侯邦彥把幾張桌子併成一大桌，方便吃火鍋。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72VEYltL3h
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQysZ8aap4
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？」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEotm8YZDaj
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAxARQCRNR
「來了，來啦。」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD63mhgOB5Y
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0MzA7nInf
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gmRMMzoZc
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwGlfTtuXL
好像還畫上細膩的妝容呢，令人眼睛一亮。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQBN6HBilU
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4OR0s9RpT
孟瑤函看她亮麗現身，不免自卑感浮現：135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZE3PRm4XxT
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLRoibiAnh
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！135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfC517ap5aX
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmIH4owOEv
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBeHhyZpWs
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8qz0V8QRd
平平是女生，金淑蓉是小公主，而自己卻像下等丫鬟。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1NmChrUlq
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0PAQxNN1n
這種天差地別，孟瑤函不覺自卑才奇怪呢。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeHSzQtJvT
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpEioacww6
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOFt9czJpq
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVipNBOmGa2
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：135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyX8ZYGmRN9
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiR5dSw6wUn
「等一下開飯，妳坐瑤瑤旁邊的位子吧。」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzej7jOea18
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yJHuLfITH
「為什麼？」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9xsJ8tBmd
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcnGWuSJ3S
「別問了，就這麼做。」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDwq4fkyja
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGArIy314wL
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5qlC4sd8m
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNgrYXB6IN
「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！」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhehnCvB3py
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAp6EmmyYq5
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvvPtegRDx
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUwqMzQ1zF
她輕輕撥開金淑蓉，努力維持表面的和善。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUwJd7sJiA
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YCKpNfw9o
「好，準備齊全了，開飯吧。」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2sGanqhjg
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR36T1NeM3n
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVaNrs5Exn
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7FrosA5KG
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PXn5Oilj5
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEin0eakA6P
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsYDJSf4PS
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVBr2a9rPE
「好漂亮飽滿的炸牡蠣呀！做這道菜要真功夫！」金淑蓉奉承道。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnZlOivAkw
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLx4LDmKECv
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09JmmW13Y5
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIPf1wApxU
「咦？大叔你不吃嗎？」她察覺到異狀。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgLL2szhTA
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAnIHEqyRp
「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。」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDqLus0rTs
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8A0JOtNNlC
他臉上沒有表情。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmMQrHZLqt
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qlDvuhqAL
「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。」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLDOSLvbqq
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbjO8JESKg
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibu6djAhxn
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdlBwsYswo
「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。」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrDnzvHnhE
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYsqonp9On
孟瑤函想不通、又為他擔心；135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmAu1X2Gda
金淑蓉則一臉可惜；135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEt6vaQWAT
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！
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb779iYN8jV
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSoDgecZt8
一頓飯，吃得孟瑤函如坐針氈。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH28u7RorqO
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIelgMDL7WD
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WZiWVU6gb
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhU0ncYbdz2
「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？」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsUjPC4Fdv
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeFeS3oGXs
金淑蓉邊吃邊問，毫不掩飾對侯邦彥的好奇。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSNtWcOUqz
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nfar2aozi
「我不知道，但他好像有去英國留學。」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EbPAdNyKY
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXuQ199lYt
「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！」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYdBQirBU9
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvxZ3hFk6q
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PwjcCblQ2
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aRUJioTko
「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。」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dR6KTjeF3
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSD8GRCa9BS
「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。」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3NMHVzqLf
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQYpYaCgAK
金妮意猶未竟，伸長筷子又從鍋裡夾了一片魚肚。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3q6wXlcW29
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTMuPUsdiC
雙姝顧著笑，沒發現孟瑤函的臉色漸漸陰沉。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nmjR8If9N
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9YCqJhnwL
「老愛盯著別人、搶機會，創造一個屬於自己的機會，很難嗎？」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9UFQa2QCb
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8WQZUR4Zx
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjPVgvtDP3
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Hg0dTKybv
有些事，也不能一直放著不處理，直球對決說不定有奇蹟。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVgKfAWnOs
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesoDT8FCr6
「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。」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrkIlUDdSw
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0pORTg3S5
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthGlKxnqE0
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkukOQfDmw
但『氣度』的高下修養，終究還是有差別。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVsryUWn4r
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJbFVQdpa6
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOiFSEFBxC
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxWRJqIWZb
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpj4yWSMFjw
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17ZcrPHRW9
「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？」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqS4mbrlxX
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61DeUgLEdx
「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。」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWcVnFvECf
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlc0udqjSE
聽她理直氣壯的言論，孟瑤函的眼眶立刻激動泛紅。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8PQQZicUe
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoBwYJNpb9
她很氣自己，明明抄襲的不是她，但她卻震怒、發抖。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxH3n2ZSezF
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKMFPBf7hX
看起來理虧的反而是她！135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnuBTSwjSV
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7deNNhoeGd
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？135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4En2EClLZd
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VNA65OpoU
有些事，她自己都解釋不清，但她知道金淑蓉比誰都清楚。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIJl4LhYci
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbj9yGPKIf
「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！」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouE8QqDL6g
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLVmh8xCqM
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx51NAT7hF2
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNCZsWvAaH
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2auYGIKLM4
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCP2IDz6xb
對她的聲淚指控投以微笑。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkphwwJZOHD
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJ0XG0P7Ig
「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？」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaU4LpBpwJB
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaHckE3Ye7
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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WXYZrlpAC
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLjApGNxLG
這讓孟瑤函更憤怒，整個身體都跟著戰慄起來。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNPS4X4Auk
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMbNYv47nn
「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！」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfRc1zcFTg
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0txdbQPy9Q
「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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aC0RwGMHw
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNufiOza7a
「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。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnGNl56WuO
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyafC9h1Up
「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？」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9k5uwn2mo
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2ygU0uJTT
孟瑤函瞬間愣住，說不出話。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43mQGfxYgU
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsohFlEAFN
金淑蓉的臉上雖然掛著微笑，但看人的眼神沒有溫度。135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfuzng4uXq
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpY7ZWWcVEF
「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？」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHoG4sE2rTr
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HvQLRLrCn
「金妮，妳……」135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8Lwu2wJGY
135Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xdfZSKrSO
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。
