說好要吃點高級的冰,結果還是走向那間熟得不能再熟的老店。68Please respect copyright.PENANAUnFceVVN4f
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轉出堤防的小路後,穿過一段轉角,他們來到那間不用導航的小雜貨鋪——「甜果子店」的藍白遮陽棚還在,玻璃冷櫃貼著褪色的水果圖案,門口的鈴鐺一晃就會發出清脆的叮噹聲。68Please respect copyright.PENANAnnsioVqLqv
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這是一間典型的駄菓子店,狹窄的店內擺滿了花花綠綠的小零嘴和玩具,貨架上是幾十種用五十圓硬幣就能抽的糖果轉盤和膠囊玩具,連牆角那台復古彈珠機都還在喘氣。空氣中混著糖粉、醬油仙貝和夏日的黏熱,讓人一走進來,就像跌進了童年記憶的罐子裡。68Please respect copyright.PENANAngT9tqiYZa
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糸師凜推開門,那聲鈴響像什麼久違的信號一樣,讓站在櫃檯後方的阿姨抬起頭。68Please respect copyright.PENANAWRxIgYb353
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「哎呦,這不是小凜嗎!啊、小莉奈也來啦?你們好久沒一起來了欸。」68Please respect copyright.PENANAvkNxi7sHFe
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星野莉奈笑著揮了揮手:「阿姨好~我們剛剛在堤防遇到,突然想吃冰!」68Please respect copyright.PENANAFcd3BeIx20
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她一邊說,一邊瞄了一眼牆邊的抽籤箱——那是她小時候最愛賭運氣的角落,總想抽中那張印著「再來五顆」的幸運紙條,可惜幾乎每次都落空。每次她都抱著一點點希望,又失落地看著那張「銘謝惠顧」。68Please respect copyright.PENANAWlqW8hWJM5
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坐在旁邊的糸師冴總是嘴上嫌她笨,轉頭再替她抽一張——68Please respect copyright.PENANA7HXUIuqW6Q
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還是不會中。68Please respect copyright.PENANAvGaSe3wZGJ
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而糸師凜呢?小時候他反而手氣超好,吃個冰棒也能中兩次——她還記得有一次冴撕開包裝,發現自己依然是「謝謝光臨」、小凜卻又中了一支⋯⋯冴當場黑臉,整個人像是剛輸掉一場球賽,嘴裡對小凜振振有詞:68Please respect copyright.PENANAioYxRAn2Ys
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『凜,你又把運氣用在沒用的地方了——世界第一是不靠運氣的。』68Please respect copyright.PENANAvwimwEtoqR
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她每次都會在冴的身後偷笑,一邊覺得好笑、一邊又有點心疼小凜那無辜的臉——還要趁冴轉過來看自己的幸運紙條前,趕快把所有表情收好。68Please respect copyright.PENANABveAL7RmOY
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『妳抽中了嗎?』68Please respect copyright.PENANA1IRtXEUnD7
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『⋯⋯還是沒有。』68Please respect copyright.PENANAw7EJyci8Bt
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她硬憋住笑。68Please respect copyright.PENANAqLh2ITjSnC
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冴瞇眼看她:『那妳開心什麼?』68Please respect copyright.PENANADXt1k7pGPp
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『就⋯⋯覺得開心呀。』68Please respect copyright.PENANABILK5o3uVo
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她沒說出口的是,她沒真的想要那些中獎的糖果或冰棒——她更記得的,是冴咬著冰棒、不服輸的樣子,那種「我絕對會贏回來」的眼神。就算只是跟弟弟賭個抽獎,他也從不肯認輸。68Please respect copyright.PENANAawhjaICNFh
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「真難得。」阿姨的聲音把她拉回現實,語氣像是在翻出舊相簿,「以前你們三個最常一放學就衝過來買冰棒。你哥都會很認真把口袋裡的零錢全都翻出來——可愛得要命。」68Please respect copyright.PENANAbHMXS1opkF
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糸師凜摸了摸後腦勺,什麼都沒說。68Please respect copyright.PENANAgo1OzTBzDP
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「好久沒看到他了。」阿姨笑著,有點感慨地說。接著又笑瞇瞇地對著星野莉奈:「啊不過莉奈妳齁,是不是要變成大明星啦?我有時候會在電視上看到妳耶!現在變得這麼漂亮了——」68Please respect copyright.PENANAWPPVAlWeqZ
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「哈、還沒到大明星啦!」星野莉奈笑笑,低頭彎進冰櫃,挑了支熟悉的紅豆牛奶冰,「以後真的變大明星了,我再幫阿姨宣傳呀。」68Please respect copyright.PENANAH43vFamkSo
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「不用啦!妳多來就好了啦!不然弟弟一個人來,太孤單了。」阿姨手掌在面前開心地搧了搧。68Please respect copyright.PENANAyZmjqtVuWo
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「——現在都只看到弟弟一個,真是不習慣啊。」68Please respect copyright.PENANArJEBtjZ3wV
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糸師凜只是尷尬地笑了一下,彎下身選了一支巧克力口味的冰棒,拆袋前順手把保存期限轉正來看。68Please respect copyright.PENANAnusYD2TJDw
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阿姨看著他,笑著搖搖頭:「都長這麼高了,還是挑一樣的口味。真是從小沒變過喔。」68Please respect copyright.PENANAcp364QXmBc
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結帳的時候,星野莉奈先一步把錢遞出去。68Please respect copyright.PENANAEWQSbmIjvw
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「等一下——我可以自己付!」糸師凜抗議。68Please respect copyright.PENANAUwh6BaqH57
