2157年7月1日,早上七點,政治中心A區484Please respect copyright.PENANA2CSwKyRmPM
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李晴煬久違來到A區。中央廣場位於南方,和十一塔所在的北方非常不同。以天氣為例,七月的南方真可怕,又悶又熱,早上溫度就這樣,很難想像中午是什麼光景。484Please respect copyright.PENANA9V4y4jTCXD
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李晴煬躲在樹下,嘴裡咬著一根冰棒。一改平時的黑色穿搭,李晴煬今天穿著白色T恤及淺藍色的牛仔破褲,鞋子也是白鞋,看起來休閒、清爽,挺符合酷熱天氣的穿搭風格。484Please respect copyright.PENANACPtnOqSHrs
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現在時間──早上七點五分。謝賢應該不是白痴,不會穿顯眼的古裝來赴約,不過,他本人真的會來嗎?李晴煬很懷疑。484Please respect copyright.PENANAswnilfAjSC
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天氣悶熱,吃完冰棒的李晴煬拿著冰棒棍,正覺得煩躁時,一抹身影穿過廣場,有人從他面前走了過去──484Please respect copyright.PENANAwSDJuoywRB
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「……!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAoCyuYBUYSs
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時間彷彿凍結在這一刻。李晴煬睜大眼睛。謝綠穿著白色的學校制服,手裡拿著書包,一個人走在廣場上。她頭髮紮在後方,綁著普通的馬尾,看起來就像普通的女學生,一點也不像高貴的十大家族子女。484Please respect copyright.PENANA5DdPjS4KIF
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李晴煬認不得沒穿古裝的謝賢,卻一眼認出沒穿古裝的謝綠。十大家族有自己的教育系統,子女不需就讀大學以外的學校,因此,看到謝綠身上的校服,李晴煬非常意外,最封閉的謝氏竟然讓女兒就讀外面的初中,謝綠到底是多特別的存在?484Please respect copyright.PENANAdF4fKj6iyy
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「撲通、撲通、撲通、撲通……」484Please respect copyright.PENANAlTxXm0ROUX
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看到謝綠的當下,一股難以言喻的感覺油然而生。李晴煬撫著胸口,想冷靜,心臟卻跳個不停。他好想……好想聽她的聲音、好想知道她過得好不好。他想和謝綠說話,所以他伸手,試圖拉近與女孩的距離──484Please respect copyright.PENANAd0dLcFl1U1
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「……!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAnozhs8LmEh
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下一秒,理智把他的手拉回。李晴煬閉上眼睛、轉身,故意不去看她。上次開會,沒有把謝綠的天賦說出來,李晴煬一直為此懊惱。他是神與畜、是謝綠的敵人。里奧把謝氏的任務交給他,是基於信任,他不能因為謝綠毀了一切。484Please respect copyright.PENANAxd1ctbDb2t
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何況謝綠已經認不得他。484Please respect copyright.PENANALkBLJRsfNI
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不論外表、身分、內在,他已經不是謝綠認識的李晴煬,女孩已經與自己毫無干係,所以──李晴煬,不可以!484Please respect copyright.PENANAiLFTpE93Hi
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不可以去找她。484Please respect copyright.PENANAZlQsmglnut
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不可以和她相認。484Please respect copyright.PENANAUlvgviXOCC
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不可以……讓她的位置,凌駕在高宇維上面。484Please respect copyright.PENANA7XBnehx0Wh
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「……。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAK5EQU2OmvP
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什麼事該做,什麼事不該做,他分得很清楚。聰明如李晴煬,知道怎麼在自己的理性與感性之間,取得最大公約數。484Please respect copyright.PENANAoX4BNpJBb5
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下一秒,另一邊的謝綠拿出手機,看到來電顯示。484Please respect copyright.PENANAjF8orFgY09
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「……!」484Please respect copyright.PENANALIvnztuTbK
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謝綠嚇一大跳,連忙滑下接聽,遲疑開口:「喂?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAV75Z8CN0dV
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「嗨,謝綠。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAim8kixVOPF
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聽到聲音的剎那,李晴煬莫名感到緊張,假裝鎮定地說:「好久不見。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAegAzXz9EBf
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「李晴煬?是你嗎?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAX5ZGnHAtp8
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謝綠愣了愣,驚訝的聲音裡夾雜喜悅,「你的聲音……?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAcolZMgvu3I
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「很怪吧?因為本大……我長喉結了,哈哈。」484Please respect copyright.PENANARsLImTT6NZ
