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自從被說臉色不好,李晴煬整整躺了三天,這讓謝喬非常擔心,剛好下午跟張夫人一起在園中散步時,遇到了顧爾。638Please respect copyright.PENANApbPw7Ji1zw
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「顧爾先生,晴煬少爺還好嗎?」638Please respect copyright.PENANArXVcP9SOLS
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謝喬上前詢問。見到他和張夫人,顧爾行了個紳士禮,恭敬回答:「謝謝二公子關心。少爺的狀況比較穩定了,人正在睡覺。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAFFscXzrM7S
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「哎呀,傳聞竟然是真的,晴煬少爺的身體好虛弱!需要給大夫看看嗎?」穿著紅色華麗衣裳的張夫人說。李晴煬這幾天沒去她那兒,張夫人平常的娛樂都沒了,日子好無聊。638Please respect copyright.PENANAphWxZyBylS
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「不,不用了,謝謝夫人好意。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAsHmd4lDCoL
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顧爾禮貌拒絕,但面有難色、好像有什麼難言之隱;查覺不對勁的謝喬微微皺眉,好心問:「顧爾先生,恕謝喬直言,晴煬少爺好像很排斥看醫生,有什麼隱情嗎?」638Please respect copyright.PENANAmXisRexc1f
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顧爾的演技也是很逼真。他抿了抿唇,嘆了口氣。張夫人看得好著急,心疼地說:「顧爾先生,晴煬少爺是我們的客人,有什麼事,我們也想一起分擔,不需要客氣。」638Please respect copyright.PENANA9vXkeL0fVA
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「連夫人都這麼說了……」638Please respect copyright.PENANA6QonONM9yn
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顧爾先和兩人致上最高的謝意,向兩人坦承:「其實,是少爺命令我不准說的。」638Please respect copyright.PENANARy3Zia33XW
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「命令你?」謝喬眨眼,「為什麼?是很嚴重的病嗎?」638Please respect copyright.PENANAqihG2deBZt
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「倒也不是……唉,二公子,能麻煩您勸勸少爺嗎?」顧爾苦惱地拜託謝喬:「不管我怎麼說,少爺就是不肯戴助聽器。他的耳鳴症狀已經影響到日常生活,再這樣下去,別說身體,他的精神會先崩潰的。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAKhPCHKqWsb
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顧爾告訴他們:李晴煬平時飽受耳鳴所苦,如果不戴助聽器、利用特殊的聲音遮蔽掉耳鳴,久了會頭痛、睡眠障礙、焦慮、精神無法集中等狀況。李晴煬之所以情緒起伏大,正是由耳鳴引起,這也解釋了謝喬聽來的虐待女僕傳聞。638Please respect copyright.PENANAgcy22RHeeZ
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「天啊,打從阿喬把人接回來起,晴煬少爺都沒戴助聽器嗎?」張夫人驚訝地手摀著嘴,「助聽器這麼常見,晴煬少爺為什麼要為難自己?」638Please respect copyright.PENANA6GW9TYobcS
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「說穿了,只是面子問題。」顧爾無奈回答:「少爺因為耳鳴吃過不少苦,久了便以此為恥。這次作客,因為怕被人瞧不起,怎樣都不肯戴,也命令我不准把耳鳴的事說出去,結果就變成這樣了,唉。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAlDOyiWUICs
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「現在呢?晴煬少爺正戴著助聽器嗎?」638Please respect copyright.PENANABF8JGLQPdk
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看謝喬的表情就知道他信了。自從那天晚上的長談,謝喬坦承自己是李央的粉絲、李晴煬發現自己被李博洋利用後,謝喬的腦波變得很弱,把李晴煬當成一個弱者在信任著、利用著。顧爾在心裡默哀,天知道李晴煬最後會給謝喬什麼結局。638Please respect copyright.PENANASZfij0o0lp
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「原本不願意戴,經過一番爭執,稍微妥協了。」638Please respect copyright.PENANANbpKG2Ur3a
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顧爾說這話時,左手故意掃過自己的右手手背,讓謝喬與張夫人看到他從手背延伸到手臂的血痕,顯然是一番很痛的「爭執」。638Please respect copyright.PENANArb86qVEH57
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「傷腦筋……阿喬,等晴煬少爺醒後,你跟顧爾先生一起去勸他吧。」張夫人說:「要是晴煬少爺的身子比在北方時還糟,豈不給人看笑話?」638Please respect copyright.PENANAZVMdeJDm71
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「孩兒正有此意。顧爾先生,放心吧。」謝喬把手搭在顧爾肩上,「這忙我一定會幫。由我出面,晴煬少爺也不會太責備你,是吧?」638Please respect copyright.PENANAvh9PKC93Us
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謝喬說完,顧爾拼命道謝。看顧爾這麼為主子著想,張夫人突然問他:「顧爾先生,今年貴庚呀?」638Please respect copyright.PENANA1b28RyhbZI
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顧爾老實回答:「快要二十六。」638Please respect copyright.PENANA4RqhVTRolt
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「這麼年輕?呵呵呵。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAZpxXYWtKpJ
