察覺到異狀。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIR2J20fCL
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZIqqG3Dkf
「嗯，妳們吃吧，同學們好好敘舊。西西不在Kokomo，我去幫阿朗，免得他倒台。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM29OINr0B5
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他臉上沒有表情。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxIShJIftL
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「吃完把碗盤丟在水槽，我回來再洗就好。今晚天氣晴朗，後院應該可以看見銀河，你們一邊看星星、一邊聊天吧。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5b6P5ii6B
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說完，他又端出一大碗雜煮給阿逃。打點好一切，就跨上機車，油門一催就走。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07SOOcDyOh
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9prY3U1qz
「奇怪，大叔為什麼不跟我們一起吃晚餐呢？明明他也忙了一下午，應該已經很累了呀。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bZKQuE4Fw
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbaLgP9KIo
孟瑤函想不通、又為他擔心；120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ84X2e6Ffo
金淑蓉則一臉可惜；120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpb4ukFvlDg
只有佟小蘭按耐不住直接拿起筷子，往火鍋裡紅透的白蝦進攻！
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120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfECxZR3m2Y
一頓飯，吃得孟瑤函如坐針氈。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMd9r0afJW9
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但看著佟小蘭與金淑容享受著火鍋、怡然自得的模樣，她再再懷疑是自己氣度太小。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlo1ZhRi7R
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3FhbMZ8Lr
「這昆布鍋口味真不俗！我看侯大哥不是用現成湯包，而是分次熬煮昆布、香菇和柴魚片，魚肉切片厚薄如一還刻花，太費工啦。侯大哥雖然穿著不拘小節，但整個人散發一種貴族氣質，他是不是留法國回來？學廚藝？」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2q9AA8jcC1
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZX6VC51yUF
金淑蓉邊吃邊問，毫不掩飾對侯邦彥的好奇。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEHOgMKtjE
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAtR1MDkSK
「我不知道，但他好像有去英國留學。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEGI2srRdO
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQFnVUfkUa
「瑤瑤呀，妳運氣真好，以工換宿竟能遇到cp值這麼高的機會！我要是遇到這樣的老闆，說不定書也不念了，直接搶飯票比較實際！」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqilXDSGFQ
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrUSIUwAT8
吃飽的佟小蘭瞇著眼、撫著微凸的胃，活得像一隻雙頰塞滿葵瓜子的黃金鼠。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XoX2XEt07
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXX2vVe5CyH
「還好吧。大叔的脾氣很怪，對朋友是挺義氣的。但嘴巴壞的時候，就很想拿砒霜毒啞他。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxwvNK9o3W
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BVeD92cr8
「不行不行，妳下手太重了！暑假還很長，妳不想做了記得通知我們，我和小蘭都很樂意遞補妳的空缺。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ90QLRmoPr
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDg3yEczvaa
金妮意猶未竟，伸長筷子又從鍋裡夾了一片魚肚。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TTHhPCpfq
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雙姝顧著笑，沒發現孟瑤函的臉色漸漸陰沉。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaeApqPn8S
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2E46lyel0
「老愛盯著別人、搶機會，創造一個屬於自己的機會，很難嗎？」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzDmlD6aVS
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCWinM1TV3
孟瑤函這是一語雙關，佟小蘭與金淑蓉都聽懂了，氣氛頓時降至冰點。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFdfxvvPal
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HN391h4G7
有些事，也不能一直放著不處理，直球對決說不定有奇蹟。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡup9SWOoy9w
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqaaUGEmI7
「唉呀，我吃飽了就犯睏，跟豬一樣。從k市趕到鯨鰭灣也花了一天的時間，累死人啦，我要先去洗澡嘍！金妮妳就讓我佔點便宜，明天我再幫忙收拾唷。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGPUp4jvZr
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeN7lpCyCqb
佟小蘭趕緊找藉口離開現場，讓兩人好好聊聊，漂亮開溜！
風波的兩大主角，面對面坐著。一時之間，沒人想先開口。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60VN0ykMqD
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwsLK4ANbJ
但『氣度』的高下修養，終究還是有差別。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3toy8DW1iG
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd59jCrcbhX