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他撒了個無傷大雅的謊,然後問:「比起那個,妳過得好嗎?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAWDqNewc1Ko
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「老樣子,很討厭待在家。」謝綠微笑,「但生活多了新事物,日子沒以前苦悶,挺好的。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAzUOP12CoC9
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「感覺得出來,妳的聲音比以前開朗。」484Please respect copyright.PENANA7QLXW013Sb
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謝綠似乎不趕時間,她在廣場的椅子坐下來、享受和李晴煬的聊天;另一邊的李晴煬看著遠方的謝綠,嘴角也不自覺上揚,心裡暖暖的,好喜歡此刻的每個瞬間。484Please respect copyright.PENANAzsZr0pYiiE
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「倒是你,李晴煬,你還好嗎?」484Please respect copyright.PENANA27rnv8TCT0
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謝綠反問他,聲音透露出一絲擔憂。李晴煬當然知道她在說什麼,避開重點回答:「我記憶恢復了。」484Please respect copyright.PENANA2l1fYfrV0b
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「……我想也是。」她說:「你叔叔死亡的新聞一出,我就想聯絡你,但我很害怕。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAEJujlHPMwz
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謝綠遲疑了一會兒,大膽問:484Please respect copyright.PENANAXFE17iI7ku
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「你變成神與畜了嗎?李晴煬。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAK02sIMS1sv
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李晴煬閉上眼睛,默認。484Please respect copyright.PENANA9I53yL4Eg7
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「……我應該早點聯絡你的。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAmLjtxqHUbJ
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謝綠低頭、看著自己的鞋子。非常巧,他和李晴煬的鞋子都是白鞋,而且是同款,一男一女。484Please respect copyright.PENANAMY5I9JbAuJ
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「我不會因為你變成神與畜就討厭你,相反,我是發自內心珍惜你這位朋友的,相信我。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAhGT3I0yq0v
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李晴煬笑了笑。他怎麼會不相信謝綠?論立場,應該是謝綠不相信他。484Please respect copyright.PENANAiAnD4yA15E
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「哪,謝綠。」484Please respect copyright.PENANA17mCLrie8e
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李晴煬不知哪根筋不對。他抬頭,看著一朵雲都沒有的天空,問:「從今天起,我能叫妳『小綠』嗎?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAjm37Ywt5Pf
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「欸?」謝綠的肩膀震了一下,「為什麼?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAwySQfBAvjN
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「妳討厭的家人可以這樣稱呼,沒道理我不行。」李晴煬露齒一笑,「所以,請多指教啦,小、綠。」484Please respect copyright.PENANA1LdmbovIrg
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「……!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAjzagfPaK3o
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被家人以外的人這麼稱呼,聽起來格外彆扭。謝綠覺得李晴煬不只變聲,個性也不太一樣,不像她印象中的纖細少年。484Please respect copyright.PENANA5ds7vWrsGW
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「不瞞妳說,我最近過得不好,老是想起以前的事。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4D1WClOEY
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李晴煬靠著樹幹,看著遠方的謝綠,「越來越能體會,妳那句話的意思。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAM9Rrv6HvOx
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「哪句話?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAwiw03o6Wax
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「『越是親近,越會互相傷害。』」484Please respect copyright.PENANAWbQNbj5YBs
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李晴煬閉上眼睛。484Please respect copyright.PENANAYGaXn725Bl
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「我朋友說,『遺忘』是大腦的自我保護機制,但我非但沒有,反而拼命『記得』。追根究柢,我覺得自己陷得太深,才會放不下。」484Please respect copyright.PENANABBcNXcO2KJ
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「……。」謝綠突然叫他的名字:「李晴煬。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAzySsKCjDG5
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「嗯?」484Please respect copyright.PENANABcgrQ4GhXf