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張夫人又發出那魔性的笑聲,說:「抱歉抱歉,你的舉止談吐太成熟,我以為你的年紀更大些,沒想到比阿喬小,呵呵。」638Please respect copyright.PENANA8GpiewRdtZ
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旁邊的謝喬看向張夫人,「娘,妳問這做什麼?」638Please respect copyright.PENANARpbgsnR5CJ
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「還不是因為你!真是的,都不知道娘在你身上費了多少心思!」張夫人用略帶抱怨的口氣說:「你爹很欣賞幽蘭,想把她留在自己旁邊,但你那兒沒有人能接替幽蘭的位子,才想問問顧爾先生,有沒有意願來謝氏工作,幫你分攤事情。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAF6XdprGL3i
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「……!?」638Please respect copyright.PENANAUsK0JzCw2m
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聽到張夫人的話,謝喬當場瞪大眼睛,「爹想把幽蘭留在旁邊!?」638Please respect copyright.PENANAy61Qxckor2
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「哎呀,你不知道嗎?你爹私下跟我說了不下百次呢。」638Please respect copyright.PENANADgZYndXsU8
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想到幽蘭可能離開自己,謝喬氣得想大叫,但礙於外人在,他只能忍下來,用驚訝隱藏憤怒。638Please respect copyright.PENANAXAwJK61WbN
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顧爾好歹在政治世家工作,察言觀色的能力不差,謝喬的眉毛動一下、嘴角抽蓄一下,都逃不過他的眼。李晴煬說謝喬和幽蘭並非單純的主僕關係,張夫人這話,謝喬聽得十分刺耳。638Please respect copyright.PENANAADhTzx2VG4
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「不過,你爹會以幽蘭的意願為主。幽蘭還沒給答覆,這事兒還沒定案……阿喬,你怎麼了?」638Please respect copyright.PENANApMyKSkAGWG
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畢竟是生母,張夫人看到謝喬僵硬的表情,便看出他在想什麼。她眉開眼笑地跟顧爾說:「顧爾先生,我有請人送些好入口的點心給晴煬少爺,不知道送到了沒,能麻煩顧爾先生確認嗎?」638Please respect copyright.PENANAbgSVNnbJCv
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顧爾知道張夫人要支開他,接下來的談話內容、外人不方便在場,他沒必要偷聽,索性告辭。638Please respect copyright.PENANACIJuUNyc7p
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「你給我適可而止!」638Please respect copyright.PENANAnB4huZCl6d
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顧爾一走,張夫人的眼神變得十分銳利。她打了謝喬一巴掌,大罵:「你爹搶你的東西,你敢不從嗎?要是你有個三長兩短,小頤怎麼辦!?」638Please respect copyright.PENANAWvhncu2ZCb
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「幽蘭才不是東西!」謝喬抓住張夫人的手,崩潰地說:「她是我想好好珍惜的人!如果連在家都保護不了她,我又算什麼!?」638Please respect copyright.PENANAXfWLmlfPya
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「保護她?呵!」638Please respect copyright.PENANAg96wl3rkJM
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張夫人又發出魔性的笑聲,但這次除了魔性,還有很濃的嘲諷意味。638Please respect copyright.PENANAKoNKoZ1Hrf
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「面對你爹,你能保護誰?你連謝環都保護不了,何況來路不明的女人!」638Please respect copyright.PENANAKubRzGdhaU
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張夫人這話說到謝喬心上。他很痛,卻無法反駁,因為母親說的是事實。638Please respect copyright.PENANAEb8IDLKZQj
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「你想保護人?很簡單,給我往上爬!爬到最高的那個位子!」張夫人嚴厲地說:「只要把你爹、把你沒用的大哥拉下來,你要幾個幽蘭都可以!否則只有被宰制的份!」638Please respect copyright.PENANAyjRHAZRT1n
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「……。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAa0yHoarsLU
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「我要去看小頤了。等你整理好心情,自己跟上來吧。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAVTwhJYuYYE
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說完,張夫人獨自一人離開。被留在原地的謝喬,死死咬著下唇,兩手的拳頭都握起來。638Please respect copyright.PENANA1CoY9MdraO
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「小綠……」638Please respect copyright.PENANAT0mEQT8Q5E
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「我需要妳的力量,小綠……!」638Please respect copyright.PENANAPGP0ZMgoFU
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沒有退路了。638Please respect copyright.PENANAnz1Mu6xbOY
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他必須再一次讓饕餮出來,避免被宰制的命運。638Please respect copyright.PENANAQdQm14TXEt
