時光如梭,交畫之期轉瞬即逝。為趕在期限前完成剎域攝政王的畫像,靳嘉幾乎是閉關作畫,不眠不休。最後一筆落定,她仔細為畫作施加層層封印,這才鬆了口氣。114Please respect copyright.PENANA9ANgbJS08z
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剎域地處偏遠,往返便需三日路程,她只得將小昭昭暫時託付給邵夜,讓孩子住進玄甲軍統帥府。然而,一想到那個被她私下評為「住在垃圾堆裡的男人」那令人不敢恭維的自理能力,再加上這是小昭昭來到天域後,首次與義父獨處,靳嘉便憂心忡忡。114Please respect copyright.PENANAOEtc0t7P8T
思前想後,她做出了一個決定。114Please respect copyright.PENANAlSf8i7trkD
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是夜,邵夜結束了整日的軍務會議與嚴苛訓練,略帶倦意地回到統帥府。然而,向來步伐沉穩的他,卻在府門前罕見地頓住了腳步。114Please respect copyright.PENANAugeErpJMvO
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慣常只聞風聲颯颯與巡邏衛兵鎧甲摩擦聲的府邸,此刻竟隱隱傳出陣陣清脆歡快的孩童笑鬧聲。不僅如此,一股溫暖誘人的食物香氣——並非軍中大灶那般粗獷厚重,而是透著家常的細膩與暖意——正從門內絲絲縷縷地飄出,縈繞在他鼻尖,驅散了幾分夜寒。114Please respect copyright.PENANAZPY4Ox0H4X
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邵夜幾不可察地蹙起劍眉,冷冽如寒潭的藍眸中掠過一絲罕見的怔忡。他甚至下意識後退半步,銳利的目光掃向門楣——那塊由天帝親筆題寫、筆力蒼勁沉雄的「玄甲帥府」匾額,在月色下泛著冷硬的金屬光澤。114Please respect copyright.PENANAD6fhyywGQv
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……確實是他的府邸,沒錯。114Please respect copyright.PENANAyNKfTn476C
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可他這座素以冷硬、鐵律、不近人情著稱,被天域眾人在私底下敬畏地稱為「寒鐵冰獄」的統帥府,何時有過這等……近乎奢靡的人間煙火氣?114Please respect copyright.PENANABiAIqFdTez
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帶著一絲極淡的警惕與更深的不解,他推開了那扇沉重的玄鐵大門。114Please respect copyright.PENANAzb8t6F5kom
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門內的景象,讓他徹底怔在原地。114Please respect copyright.PENANA5U2gjYVVVH
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只見那張素來只鋪陳兵策圖卷、冷硬如鐵的原木長案,此刻竟鋪滿了色彩鮮亮的畫紙。昭昭正趴在上面,小臉認真地皺成一團,捏著一支快比他手還大的畫筆,奮力塗抹著一團看不出形狀卻洋溢著歡快的亮藍色。114Please respect copyright.PENANAI78I5X6KZJ
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更讓他瞳孔微震的是——他那三個本該在各自營區操練的副將兄弟,邵風、邵杰、邵旋,此刻竟一個不少地聚在院中石桌旁。邵風正笨拙地試圖用靈果堆出一個搖搖欲墜的塔;邵杰拿著一本兵書,似乎想講點什麼正經的,卻被昭昭嫌棄地推開;邵旋最是離譜,毫無形象地趴在地上,學著小狗的模樣,逗得昭昭咯咯直笑,清脆的笑聲像鈴鐺般灑滿了整個庭院。114Please respect copyright.PENANAdXDJVKqxsM
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空氣中瀰漫著溫暖的飯菜香,混合著彩墨與靈果的清甜,與他周身帶來的冷硬風塵氣息格格不入。114Please respect copyright.PENANAAtaPYEFV4j
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這過於陌生、過於鮮活的畫面,讓剛從嚴酷訓練和冰冷軍務中抽身的邵夜一時難以適應。他幾乎是憑著本能走到石桌旁,聲音因疲憊和極少用於這般日常交談而顯得格外冷硬:「你們在做什麼?」114Please respect copyright.PENANAO1JhZ8XWYO
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他其實只想問這一句。奈何語調失了控,字句砸出來,像冰碴落地,瞬間凍僵了滿院的歡聲笑語。114Please respect copyright.PENANAWtGQmvN68I