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「李央,是不是你殺的?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAMVyVDRPKJk
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李晴煬陷入沉默,這是他今天的第二次默認。484Please respect copyright.PENANADe3hnjdhaQ
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「天啊。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAATWhZraD5C
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謝綠用手摀住眼睛,感到相當難過。484Please respect copyright.PENANAAnqGQtafzJ
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「我不敢聯絡你的這段時間,竟然發生這麼多事……!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAL9QWHj2bdg
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「不是妳的錯。」李晴煬反過來安慰她:「命運把我帶到這裡。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAyBJwSE83S9
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「如果是那樣,你的命運也太粗暴了。」484Please respect copyright.PENANALBwY3MzT5i
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謝綠沒有哭,只是很內疚。她和李晴煬一樣,都把對方看得無比重要。484Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3qe65IFp0
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「坦白說,我不知道什麼方法,能讓你好過一點,但是──」謝綠把腦中的想法組織成文字:「你殺了李央,這樣還無法放下,恐怕,只剩時間能幫你。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAH1UmD8a7aD
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「時間?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAz6FtusUnRR
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「嗯,你的聲音也也比以前開朗,我相信現在的你,比在李門時要快樂一些,所以,繼續維持這樣的狀態吧。總有一天,時間會幫你放下李央的。」484Please respect copyright.PENANA6pNiEnourX
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謝綠微微一笑,「你這麼堅強,一定能找到屬於自己的幸福。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAo7vrkwk2It
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「……但願如此。」李晴煬發自內心地說:「謝謝妳。」484Please respect copyright.PENANA891oabfPmb
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「不會,謝謝你打給我。」謝綠看了看時間,「抱歉,我還有點事,只能聊到這了。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAQ7z2ATbhHq
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「沒關係,妳去忙吧。」李晴煬問:「我還能打給妳嗎?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAg7VhH0os7K
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「當然!」謝綠說:「我沒辦法無時無刻接電話,你可以傳訊息。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAPUFWNhE4ik
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「謝謝。」李晴煬又道謝一次,「再見,小綠。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAHJjLH2FZ8a
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「再見啦,晴煬。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAtONfQL19BI
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結束通話。遠方的謝綠離開椅子,朝學校的方向走去。她的腳步比剛才輕盈許多,看來,不是只有李晴煬喜歡和她說話,自己在謝綠心裡,也是特別的存在。484Please respect copyright.PENANAcdPmIhmITR
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尼可拉斯說的沒錯──不是他對異性無感。謝綠是特別的,和那些一夜情的女人不一樣。李晴煬的心情很久沒這麼好,喜歡一個人竟然這麼開心。484Please respect copyright.PENANAc0wHuTrQU6
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李晴煬睜開眼睛,回到廣場、回到太陽、回到酷熱的七月。他看時間:七點四十分,謝賢已經遲到四十分鐘。李晴煬開始懷疑,自己是不是被堂堂的謝氏大少爺,放了鴿子。484Please respect copyright.PENANAidMorjV4n6
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「『只剩時間能幫你』……這樣啊。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAADJKc8dl6y
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熟悉的聲音從頭頂傳來。李晴煬抬頭,一名少年竟坐在他頭頂的樹上,身披白色披風,戴著一頂黑色的高帽子。484Please respect copyright.PENANAohYup6FfMA
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「原本只是有點在意,才過來看看。」484Please respect copyright.PENANA3REmB85tqS
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「真有你的啊,晴煬。」484Please respect copyright.PENANA8FyuPL8y9k
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少年低頭,露出慵懶的微笑。那一瞬間,李晴煬的心臟幾乎停止。眼前的少年他見過──在那片桃花林。484Please respect copyright.PENANAeXfg6VEySX
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「宇維少爺……!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAE2GnZggZTg