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2157年9月2日,下午兩點半,政治中心A區,沉璧園638Please respect copyright.PENANAgRnbTXL8FI
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顧爾剛才的話,幾乎全是騙人的。他家少爺根本沒病,這三天都一個人關在房間做實驗。因為按照劇本,他們接下來要做的事,必須使用黑色汙泥。李晴煬這幾天都在測試,都用顧爾做實驗,這才是血痕的由來。638Please respect copyright.PENANAwlVzJBSTI5
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「唉。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAFxHgtsru8d
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收到張夫人送來的點心,顧爾準備去李晴煬房間。想到等一下又要挨痛,他心情高興不起來。638Please respect copyright.PENANA3RgzEVb5vZ
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「少爺,打擾了,我……!」638Please respect copyright.PENANAatTOHPPohB
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顧爾一進去,發現房間還有一個人。李晴煬正坐在會客用的椅子上,坐在他對面的,竟然是謝綠。638Please respect copyright.PENANATQ2BcfkD2z
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「你好。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAsgBTU3388e
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她穿著白底綠紋、下半身是短裙的改良古裝,頭髮紮了梅花裝飾的髮髻,清秀的瓜子臉完整地露出來。雖然沒有說過話,但謝綠在聖誕晚宴見過顧爾,禮貌打招呼。638Please respect copyright.PENANA7NBeEGPQaJ
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「我不用,沒關係。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAfQCNIwpDeC
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顧爾原本要幫謝綠泡紅茶,但被謝綠用「喝不慣」的理由拒絕了。638Please respect copyright.PENANAhh0IwtICkw
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「我只是來看看李晴煬,聽說他生病了。」謝綠微笑,搭配那雙草綠色的眼睛,甚是好看。638Please respect copyright.PENANAInvxt6TxDW
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「這時間,謝綠姑娘不用去學校嗎?」顧爾問。638Please respect copyright.PENANAUqTzKiZnXU
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「今天是星期日,不用上課喔。」謝綠咧嘴一笑,指著李晴煬,「你問了跟他一樣的問題。」638Please respect copyright.PENANATKc0xeHjXO
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李晴煬癟嘴。十大家族的小少爺,哪會知道「周休二日」這種東西?顧爾忍不住偷笑,被李晴煬瞪了一眼。638Please respect copyright.PENANA2hd8Yhn94a
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「你手上那是什麼?」為了遮掩尷尬,李晴煬轉移話題、問顧爾。638Please respect copyright.PENANA5dHbUfyEaw
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「張夫人送來的點心。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAvW1XOlLLWd
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「剛好,本少爺一個人吃不完,一起吃吧。」李晴煬跟謝綠說:「我這幾天吃太多,看到甜的都怕。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAA9TkW4mUFh
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「……不,不用了。」謝綠瞄了眼裝點心的捧盒,「我也不愛吃甜的,你分給顧爾先生吧。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAuXfV3vtkjy
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李晴煬揚起意味深長的微笑,指示顧爾把捧盒放到一邊,問謝綠:「怎麼?張夫人送來的,怕吃壞肚子?」638Please respect copyright.PENANA0TjBPiQlyd
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「……!」638Please respect copyright.PENANAmnFYhlMoVq
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謝綠猛地抬頭。看表情,李晴煬知道她想說什麼,搶先開口:「妳用不著這麼訝異。來這個家前,本少爺當然會做功課。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAOBL6zXMcyD
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原本只是來探病,但李晴煬說到這份上,謝綠也不得不問了。638Please respect copyright.PENANA9yJ77ODoLK
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「李晴煬,」她開口:「你來謝氏的目的,到底是什麼?」638Please respect copyright.PENANAGXqo7b59wm
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李晴煬挑眉,「哪有什麼目的?妳二哥邀我來的。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAv0Lkq8fAdP
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「事情有這麼簡單嗎?」謝綠皺眉,「抱歉,我不想懷疑你,但你是神與畜,我……」638Please respect copyright.PENANAjI6PiEkNhf
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「神與畜又如何?」李晴煬瞇眼,「毀掉這個家,不是妳的願望嗎?」638Please respect copyright.PENANAPPpB0suRtW
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「才不是!」638Please respect copyright.PENANAR7fUUYrNTM