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「不行。」她一臉理所當然,「說好了今天我請。你哥不在啊,總得有人當你哥的替身吧?」68Please respect copyright.PENANA0BlPtrneWi
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阿姨在旁邊聽了,忍不住笑出聲:「你們真的沒變欸,吵吵鬧鬧這麼可愛。」68Please respect copyright.PENANASgAat8YCXZ
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那話像是一滴水,落進一池靜得過頭的水裡,掀起一圈圈細微漣漪——他們兩人各自拿走自己的冰棒。68Please respect copyright.PENANAQJWYjjJXsI
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只有他們自己知道,有些事早就變了。68Please respect copyright.PENANAZRKvIS520Q
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那個會幫他打開冰棒袋的人,不在了。68Please respect copyright.PENANA5ivIaaVviO
而她,也不再需要彎腰替小小孩挑巧克力口味。68Please respect copyright.PENANA4htSpvQn6o
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「——還是一樣像小情侶。」68Please respect copyright.PENANAxUywdRHhZM
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糸師凜手中的冰棒差點噴出去,一臉「早知道今天就不來了」的樣子。68Please respect copyright.PENANAd2lV2nePFS
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「阿姨,妳這誤會也太大了吧——我明明是他嫂子耶,拜託。」68Please respect copyright.PENANAQm27fBeZ3f
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倒是星野莉奈又恢復小時候那種流氓樣。68Please respect copyright.PENANA8BFQdsweVk
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「啊?噢!對耶!哎呀——妳看看我這記憶,就說你哥哥真的太久沒來了啊。」68Please respect copyright.PENANAcNzpChdyqL
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星野莉奈光速轉身用「你看你哥快變死人了」的臉對向糸師凜。68Please respect copyright.PENANA9gwscxi3uC
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接著轉回頭笑笑地對阿姨打過招呼,兩人快速鑽出小鋪。68Please respect copyright.PENANAKTWGUvWYp1
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走出去後,冰棒拆開,夏天的黏熱在店外撲上來。出來時天色更暗了一些,風裡有一點海的鹹味。他們一人咬著一支冰,慢慢走向回家的路。68Please respect copyright.PENANA0oM7KNO9rN
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「啊~我怎麼覺得剛才有點累。」星野莉奈大聲地呼出一口氣。68Please respect copyright.PENANAZfuVVonyWx
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「阿姨還是很熱情啊。」糸師凜含著巧克力冰棒。68Please respect copyright.PENANAkmRKlgYyKv
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「小凜,你還記得我小時候超愛拍你們嗎?」星野莉奈啃著冰棒說。68Please respect copyright.PENANAv1weNQ6nDV
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「記得,拍立得那台,粉紅色的。」68Please respect copyright.PENANANO9jonBKVv
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「你記得好清楚喔?」68Please respect copyright.PENANAWEpEwLs0tA
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「因為妳每次都叫我們站好,還要配合角度。」68Please respect copyright.PENANAjjmS2JIP0T
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「我以為那時候你沒什麼記憶,任人擺布。」她咯咯笑了幾聲。68Please respect copyright.PENANAod05mDkaWM
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「⋯⋯我那是小,不是傻。差很多好嗎。」68Please respect copyright.PENANA2Y3BQ7g5Vb
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星野莉奈又自顧自地笑了一下後,啃了兩口冰,像是想起什麼似的,歪頭看他:68Please respect copyright.PENANAlOEH3fGHkw
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「你這次有中獎嗎?」68Please respect copyright.PENANAy2ryyrUuBw
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糸師凜低頭看了一下手中。68Please respect copyright.PENANA5Oyh86NxgP
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「——好耶!」68Please respect copyright.PENANAEJuDghPohy
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「怎麼樣怎麼樣?又中了嗎?」68Please respect copyright.PENANAbRlHIM5aa8
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「沒中!」68Please respect copyright.PENANAWblEZRS0h5
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糸師凜很高興,星野莉奈笑得有點迷惑,「哥哥說了啊——不要在這種事情上浪費運氣。」68Please respect copyright.PENANAAuJAhVgP0e
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被打敗了,還說你不傻⋯⋯星野莉奈差點暈倒。但還是忍不住想:哇,原來這世界上真的有人比她還相信他哥。68Please respect copyright.PENANAFhxyEiSJoQ
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嘴角止不住一直上揚,又好笑又無奈,又意外覺得可愛,就算長高了,小凜還是小凜呀,從小都沒改變——突然覺得自己也沒那麼孤單了。68Please respect copyright.PENANArPOY9rkhST
