侯邦彥把幾張桌子併成一大桌，方便吃火鍋。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZBoORfCYL
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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？」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZO8PrgXK3j
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「來了，來啦。」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclIzkyp8qC
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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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSrLtRBhBV
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好像還畫上細膩的妝容呢，令人眼睛一亮。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioVqSzlE8H
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGp5GivQa1b
孟瑤函看她亮麗現身，不免自卑感浮現：147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHpSDwMxb7
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gLua7imjV
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！147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjs1HDPuv0
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNrwbW9uxb
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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdLLE0F6u2
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpk5yHrABSV
平平是女生，金淑蓉是小公主，而自己卻像下等丫鬟。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RobdzR7l8
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqv1diDGnhe
這種天差地別，孟瑤函不覺自卑才奇怪呢。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSHhj5nq6y
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zrP44pdh5
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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrv68mRLNcQ
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9TRPmVW5i
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：147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXV5U1OHBh
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2mJHnhhJI
「等一下開飯，妳坐瑤瑤旁邊的位子吧。」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh049EqePrN
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9I3t5MdtCn
「為什麼？」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnICaxfzp97
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzAy0LbkLt
「別問了，就這麼做。」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzXf3DR1ih
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLbjY2uVAl
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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BLhgkt0Dd
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtUjlJVOi5
「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！」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCNvXf5MRE
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYDYY2gUV9
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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxTGnAFNq2
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjmgOVV0Th
她輕輕撥開金淑蓉，努力維持表面的和善。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6jGW0gjFz
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKa2X5UzbN
「好，準備齊全了，開飯吧。」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvNdxx86el
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzjZ3K2ftL
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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPFBnMtu80
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwQlENwrfN
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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrL0bway1U
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSa93Hpr95
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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4y41yrORj
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRvD4QQyWm
「好漂亮飽滿的炸牡蠣呀！做這道菜要真功夫！」金淑蓉奉承道。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1aR5aKpQb
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6D8LRkgy6
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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodFvMwaTNv
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpPSZotBSn
「咦？大叔你不吃嗎？」她察覺到異狀。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0bhRyNias
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd545zsO3Ey
「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。」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1oIAs6YHT
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他臉上沒有表情。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EWRDIPxYK
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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。」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KTus1jXzc
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKJbsnOs0N
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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ054GCCoYPK
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「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。」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZ5nN3Zzat
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKzeAOfCKW
孟瑤函想不通、又為他擔心；147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3Nl4kljNG
金淑蓉則一臉可惜；147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUR2zW55Q0h
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！
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKpz3pLCfS
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCkXjTIRGE
一頓飯，吃得孟瑤函如坐針氈。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOKB2pGHFp
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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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6buyF6Oj24
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQryJCnPLpQ
「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？」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzyjy86bcv
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyOI2l1rnM
金淑蓉邊吃邊問，毫不掩飾對侯邦彥的好奇。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUseID375ns
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「我不知道，但他好像有去英國留學。」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEJDJt3YIi
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERpdBSYayN
「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！」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49JMXKF6A0
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsTtMc3n7k
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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1Wt9es9Y1
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvPBmVKiZ8
「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。」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQ8glxVG7U
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yFuGcuJKT
「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。」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQdM4SIK5t
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyBT6809q1
金妮意猶未竟，伸長筷子又從鍋裡夾了一片魚肚。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKG0pIsseBx
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGK1mYIKFs1
雙姝顧著笑，沒發現孟瑤函的臉色漸漸陰沉。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawSv1kkMnW
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbpm9kHjlm
「老愛盯著別人、搶機會，創造一個屬於自己的機會，很難嗎？」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EuB1rSkJj
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzNzQPERH6
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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEviNPhk14Q
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OfM7kV687
有些事，也不能一直放著不處理，直球對決說不定有奇蹟。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uPEYwWfxX
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1vlNNEZMa
「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。」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnHttXyeLt
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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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRmB0WB4Xz
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUVf5HIh10
但『氣度』的高下修養，終究還是有差別。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcsyTq1LYk
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEskaEPtd3
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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AaekToHjO
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoKOO0yXjE
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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQp80gRwxZ
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1d0aLnkWq
「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？」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeo1D7qyHIT
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkb5xvzOpK
「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。」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziEBLSgnNo
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI73mYPKDtO
聽她理直氣壯的言論，孟瑤函的眼眶立刻激動泛紅。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZxOVHudH9
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaX4AjwTIcd
她很氣自己，明明抄襲的不是她，但她卻震怒、發抖。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsasz7DDXy
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRtvbdqdnX
看起來理虧的反而是她！147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjchKP4PVaR
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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？147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCe5DYLgARm
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xWFWIe4AY
有些事，她自己都解釋不清，但她知道金淑蓉比誰都清楚。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhtod318Gk
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42v3iL9wqT
「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！」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAksLeQtr8
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVvcuM4Ahh
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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOTCXWbvMc
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYzwBuUZiR
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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyG1dfpRqMU
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2ICglpYZN
對她的聲淚指控投以微笑。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNzm9WrXp6
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UR2fLxxag
「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？」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5FpoOstHu
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2eGDJPhDr3
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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qnrwI30Wo
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4pL5tbmTa
這讓孟瑤函更憤怒，整個身體都跟著戰慄起來。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafaItylKIh
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtamGEWcbbR
「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！」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnf86tN4BEy
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYWxU6E5ac
「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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMiiQ56Iy5
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡii4bBh0xE6
「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。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsDSOVIdQi
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SIV8BwPTJ
「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？」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHxcvRjsc9
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWFx3p8j3r
孟瑤函瞬間愣住，說不出話。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNCVeGe9JC
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIpbpvfhj6
金淑蓉的臉上雖然掛著微笑，但看人的眼神沒有溫度。147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FUbdaWLur
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQ5L8lUMjq
「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？」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTCR9btOwl
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6Pg5UZZXf
「金妮，妳……」147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0skremxET3
147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFkKrLWKOs
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。
