侯邦彥把幾張桌子併成一大桌，方便吃火鍋。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUy8v9MYanh
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNp2M1qD27i
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？」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdWcpn5emU
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyrm7LHq3m
「來了，來啦。」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ082BarvHPK
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyYS5i93uE
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqIEun78hH
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCukcfVVrg
好像還畫上細膩的妝容呢，令人眼睛一亮。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPR00ltKLcP
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBnKEapXgn
孟瑤函看她亮麗現身，不免自卑感浮現：118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJ1dafM6Mh
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHIEBEsNcX
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！118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzkOKLzHmC
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFPqQoXlu3
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneofuaanu8
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz21LN9TLCl
平平是女生，金淑蓉是小公主，而自己卻像下等丫鬟。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61n8nIxbyt
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmopjoVm1wH
這種天差地別，孟瑤函不覺自卑才奇怪呢。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodNBuLqGuP
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEA4PGaCi07
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ653O1qGyc5
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmG0vuzyojS
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：118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR58jBG5q2K
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtI9YYFLz0s
「等一下開飯，妳坐瑤瑤旁邊的位子吧。」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHM5c31BJBt
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJS3RRnyqWi
「為什麼？」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpREAKxPtiV
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aqzWKpLJs
「別問了，就這麼做。」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WPsXUCl8L
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBTzk4gQtW
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZgQnRy5t9
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDrRb1AaEi
「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！」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlV6sOiGVD
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5grkSHO2b
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1CUzcOn7S
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwJbWp3I9y
她輕輕撥開金淑蓉，努力維持表面的和善。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RAl6LROcK
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpWsBT2Rcq
「好，準備齊全了，開飯吧。」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9r7YuvA7XB
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEPkOETA0I
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5o6UAUZXaN
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oUucwb5ql
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkI6pT1NQ0
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbi7wj3tscA
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2F81ESbVv
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Zs3bqGPLY
「好漂亮飽滿的炸牡蠣呀！做這道菜要真功夫！」金淑蓉奉承道。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxQo4SsLY8
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYQBT5F1au
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXH88jk9YE
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkku9ExjlPK
「咦？大叔你不吃嗎？」她察覺到異狀。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZkMXANl5h
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CNK7abNTB
「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。」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnYsRyCbzm
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYwYAud34G
他臉上沒有表情。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIj8za45xC
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohsl7Ucc9M
「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。」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKesI8cUUP0
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsZyFSZXap
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2zmbQW116
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBc7sfLZXzw
「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。」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HSflPxsTI
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzKOnfy3Pw
孟瑤函想不通、又為他擔心；118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbG4c5jGBN9
金淑蓉則一臉可惜；118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzUOgcupNL
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！
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90mqRiMqob
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lEr5NwIuX
一頓飯，吃得孟瑤函如坐針氈。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNl9246z5Js
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxz8GfzNmM1
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlLP14QzYf
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmtlOfngDl
「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？」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIHrJN2l8q
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjdjDJxXTT
金淑蓉邊吃邊問，毫不掩飾對侯邦彥的好奇。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIF12l0AfRW
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr14YMsiTWH
「我不知道，但他好像有去英國留學。」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bRP36fn5g
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCzbpLEqte
「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！」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnzeB8thMH
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHFMdbDlvI
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCjeCyTMvE
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zvgIQrLnD
「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。」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pvLWFEyfe
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZF7RcL4zkr
「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。」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1tR7WE94f
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXMA9KBJe4
金妮意猶未竟，伸長筷子又從鍋裡夾了一片魚肚。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbV0Sbrrz2Z
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooKqdy0HGk
雙姝顧著笑，沒發現孟瑤函的臉色漸漸陰沉。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6kdSxmZiM
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjYpgUbQZh
「老愛盯著別人、搶機會，創造一個屬於自己的機會，很難嗎？」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JnTFqXrii
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ570qIM3XBs
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnStkeZsKE3
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BDYNe6jfm
有些事，也不能一直放著不處理，直球對決說不定有奇蹟。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapUmszDwPJ
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6BiPYq4l8
「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。」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjC3IzBoNyu
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAVqupOeFV
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgukNvTz6y
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkTIpHOvC5
但『氣度』的高下修養，終究還是有差別。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4HGIJhNvM
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFShTZHUQr
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCooLgzs3g
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMlsoScWQU
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4FeIsdslT
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpVCJDVTUa
「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？」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVUVI9kQwV
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsopSKTRwO
「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。」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8Xz2kDBOR
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCugH6IIorf
聽她理直氣壯的言論，孟瑤函的眼眶立刻激動泛紅。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwlO1zP1LN
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8wOuTE4ne
她很氣自己，明明抄襲的不是她，但她卻震怒、發抖。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfw0XPSsWQm
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNohE6LfSL
看起來理虧的反而是她！118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdQUdl5Ep4
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwx6KQxBCi
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？118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcvmhBsu2k
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvQhLlRqdQ
有些事，她自己都解釋不清，但她知道金淑蓉比誰都清楚。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfNuDNm9GR
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOJVNIJY3Z
「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！」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCqI0lSmmV
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbYZcnDViO
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Mk3pFi359
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC23k9HWYV5
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHYjtKZVlN
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtbo1LUZHo
對她的聲淚指控投以微笑。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOC6J9BN51Q
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IxLwAtsVW
「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？」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ByGpgmO6M
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTaQNiJBZJ
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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrOcOoTSv3
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMQ5U2FLrl
這讓孟瑤函更憤怒，整個身體都跟著戰慄起來。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5gImyH5Wc
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9spHljbhMP
「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！」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhgd5872AX
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHM4klsKs2
「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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66wIYQDW8o
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sBpIN65ag
「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。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aHj6YqonW
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4aKjR2Vmh
「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？」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMXi8PSDhV
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yMCn4M6dp
孟瑤函瞬間愣住，說不出話。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzocl5RujgW
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlat8IpGY8E
金淑蓉的臉上雖然掛著微笑，但看人的眼神沒有溫度。118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWMNKDRmI7
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSI0G6q2hC2
「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？」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ61MtaHylj
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUF3Z7F6T5
「金妮，妳……」118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYW4KK5P2LG
118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyz690E8yj
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。