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「小凜。」68Please respect copyright.PENANAKokkHPVcWm
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「嗯?」68Please respect copyright.PENANA1j9xzIIH0l
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「你是不是從來沒有懷疑過你哥會回來?」68Please respect copyright.PENANAfpmthU4oko
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他咬著冰棒,想了一下。68Please respect copyright.PENANA3aDXghdwNz
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「沒有耶。」68Please respect copyright.PENANAyu6IYr1s7h
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「為什麼呀?」68Please respect copyright.PENANAu6O7G8wOf3
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「因為他沒說不回來啊。」68Please respect copyright.PENANA50o4f2uU9p
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星野莉奈沒有立刻回話,她低頭看著快融掉的紅豆牛奶冰棒。68Please respect copyright.PENANAHCFRQuaMrO
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「⋯⋯那你有想過,如果你哥真的回來,你會跟他說什麼嗎?」68Please respect copyright.PENANAwRO7D8HRLI
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「嗯⋯⋯『歡迎回來』?」68Please respect copyright.PENANAbbWYXf2tW9
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「就這樣?」68Please respect copyright.PENANAobvpXGBXQn
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「可能還會跟他說⋯⋯我都有看他的比賽喔?哥哥真的很厲害⋯⋯之類的吧。」68Please respect copyright.PENANAi0N0iGetOY
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「⋯⋯你都不會想揍他嗎?」68Please respect copyright.PENANAHjyf480fTC
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「不會啊。為什麼要揍哥哥?」68Please respect copyright.PENANAeQ7bjIyQw1
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「因為他都不回你訊息啊。四年耶,完全不理你。」星野莉奈笑著,彷彿自己跟他們一點關係都沒有。68Please respect copyright.PENANAG7CGvSKbQh
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「沒關係吧?反正回來就好了啊。」68Please respect copyright.PENANAiBfqiUh2uk
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回來就好了啊。星野莉奈笑了一下。68Please respect copyright.PENANAHKdlUqOHzV
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「好像也是吼。」68Please respect copyright.PENANAEBAhyFyamh
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「嗯啊。」糸師凜把最後一口冰咽下喉嚨,翻過冰棒棍再確認一次——沒有中獎。68Please respect copyright.PENANAtUxiNqELjz
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她望著天色漸暗,像是在斟酌什麼。然後忽然開口——68Please respect copyright.PENANAMUbnmoFeJI
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「那你可以幫我嗎?」68Please respect copyright.PENANA0DrXYeHbQc
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「幫妳什麼?」68Please respect copyright.PENANAmaEqXqf0Ga
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「我要揍他。」她甜笑著說。68Please respect copyright.PENANAjcnvDVDc3m
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「⋯⋯蛤?」68Please respect copyright.PENANAwmvqFJf6FP
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「你幫我錄影。」星野莉奈把冰棒棍含在嘴裡,雙手插在腦門後,「錄超高清。」68Please respect copyright.PENANACbLGwIoEAD
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糸師凜的眉頭皺得很緊。68Please respect copyright.PENANAmut1bXl3tf
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又來了——莉奈很怪,他們很怪。68Please respect copyright.PENANAwI2ySS1BzL
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星野莉奈喜孜孜地笑著,像是剛剛那場無厘頭的對話,真的讓她鬆了一口氣似的。68Please respect copyright.PENANALOJP6qUBMy
後來,她沒再提冴的事,糸師凜也沒問要怎麼幫她錄。最後,他們來到住宅區的路口。68Please respect copyright.PENANA5AZLiw8nwT
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「今天很意外也很開心可以遇到你,謝謝你啦,小凜。」68Please respect copyright.PENANAmXrXxB08ru
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糸師凜其實不知道自己做了什麼需要被感謝。但他也沒有想要多問。68Please respect copyright.PENANAxdUhDXX2ny
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「掰掰啦!」68Please respect copyright.PENANAkzXJqYqQCB
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「掰。」68Please respect copyright.PENANAoingnSatpt