金淑蓉神態自若，拿起湯杓繼續幫自己添了一碗帶湯底的冬粉，小口小口吃相漂亮。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZFgqG22jb
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXF66BwZETq
她妝容精緻的側臉，因火鍋的熱氣更顯明媚，也讓孟瑤函的心裡更不是滋味。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtZpEBaVVa
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDhZrImJGd
「妳的胃口怎麼能這麼好？我被妳搞得連覺都睡不好！妳竟然還敢跟著小蘭來這裡？」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63X6a7z0ux
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRklKDWQX6
「我又沒做錯事，為什麼要吃不下？而且侯大哥幫我們精心準備晚餐，吃不完也太失禮了。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2bHzqfMW8
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKZQFJdjNe
聽她理直氣壯的言論，孟瑤函的眼眶立刻激動泛紅。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYLldBdBxn
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTb4fP14lqd
她很氣自己，明明抄襲的不是她，但她卻震怒、發抖。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzYGn33nEB
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIkg9qxUZZ
看起來理虧的反而是她！120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6smf0qOU1
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即使到今日，孟瑤函還是沒辦法向別人解釋，為什麼這種『天降髒水』會潑到自己身上？120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdI7icx68al
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnhVO7qN6f
有些事，她自己都解釋不清，但她知道金淑蓉比誰都清楚。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJPYj5BNiz
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「妳真敢說，當初我的『南城故事』還在構思階段，不過跟妳聊天時提到初步的發想，當時妳還跟我說喜歡這個故事，建議我擴大它的架構。誰知道妳竟然把我的創意整碗端走？同一個題材在同一場比賽亮相！害我被大家懷疑是抄襲妳，也不幫我說一句話？還虧我把妳當朋友！」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1H88qpngxo
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuhaPehYWo
營業廳裡只剩她們倆，孟瑤函不再忍氣吞聲，把金淑蓉的可議之處一一指出。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRvt1rLVfx
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8yJRZzkH3
對比起孟瑤函的義憤填膺，金淑蓉依舊是一副老神在在、天塌不驚的鎮定。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhF1HjENEH8
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtenq99cRh
對她的聲淚指控投以微笑。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhcSOCkSQc
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulpDMDuVZT
「一個想法在真正成為作品之前，就只是一個念頭。沒有形體的東西，妳怎麼能硬說它屬於妳呢？」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQFSzkGXDC
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MZfxMXEU6
她淡淡地斜睨孟瑤函一眼，如果不是坐在她的正前方，就不會看見她眼神中的輕蔑。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoH5hOSWXM7
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這讓孟瑤函更憤怒，整個身體都跟著戰慄起來。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUpMNIQTVo
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「說實在話，那一晚，妳跟我提的概念實在太粗糙了！即使我們倆交出類似的作品，為什麼我的受到肯定、妳的卻被大家認為是仿效？當然是我的小說完成度高！妳的還是原始資料。妳呀，創作能力終究不如我，大好的題材給妳，只會平鋪直敘。妳瞧我的小說，加上魂穿，把南城的歷史與奔放的想像融合在一起，所以得獎。我是靠實力贏得這次比賽，與大家的肯定！」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4cipcNZKM
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「但是那是我的創意！我的發想！如果妳沒有跟我聊天，妳會寫出『夢迴南城』嗎？」孟瑤函怒不可抑，拍桌起身對她吼道。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohicXxFfW1
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrjnITbrzF
「妳還是不甘願，是吧？」金淑蓉驕傲地撩了撩自己烏黑柔亮的披肩長髮。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCvGrHsxrz
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG46fzc8kgj
「那麼請問：如果妳是這題材的第一位發掘者，為什麼妳的交稿時間反而比我遲？」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpkcwi2f4o
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpp7oEALdb
孟瑤函瞬間愣住，說不出話。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbd8fg6Vz0
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMjf0qYdhQ
金淑蓉的臉上雖然掛著微笑，但看人的眼神沒有溫度。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQK4ODwvMjg
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLd9oX54K2
「創作是一種技藝。也許妳有靈光一閃的幸運，但沒有能力把它落實，一切就是泡影。我得到一個雛形，然後把它擴充、把它豐富，讓它有血有肉，要讓讀者笑就笑、要他們哭就哭。讀者記得的是我，不是妳，這作品當然是我的。不然妳有相同的本事嗎？」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fL2fcAwyJ
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「金妮，妳……」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BQYlRvX8d
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明明掠奪別人智慧財產的是金淑蓉，但孟瑤函被她的咄咄逼人打中自卑點，膝蓋後瞬間一軟、差點站不住腳。