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十大家族之首、二十二世紀的帝王、神與畜的頭頂上司,如今正坐在樹枝上,對自己微笑。484Please respect copyright.PENANAD87W4Wg8on
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照MIO的說法,高宇維是他爺爺那輩的人。上個世紀的人活到現在,還維持十二歲的外表,除了水果塔,李晴煬想不到其它解釋。484Please respect copyright.PENANAqTx5KCCRVd
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高宇維的頭髮是灰色的,有點蓬鬆,以男生來說偏長;他有很漂亮的灰色眼睛,五官端正,是個清秀的少年,可惜黑眼圈毀了一切,就像重金屬樂團的黑色眼妝。沒睡飽時,眼神渙散,很像喪屍。484Please respect copyright.PENANAtQxnhCUjVi
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幸好,高宇維今天精神不錯,沒那麼死氣沉沉,還有──他的右眼,高宇維戴著眼罩。李晴煬的故事,就是從那隻眼睛開始的。484Please respect copyright.PENANAbwlxD6h2ik
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「嘿咻。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAdRg4pLid9D
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高宇維從樹上跳下來。他穿著黑襯衫,以及黑色的吊帶短褲,但吊帶的部分是深紅色。奇怪的是,他背上有件白色披風,頭上有頂黑色高帽,手裡拿著白色拐杖,好像要去參加變裝派對。484Please respect copyright.PENANADKq6jtae09
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「宇維少爺……」484Please respect copyright.PENANAgrYbDmZoho
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高宇維人在這,這事本身就很不正常。李晴煬問高宇維:「您為什麼在這?」484Please respect copyright.PENANA2gEOWZogWT
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「嗯?你不是和謝賢有約嗎?」484Please respect copyright.PENANA5DecE2mrv4
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高宇維拍掉身上的灰塵,灰色、沒有漸層的眼睛掃向李晴煬,「他叫我來的。」484Please respect copyright.PENANApdqNXSpLo8
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「……!?」484Please respect copyright.PENANArdPlbi128R
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不論主詞、動詞或受詞,李晴煬都感到震驚。謝賢憑什麼?宇維少爺為什麼要聽?他們這些人,到底在打什麼主意?484Please respect copyright.PENANAgFFPKCaNEV
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「先不說這個了。晴煬,你剛跟謝綠說了什麼?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAO8RpD2bz9J
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不像開會時的緩慢語速,高宇維今天的聲音很正常,但他的眼睛──大大的,搭配那個黑眼圈,很恐怖。484Please respect copyright.PENANA6q4bn4spvp
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「你跟她坦白了身分。」高宇維的口氣很平靜:「你告訴謝氏的人,自己是神與畜?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAWsF4BIjLel
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李晴煬沒有回話。484Please respect copyright.PENANAsx3ae88BQL
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「聰明的孩子,你為什麼,要給自己找麻煩?」高宇維單刀直入地問:「你喜歡她?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAGIzcioDyRU
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「不!我……!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAieVeptQohp
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話說到一半就卡住。李晴煬發現,自己沒辦法撒這個謊。484Please respect copyright.PENANAnRFoWK950l
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「宇維少爺,我很抱歉,我不會再因為私情洩漏其他資訊。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAnGWJaOgWmI
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李晴煬急忙道歉,但高宇維沒有看他,灰色的眼睛盯著樹上的小鳥,補了句:484Please respect copyright.PENANA5x6k4Oz3QS
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「不會洩漏,但會幫她隱瞞,是嗎?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAR55pfks987
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「……!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAdYwCLbGtXD
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就像給心臟來了記重擊,李晴煬嚇得當場閉嘴。484Please respect copyright.PENANA91UOtan4Uk
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「不用怕,晴煬,我不會怪你。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAlcu2hDc8BX
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下一秒,李晴煬的脖子被拐杖勾住。高宇維將他拉到自己面前,額頭靠著李晴煬的額頭,不明所以地笑著。484Please respect copyright.PENANA55PtvLNiRg
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「你只是有點不完美,沒關係。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAjyFOVqYd4H
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「我讓『時間』來幫你。」