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他們在兩家的交錯口告別。各自背著書包往兩條不同的平行路去。68Please respect copyright.PENANA3WhDQybhLu
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他們背對背晃啊晃地走遠。糸師凜心裡還是同個念頭——68Please respect copyright.PENANAXDodzGLZxM
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她真的很怪,從小就這樣。68Please respect copyright.PENANAPWEfTo7ts0
總是做些奇怪的事,說些奇怪的話,然後笑得什麼事都沒有。68Please respect copyright.PENANAI3TB8ontSm
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他哥也是。什麼都不說,卻總是默默地、理所當然地接受她的怪。68Please respect copyright.PENANAoh7Zd5oYtS
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他有時候真的不太懂。68Please respect copyright.PENANAYm5z3sBWm9
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但從小就是這樣長大的,他早就習慣了。68Please respect copyright.PENANA4znnby01O5
也漸漸覺得——也許這樣的怪,就剛剛好。68Please respect copyright.PENANAsjnICyDqqH
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天色已經完全暗了,街邊的燈一盞一盞亮起。68Please respect copyright.PENANAvZiN7noskq
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傍晚過後,風還是繼續吹。68Please respect copyright.PENANAefwVHNLSLW
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其實她有一瞬間,是想問的。問那個問題。68Please respect copyright.PENANAfnRLDBteK7
問那句她最怕問出口的——68Please respect copyright.PENANAyWwGTcGaDx
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「可是,如果你哥真的不回來呢?」68Please respect copyright.PENANABS33JerGou
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她沒有問出口。68Please respect copyright.PENANAujWKa6w2xl
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她不想讓小凜猶豫,也不想讓自己聽見一個「不知道」。68Please respect copyright.PENANAdocPC0gxCH
更不想在小凜面前哭出來。68Please respect copyright.PENANAHZeT7iAsZG
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所以她抬起頭,笑著轉了個彎。68Please respect copyright.PENANAage1YsT3b9
沒問那句怕得要命的話,只是對他說:68Please respect copyright.PENANAmHkqREryGO
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等她揍他哥的時候,可不可以幫她錄個超高清。68Please respect copyright.PENANAoIqMoGDoag
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就像以前一樣。68Please respect copyright.PENANASyPAhK4BIU
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她從來不是一個需要人幫忙的女孩。68Please respect copyright.PENANA4Wy6N3TeiA
可那天,她想把某個畫面留住,想找個人交代清楚。68Please respect copyright.PENANAmwRwnhJOHm
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不是求助,只是交託。68Please respect copyright.PENANAXFEUEqm5qe
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她只是想,在那一拳落下的瞬間,有雙眼睛替她見證——68Please respect copyright.PENANAl4WXw2ulrn
她真的、打下去了。68Please respect copyright.PENANA5yA8VmvHUZ
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不是所有人都會懂這種想法。68Please respect copyright.PENANAYF0R1FTIOh
但她知道,小凜會。68Please respect copyright.PENANAaCvXtAOpU5
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她清楚自己能一個人撐過去。只是偶爾,還是會想要一種很單純的支持。68Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3f7qxsW3I
沒有懷疑,沒有分析,也沒有勸退。68Please respect copyright.PENANA9JYWAfeSCM
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就像她叫他們來看自己成為萬眾矚目的模特兒時,哥哥會嘴硬毒舌,小凜會用力點頭。68Please respect copyright.PENANAu1kezktbb8
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像以前一樣。68Please respect copyright.PENANACosibYRyVn
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像一根細細的、卻絕對不會倒的旗桿。68Please respect copyright.PENANAkLPas0Bu5a
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「你就幫我錄,要錄超高清。」68Please respect copyright.PENANA7Mew40ZZtz
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語氣像在發號施令,卻也是一種信任的任務交付。68Please respect copyright.PENANAfJMfjUkgtX
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她不是要依賴誰。68Please respect copyright.PENANAAZM8B9VYXe
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她只是想,在那一刻,有人站在場邊。68Please respect copyright.PENANAHylM6cQUUI
不用所有人——只要有一個人就好。68Please respect copyright.PENANAdp5yxnJLM9
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她知道小凜會懂。
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