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邵風堆了一半的果塔「嘩啦」一聲散了架。邵杰默默合上了兵書。邵旋一個激靈從地上彈起來,尷尬地拍著袍子上的灰。114Please respect copyright.PENANAoy3pmOC4ON
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正畫得投入的昭昭被這冰冷的語氣嚇得一哆嗦,畫筆「啪嗒」掉在剛畫好的「大作」上,染開一團突兀的墨跡。他小嘴一癟,那雙酷似邵夜的藍眼睛裡瞬間蓄滿了水汽,怯生生地望著他,小聲囁嚅:「……義父,我、我不是故意弄髒桌子的……你別生氣……」114Please respect copyright.PENANAeM7dIVgIKp
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就在這片凍結的寂靜中,一個清亮的聲音從廊下傳來:「邵大塊頭,回來啦?」114Please respect copyright.PENANAKmK3wofG6R
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靳嘉繫著她那件牛油果綠的圍裙,端著一鍋剛煮好的炊飯走出來。氤氳的熱氣模糊了她明豔的輪廓,添了幾分難得的溫婉。她先看了看委屈巴巴的昭昭,再抬眼看向渾身僵硬的邵夜,沒好氣地笑了笑,便柔聲對孩子說:「小寶貝,要收好畫紙畫具咯。吃飯飯啦~」114Please respect copyright.PENANAoBdYs31c0Y
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昭昭乖乖應道:「知道~」114Please respect copyright.PENANAIw2Skw3LXf
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「還有,義父回家了要說什麼?」靳嘉提醒道,目光意有所指地掃過邵夜。114Please respect copyright.PENANABoWO36odPA
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「義父,今天辛苦了~」昭昭軟軟地說,那雙還帶著水光的藍眼睛小心翼翼地望向邵夜。114Please respect copyright.PENANAvcdnhjnjkk
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靳嘉輕輕踢了下還有些發愣的邵夜。他這才反應過來,笨拙地低應一聲:「嗯。」伸手揉了揉昭昭的頭髮,動作雖仍顯生硬,卻帶著不易察覺的溫和。孩子感受到這細微的變化,立刻開心起來,拉著幾位「邵叔叔」跑去收拾東西。114Please respect copyright.PENANAl6CB2iCVbb
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「你們今天……怎麼會在這裡?」邵夜轉向靳嘉,聲音裡還帶著未褪盡的沙啞,語氣卻已不自覺地放軟了幾分。114Please respect copyright.PENANAKGXgUnTVUy
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靳嘉正將最後一碟青菜下鍋,熱油爆香的滋滋聲中,她頭也不抬地應道:「我兩天後要去剎域一趟交畫,得拜託你照顧昭昭幾晚。想著你這裡怕是連個兒童枕頭都沒有,今天就先帶他過來熟悉下環境,順便添置些東西。」她利落地顛了下鍋,火焰竄起又落下,「你也累了吧?快去洗個澡鬆快鬆快。我再炒個菜就能開飯了。」114Please respect copyright.PENANAhYxQNNsgBW
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等她將那盤碧綠油亮的青菜端上桌時,邵夜已換上一身深墨色的家常便服回到院中。微濕的黑髮隨意散在額前,褪去玄甲後的身形更顯挺拔,周身縈繞著清冽的雪松淡香,與方才那個冷硬的統帥判若兩人。114Please respect copyright.PENANA5riwifhLNE
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只見那張石桌已被收拾得煥然一新,鋪上了靳嘉帶來的素色棉麻桌布,上面錯落有致地擺滿了色香俱全的菜餚。昭昭被邵旋穩穩抱在懷裡,小身子興奮地前傾,肉乎乎的手指挨個點過盤子,奶聲奶氣地報著他獨創的菜名:「綠綠草」、「太陽蛋蛋」、「魚魚游泳」……沒幾個說對的,卻逗得幾個大男人忍俊不禁。114Please respect copyright.PENANAWFZAmAeRYV
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邵風和邵杰早已沒了平日的將軍威儀,一個老實地擺好了碗筷,一個偷偷吸著鼻子嗅著飯菜香,眼巴巴地望著滿桌佳餚,只等靳嘉一聲令下。114Please respect copyright.PENANADNeTYAqleS