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謝綠突然站起來,口氣無比激動。638Please respect copyright.PENANAkFOUp40gnp
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「我沒有要大家死!我只是不想他們干涉我的生活!我……!」638Please respect copyright.PENANAdxO9dwQCnm
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「冷靜點,冷靜點。」李晴煬喝了口茶,「我所謂的『毀掉』,又不是指殺光大家,妳那麼激動幹什麼?」638Please respect copyright.PENANAK8rKR638Kh
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「……。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAfh6DtuPb0u
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「坐下吧。難得見面,不要這麼劍拔弩張的。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAPut1cidCLf
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查覺到自己的失態,謝綠失落地坐回位子。她不斷在心裡譴責自己:好不容易見到李晴煬,卻把氣氛搞砸,自己到底在幹什麼?還說了那種話。638Please respect copyright.PENANAHDhBbLsr7X
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──沒有。638Please respect copyright.PENANAZSy485xmnL
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她沒有想殺死大家。638Please respect copyright.PENANACBCjSzSUbj
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真的,沒有。638Please respect copyright.PENANA7cAH5B79O5
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「……李晴煬,你有感覺到吧?」638Please respect copyright.PENANAqNZhUTrge0
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謝綠的口氣很不安,「這個家表面和平,卻處處有暗流。有人在覬覦我父親的位子、我大哥的繼承權。不管你來這個家的目的是什麼,我希望你不要淌渾水,萬一……」638Please respect copyright.PENANAh7GXmapawk
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「『萬一你被饕餮殺掉怎麼辦?』妳想說這個嗎?」638Please respect copyright.PENANAwYgUoFrMBH
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聽到「饕餮」兩字,謝綠的臉色變得十分慘白。李晴煬知道她在害怕什麼,但故意不說,試探她的反應。638Please respect copyright.PENANAzGOKBorLYb
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「我從丫環那兒打聽來的,詳細情形不是很清楚。」李晴煬假裝天真地問:「我之前問二公子,他面色鐵青地說不知道。『饕餮事件』很恐怖嗎?你們怎麼都這麼害怕?」638Please respect copyright.PENANAgA2Vi0UVJz
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「……。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAAhyNeXNvup
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謝綠的拳頭緊張到握起來。她深吸一口氣,再吐出來,試著在李晴煬面前保持冷靜。638Please respect copyright.PENANAlXDiUzrkhU
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「我們家,原本有九個小孩,我其實排行第五,並不是第三。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAO8CjQzzoUl
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謝綠真的把李晴煬當好朋友。哪怕不愉快的回憶,她還是選擇說出來、告訴李晴煬。638Please respect copyright.PENANAGIXIpUhS3Z
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「『饕餮事件』是我原本的四哥──謝磐,殺死弟弟謝霸,和妹妹謝靜的事件。磐哥哥最後被處死,也因為這件事,大家給他取了『饕餮』的外號。」謝綠說。638Please respect copyright.PENANAN82tNAyYMv
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「不是很久以前的事嗎?」李晴煬撐頭,「你們為什麼要這麼害怕?難不成,謝磐其實沒死?」638Please respect copyright.PENANAzj6i2t83bi
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「不,磐哥哥真的死了,屍體還被燒掉,我非常確定。」謝綠說:「我們害怕的不是磐哥哥,是真正的饕餮。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAkuUzDQpLPa
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「真正的饕餮?」李晴煬睜大眼睛,「凶手並不是謝磐?」638Please respect copyright.PENANADhiRP4G434
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「是小環。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAFo87xyqAib
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冷汗從謝綠的額頭上流下。她好像真的很害怕,說話時,聲音都在顫抖。638Please respect copyright.PENANAO2GY1W1naI
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「是我死去的弟弟──謝環。」638Please respect copyright.PENANASbxS73NPM9
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「他恨我們全部人。」638Please respect copyright.PENANAQxv4Q7G4mM
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「我們總有一天,都會被他殺死。」