侯邦彥把幾張桌子併成一大桌，方便吃火鍋。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFUN4p0OAM
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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？」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8jLdeYAWj
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「來了，來啦。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQgK21MCva
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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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GbMUnZ9ao
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好像還畫上細膩的妝容呢，令人眼睛一亮。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35EB4nfn7v
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHNsn2l92b
孟瑤函看她亮麗現身，不免自卑感浮現：33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzJFymQQJZ
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvIGmV4Cb9
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！33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtiqi6zWol
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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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzlBy6SuVb
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平平是女生，金淑蓉是小公主，而自己卻像下等丫鬟。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDD9XRokYX
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrfgvlgG4U
這種天差地別，孟瑤函不覺自卑才奇怪呢。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81u66pCVdA
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKr3dDOzTy
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooSRcWsgf5
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmG6BIWBJvJ
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：33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8thLwjuPBv
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pmvm0Gv5b
「等一下開飯，妳坐瑤瑤旁邊的位子吧。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoTlNejwPy
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「為什麼？」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDwqXNwphN
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVTTl60oXf
「別問了，就這麼做。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDFv8DXGqr
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7EWlh9zQZ
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWK2ixXcXKu
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGTkKi52wm
「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！」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoLLxDQlvH
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXerY9DelZ
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAF3xuD8W2y
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Z0TH4X5Wo
她輕輕撥開金淑蓉，努力維持表面的和善。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFVNoIouqG
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「好，準備齊全了，開飯吧。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBVR8cf1S1
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YCOdN21rn
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRYh2R6m9t
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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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG94JtPA2E9
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0iFCvh3v7
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwuPdycdp8
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkx0noITQb
「好漂亮飽滿的炸牡蠣呀！做這道菜要真功夫！」金淑蓉奉承道。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bzsV7CdB7
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyVp1W5DqH
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN97NAVnEr4
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KCcQCtjkB
「咦？大叔你不吃嗎？」她察覺到異狀。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2hbVW2p13
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMnZQluwBi
「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。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtxSin8898
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他臉上沒有表情。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TxmqPOk4E
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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。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoYbUbjpHF
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWR0G8Yzdi
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNUkOv6R3c
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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。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eSlmpdtwn
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孟瑤函想不通、又為他擔心；33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhfb1rsGKY
金淑蓉則一臉可惜；33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyR6pM8ItC3
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！
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVabQA4Z5xD
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一頓飯，吃得孟瑤函如坐針氈。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVu0ZlkzJj
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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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbAjWwel8h
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfHIAU3TzN
「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？」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaTwKNYSOV
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7XyowaOnf
金淑蓉邊吃邊問，毫不掩飾對侯邦彥的好奇。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpR7FDIGOP4
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「我不知道，但他好像有去英國留學。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndPyYdIRus
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLpkR5LkPE
「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！」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcfzuREXQv
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMvDjwt65f
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjac4Ylg48
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhj94uzF8YD
「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。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvj8R02rjib
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5BAMpiDJf
「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。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomSmFut1gz
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFbNO9tGGO
金妮意猶未竟，伸長筷子又從鍋裡夾了一片魚肚。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukQ1cZw726
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雙姝顧著笑，沒發現孟瑤函的臉色漸漸陰沉。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWgzkgHd0k
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBs662FBdQ
「老愛盯著別人、搶機會，創造一個屬於自己的機會，很難嗎？」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0sYvmCwVY
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpePHO1PoV
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFHwNsHlhs
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGcEiL4PxL
有些事，也不能一直放著不處理，直球對決說不定有奇蹟。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDMSRKq5fP
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9MWznAPhH
「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。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbTDlvmpSo
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQUNFzfFiU
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqDAEFlkAA
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcF3KrfheZ
但『氣度』的高下修養，終究還是有差別。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mKqm9Xrgx
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ckQYuBEFy
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASsPanxrgO
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCC4VyKPeU
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIPPIDOYzT
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVju7bj46W
「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？」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFQGjXCLqf
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9epCYmAf4r
「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。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2ogFQgGNc
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUo7QkWjWXI
聽她理直氣壯的言論，孟瑤函的眼眶立刻激動泛紅。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFWMBNQyj5
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOahND6VQ9
她很氣自己，明明抄襲的不是她，但她卻震怒、發抖。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHxzNYUO0v
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHoh8NWiRV4
看起來理虧的反而是她！33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSZ0Mukm4k
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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？33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsg9Xf3lRb
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLp6BRlNMY
有些事，她自己都解釋不清，但她知道金淑蓉比誰都清楚。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5T2VnE7idI
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dIxhDqrRL
「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！」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHGuNPMuZE
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMH9RvHrMW
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzOa3Zz6hD
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yUoNVHGK4
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahaP0rPq1S
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31me8jiw5Q
對她的聲淚指控投以微笑。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyhd7OYyhJ
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCoNEF3qJS
「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？」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1C0u3GSAod
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRc4KnvhZCW
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKuALFxfYg
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這讓孟瑤函更憤怒，整個身體都跟著戰慄起來。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkxa8HEnVl
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRV5AN1Ljys
「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！」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnPR9UMzqj
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNDW1gdgn6
「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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUs8pNB7Bn
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilhIEhXZtP
「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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8jnUaOjOq
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「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？」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjddzkPSRK
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYM8FGHM1BU
孟瑤函瞬間愣住，說不出話。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85lZ8KxLd8
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjB6JIqtv3
金淑蓉的臉上雖然掛著微笑，但看人的眼神沒有溫度。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJrtCeSH9J
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgA5oKvkp1J
「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？」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6qARthc3j
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa66Z98Xpyb
「金妮，妳……」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaDRBkdqVw
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRIYA3sn9G
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。
然後按「加至主畫面」