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「吃飯吧。」靳嘉解下那件牛油果綠的圍裙隨手搭在椅背,最後端上一盆燉得酥爛入味的肉塊,自然地坐在了主位之旁——那個理應屬於女主人的位置。114Please respect copyright.PENANAEd3KCODWVH
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這一頓飯,大概是玄甲帥府建成以來最「喧鬧」的一餐。昭昭像隻快樂的麻雀嘰嘰喳喳說個不停,三個邵姓叔叔爭先恐後地給他夾菜堆成小山,變著法兒逗他發笑。靳嘉時而溫柔地擦去孩子嘴角的飯粒,時而沒好氣地瞪著那三兄弟:「邵風!不許教他用手抓飯!」「邵旋!別舉那麼高,小心噎著!」114Please respect copyright.PENANArltspeUiIh
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邵夜大多時候沉默著,執箸的手卻比平時慢了許多。他注視著靳嘉仔細地為昭昭挑出魚刺,纖長的手指在燈下泛著瑩白的光;看著她被邵風一個笨拙的笑話逗得笑出淚花,眼尾染上薄紅;望著跳動的燭火在她柔和的側臉投下溫暖的光暈——還有這滿院子他從未想像過會出現在帥府裡的喧鬧與溫情。114Please respect copyright.PENANAglShl9saNx
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碗中熱氣氤氳而上,模糊了他慣常冷硬的輪廓。這是他這座被稱作「寒鐵冰獄」的府邸中,千年來從未有過的溫度。114Please respect copyright.PENANAQmSpC6zJ41
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飯後,靳嘉趕著還意猶未盡、想繼續鬧昭昭的邵家三兄弟去幫手洗碗收拾,自己則抱起已經開始揉眼睛的昭昭,輕聲哼著天域古老的小調,在灑滿月光的庭院中慢慢踱步。114Please respect copyright.PENANAMC9TAh3iQh
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邵夜靜立廊下,玄色衣袂在晚風中微動,默然注視著這一切。清輝如練,將相擁的二人籠罩在一片朦朧光暈裡。辰昭明明是他從焦土戰場上帶回的孤兒,渾身血污、氣息奄奄的模樣猶在眼前,此刻在她懷中,卻安穩潔淨得像被仔細呵護長大的小公子,連蜷起的手指都透著玉色的光澤。孩子趴在她肩頭,小手無意識地攥緊她一縷髮絲,呼吸漸漸均勻綿長,彷彿握住了全世界的安寧。114Please respect copyright.PENANAEmiPTNLOTo
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靳嘉感受到他沉靜的目光,回過頭來,朝他輕輕比了個「噓」的手勢。她的臉上帶著溫柔的、略顯疲憊的笑意,燭火與月光在她眼中交融成細碎的星子,彷彿守護著一整個易碎而珍貴的夢境。114Please respect copyright.PENANA6Kf3p0PDob
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待孩子睡熟,靳嘉才抱著昭昭步入統帥府那間罕有人至的客房,輕輕將他放在鋪得鬆軟的床榻上,為他掖好被角,動作細緻而熟稔,彷彿早已做過千百回。邵夜靜立門外,目光透過半掩的門扉悄然追隨,心頭驀地一軟,像是被什麼溫熱的東西輕輕撞了一下。114Please respect copyright.PENANA5DdkhFYCBY
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是了,二百年前,天域之亂大捷的那個夜晚,當所有人都在徹夜歡慶、痛飲高歌之時,也只有她——會悄悄離席,提著一盞琉璃燈,走遍喧囂背後的營帳,去替那些殺伐歸來、熱血未冷的將領們,一一哄睡他們驚魂未定或興奮難眠的孩子。114Please respect copyright.PENANAyjNQbaHOy4
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就像此刻一樣。114Please respect copyright.PENANAVdt7hxJRol
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月光無聲流淌,映照著她低垂的側影與孩子恬靜的睡顏。此情此景,與記憶深處那個溫柔而強大的身影悄然重疊。邵夜不禁默想:這許多年來,究竟有多少孩子,曾在她所向披靡的戰神之手下,被她以同樣令人安心的溫柔,輕輕帶入夢鄉?114Please respect copyright.PENANAdQnxfAFwEK
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靳嘉輕輕俯身,青絲如瀑垂落,在昭昭的額頭上印下一個溫柔的吻。「以星辰為名,願你有甜夢相隨。」她用西域聖語低聲吟誦,語調柔和而純正,每一個音節都像被月光浸潤過。那古老的祝福彷彿帶著安撫神魂的力量,輕柔縈繞在孩童的睡顏旁。114Please respect copyright.PENANA9UPXx4zIB0
