侯邦彥把幾張桌子併成一大桌，方便吃火鍋。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3yullQnjx
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GAoTQpDwh
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？」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyKKg6FF1B
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfil5O4iAz
「來了，來啦。」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVElnP2wsQ
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNsF80Ddun
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lMCwrIj2W
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtj63el4rk
好像還畫上細膩的妝容呢，令人眼睛一亮。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sKV7Eo1Qz
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEktIY3N2p6
孟瑤函看她亮麗現身，不免自卑感浮現：134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiBsav5Mvk
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwUHEv8eTy
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！134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliv1viZd3p
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNc6vNtUL1
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjW4D4dBE05
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGHEmhhRa8
平平是女生，金淑蓉是小公主，而自己卻像下等丫鬟。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOj8FwwO3Tm
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FM4PXdgge
這種天差地別，孟瑤函不覺自卑才奇怪呢。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8azrTAvmH
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmitYZ7RQtF
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVNnrOattq
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5cVYBnrBn
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：134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3RouXBzJq
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2qazplmYz
「等一下開飯，妳坐瑤瑤旁邊的位子吧。」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyvEzZrMDB
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUQtJz5pNw
「為什麼？」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9cPnLV3MP
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Cju6QAU3d
「別問了，就這麼做。」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjedpqGIvJs
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3D9ZQL2SR
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4SWaHf6PI
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkU4oJ1wQGs
「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！」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVfGKk63mL
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCygjMtz3fJ
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdBkY68WH7
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWVPYFCqZW
她輕輕撥開金淑蓉，努力維持表面的和善。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTr8ytUhnB
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZhTFskVvw
「好，準備齊全了，開飯吧。」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nH931ir5w
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3IeZpCd1m
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mzEQ0C3iz
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdYCvT6LdN
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5bPVLzBS3
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAW9bEPTBt
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3uty759pG
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdizwc0LnFT
「好漂亮飽滿的炸牡蠣呀！做這道菜要真功夫！」金淑蓉奉承道。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ880HpmCn9m
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtC29fFwM3a
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgLtjTLdvN
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6ypdlHZG8
「咦？大叔你不吃嗎？」她察覺到異狀。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTH4I4lnslI
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXg8JgQXwpE
「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。」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8kJ6KTzpg
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbe0TrbV8V1
他臉上沒有表情。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHbknjJeuP
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNE4dlAEI6
「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。」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAY1cVNoMJ1
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3v6TFy3eD
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndnPc7svoe
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoyVlSplBQ
「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。」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSx1iGHedYg
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqxeUK2WB7
孟瑤函想不通、又為他擔心；134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRPV80SSkP
金淑蓉則一臉可惜；134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSesafYMz0k
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！
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxy6C6FD5q
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkfRvVOR6s
一頓飯，吃得孟瑤函如坐針氈。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFMmDtEKRA
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8uwLcf6CE
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlThpOypx2y
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoWWnzsngR
「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？」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSoyJY5okN
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtV4avU5cBn
金淑蓉邊吃邊問，毫不掩飾對侯邦彥的好奇。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSGiA3Gk49
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ThzBtRVk9
「我不知道，但他好像有去英國留學。」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ucebmLIWX
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCpw4lATce
「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！」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2damO5gLFN
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqdvWMx72B
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMF4kZS6IeH
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWu3JsIcEaY
「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。」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfWUsu7RI2
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gGNrFYqZp
「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。」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABkxtajxvZ
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZBPLNr8x6
金妮意猶未竟，伸長筷子又從鍋裡夾了一片魚肚。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2N0uIOiui
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dHvU22HLy
雙姝顧著笑，沒發現孟瑤函的臉色漸漸陰沉。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mklwixBVT
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3wCLQpZyP
「老愛盯著別人、搶機會，創造一個屬於自己的機會，很難嗎？」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpP815MZUV
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8o8bOLWbH
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmeOpXhoSi
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEd7BwmOXsS
有些事，也不能一直放著不處理，直球對決說不定有奇蹟。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3S9yBvYySY
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1pkasrZ1U
「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。」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX36GrTlWGR
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFOMBnkZnI
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85oeE8OJtM
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzAPr6w8FX
但『氣度』的高下修養，終究還是有差別。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXExXYs0KQ
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLbZ4gF1Bt
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkBLOwUGyS
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEFtqfLI9Y
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡku5Z7GwL3g
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEmtirwODA
「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？」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXSVIQHVnZ
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdm2zAeX7iG
「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。」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7Fq4lO9Rg
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4E9clf15sR
聽她理直氣壯的言論，孟瑤函的眼眶立刻激動泛紅。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVL7u2Kq5f
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqXYlYzRvw
她很氣自己，明明抄襲的不是她，但她卻震怒、發抖。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVAz7k1YS3
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0dj5duINV
看起來理虧的反而是她！134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZksxEn6AGO
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCE2F7NhpF
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？134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kIdHd8DPJ
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0etLLArRj
有些事，她自己都解釋不清，但她知道金淑蓉比誰都清楚。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQK8cJ5tBh
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8boWKlCgC
「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！」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSduGKIIbPg
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrepF3l0Z9V
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jTaLPfVsh
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxg4jdUTmK
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93MJU4S8Uc
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbvt3osDKf
對她的聲淚指控投以微笑。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVZTNi5fW3
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1En3kkxzy
「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？」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPL8YTtgvwo
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMl9AcQNW2z
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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHo1R6KLkG
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XZS8UqnaZ
這讓孟瑤函更憤怒，整個身體都跟著戰慄起來。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqU3CqwSwyt
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALZRiH3YHS
「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！」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjgpv0fHrZ
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtBr8NvfT4
「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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55BO7CdR0W
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkRrasOuQH
「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。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwFJKaslcw
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXL7fUDkNV
「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？」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1G4Bx2vNo5
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJngE4KwHc
孟瑤函瞬間愣住，說不出話。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbewnTRcYX0
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGyz4RHVu5
金淑蓉的臉上雖然掛著微笑，但看人的眼神沒有溫度。134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP89kr1C4wY
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qtmIIaGg3
「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？」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQslNbOhG8
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1T1rFwtGW2
「金妮，妳……」134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KSQrEoDAG
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrXOwW23qt
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。