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門外,邵夜不自覺地屏息。他望著這一幕,向來冷峻的眼底掠過一絲不易察覺的動容,低聲自語:「她的聖語……竟說得這樣好。」那不僅是語音的準確,更是將祝福中蘊含的寧靜力量,完整傳遞了出來。114Please respect copyright.PENANATo3utoK38I
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靳嘉躡手躡腳地闔上房門,轉身便撞見邵夜如鐵塔般僵立在廊下陰影中。邵氏三兄弟早已識趣地溜回各自房中,偌大的統帥府靜得只剩風拂簷鈴的輕響,月光在兩人之間流淌成河,瀰漫著難以言喻的張力。114Please respect copyright.PENANAWCBgUH49lT
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「你明日……獨自去剎域?」邵夜的聲音低沉如夜霧,驟然劃破寂靜。114Please respect copyright.PENANAoSUvokGOZB
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「嗯。」靳嘉攏了攏衣袖輕聲應道,衣料摩挲聲細若遊絲。114Please respect copyright.PENANABMrdwZsLd1
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「何時歸來?」他又問,目光如寒星緊鎖著她,彷彿要從她細微的表情裡讀出什麼。114Please respect copyright.PENANAgndBbnZ7Oz
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「去程一日,交完畫,再留一晚處理事務,回來又一天。」她屈指細數,語調平靜,卻在尾聲時忽然柔軟下來,唇角牽起清淺的弧度,「約莫三天。不能久留——」114Please respect copyright.PENANAdji1bimRUB
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夜風拂過她垂落的髮絲,那句未盡的話裹著嘆息落在他心間:「我會想你兒子的。」114Please respect copyright.PENANAvkPwx43fM0
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「你要按時回來。」邵夜的語氣近乎命令,卻在尾音處洩漏了一絲幾不可察的顫動,像冰層下暗湧的暖流。114Please respect copyright.PENANAH2jO5O8TKy
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「我一向說到做到。」靳嘉揚起下巴,月光在她頸間勾勒出驕傲的弧度。114Please respect copyright.PENANAESdDVINeNi
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這句話卻像利刃猝然劃開舊痂。邵夜猛地攥緊拳背,青筋隱現:「二百年前,慶功宴上,你也說只是回老家一趟——」他的聲音陡然頓住,像懸崖勒馬,只餘下未盡的指控在夜風中震顫。那戛然而止的尾音裡,藏著百年來從未癒合的傷口。114Please respect copyright.PENANAPjKdgOZKuB
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靳嘉的驕傲瞬間消散。她輕輕嘆了口氣,嗓音裡浸滿月色的疲憊:「那次……唉,都是命。」指尖無意識摩挲著袖口暗繡的符紋,「當初回老家,對至親毫無防備。誰知剛踏進門就被母君定了原形,直接塞進花轎裡。」她頓了頓,聲音低如耳語,「這次只是交畫,沒事。」114Please respect copyright.PENANAdpSCR5aMwr
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「我陪你去剎域。」邵夜立即接口,像早已等候在唇邊的誓言。114Please respect copyright.PENANAyG2uyjKScS
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「別鬧,你還有軍務要忙。」靳嘉蹙眉搖頭。114Please respect copyright.PENANATxsXSoRAHH
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「我有假期,我可以請假。」他向前逼近半步,玄色衣袍幾乎要觸及她的雲袖。114Please respect copyright.PENANAvghSNVY16C
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「你少發瘋,」靳嘉抬眼瞪他,眸中卻漾著無奈的漣漪,「好好一個戰神突然在剎域現身,邊境守軍怕是要嚇得烽火台盡燃。」114Please respect copyright.PENANA6qpMCixq5O
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「三日後,」邵夜倏然轉身,衣袂劃破月色,「我會帶著昭兒在天域結界口等你。」他踏著鏗鏘的步履離去,斬釘截鐵的尾聲撞在廊柱間迴響:「等你吃飯。」114Please respect copyright.PENANAWwsW8lsYgB
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「邵大塊頭突然這麼貼心……」靳嘉輕笑一聲,語氣裏帶着幾分調侃,「怎麼,是我這個『保姆』當得太好,戰神殿捨不得了?」114Please respect copyright.PENANAhTX4aQiU3C
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「你不是保姆。」邵夜停下腳步,回頭看她,目光沉靜如深潭,映着月色,「你對昭兒的用心,所有人都看得見。」他頓了頓,聲音低沉而肯定,「我也看得見。」114Please respect copyright.PENANAU1zX055pgF
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「都是緣分罷了。」靳嘉的笑意淡去,眼神溫柔中帶着一絲不易察覺的痛惜,「他……太讓人心疼。僅僅因爲天生異瞳,又恰逢父母亡於亂軍,就被冠上『剋星』的污名。」她輕輕搖頭,「這本就不該。」114Please respect copyright.PENANAlkeohvEpqO
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她望向邵夜,聲音輕卻堅定:「這世間的命數各有軌跡,我們不該將旁人的不幸歸咎於無辜者身上,更不該讓一個孩子來承擔這一切。」114Please respect copyright.PENANAWVFHh3bE1L
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「謝謝你將他帶回天域,」她頓了頓,眼中漾開真摯的柔光,「謝謝你們……讓我有機會,能分給他一點點愛。」114Please respect copyright.PENANASIv3AcrbU4
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「你當初……爲何會決定收養他?」靳嘉輕聲問道。114Please respect copyright.PENANA7BXjzL6J51
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「緣分吧。」邵夜沉默片刻,聲音低沉,「看見他被衆人指責,獨自蜷縮在角落的模樣……心裏莫名地揪了一下。」114Please respect copyright.PENANA5CcC6dnCV9
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「邵大塊頭啊,」靳嘉語氣軟了下來,帶着一絲不易察覺的溫柔,「原來還是這樣一副軟心腸……真好。」114Please respect copyright.PENANAh9vkLjmRDB
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她停下腳步,轉身面向他,眉眼在夜色中顯得格外柔和:「就送到這兒吧。接下來幾天,辛苦你們照顧昭兒了。」114Please respect copyright.PENANAD58rLVOatz
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「準時回來。」邵夜的聲音低沉,卻帶着不容置疑的份量,「否則……我們這羣粗人,可是會直接闖去剎域要人的。」他頓了頓,補充道,語氣裏竟帶上一絲難得的、生澀的笨拙,「我們可不會唱什麼搖籃曲哄孩子睡覺。」114Please respect copyright.PENANA4zwj6KS8fC
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靳嘉聞言輕笑出聲,眼中漾開溫暖的光:「我一定回來。畢竟……」她笑意更深,帶著幾分戲謔,「我可實在接受不了我的小寶貝以後得聽着軍歌才能入睡——哈哈哈!」114Please respect copyright.PENANAQx0ZRYDh5k
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「晚安。」靳嘉輕聲說道,脣角帶着未散的笑意。114Please respect copyright.PENANADpspJTMb6J
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「晚安。」邵夜低聲回應。114Please respect copyright.PENANA1gZBmzhfss
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月色如水,靜靜流淌在兩人之間。廊下的影子被拉得細長,在無聲的夜色中彷彿悄然靠近,於地面交織成一幅模糊而溫柔的畫,訴說着未盡的言語,與悄然滋長的情愫。114Please respect copyright.PENANAMKFytW3xC7
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妖.姽嫿錄
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剎域之行
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