京城。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRFyya7z8k
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辛菲才走到城門口，便覺得不對勁…61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CzzCywwUW
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城門依舊人來人往，可那些百姓的氣色，卻與她數月前所見截然不同。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49tcBwSeo9
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她翻身下馬，牽著踏雪慢慢入城，越往裡走，那股異樣感便越重。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4RQWcWvHx
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街邊不少人面色發青、眼下凹陷，有些甚至瘦得只剩一把骨頭…偏偏所有人的目光，都死死盯著吃食。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2Itg5OZFK
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她看見一個男人坐在麵攤前，腳邊已經堆了好幾個空碗，卻還在狼吞虎嚥，像怎麼也吃不飽；也看見幾名乞丐為了一塊發硬的饅頭扭打成一團。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2wl60BIpD
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乞丐搶食，本不稀奇，可那眼神不對，那不是尋常飢餓，而是像餓狼盯著血肉時，眼底泛出的兇光。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTot736zSE2
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgu7PkycQf
整座京城，都像被什麼東西慢慢掏空了精氣神，不再是幾個月前那般繁華鼎盛、車水馬龍，而是隱隱透著一股蕭瑟，甚至，帶著一種狼性…61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpp8MC7BhRv
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那種對食物虎視眈眈的貪婪感，根本不像一座天子腳下的皇城該有的模樣。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmO5kSC32eR
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她微微皺眉，風一吹過，空氣裡還夾著一絲若有若無的腐臭味。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWNe52r8KD
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辛菲腳步一頓。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeflNgtSUu
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這味道……她似乎在哪裡聞過。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEO4rjKdBPC
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腦海裡像有什麼念頭一閃而過，偏偏抓不住，只剩下一絲模糊的不安，盤旋不去。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGVCQthhLL
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辛菲依舊與陸景珩約在九華樓雅座。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkF3vcMilC
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只是這次一推門，她便怔了一下——陸景珩本就偏清瘦，如今不過數月未見，人竟又消減了一圈，眉宇間帶著掩不住的倦色。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5txqSpW38Q
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更讓她意外的是，平日總是慢條斯理喝茶談事的人，此刻桌前竟擺了數個空盤，而他手中的筷子，還未放下，像是剛吃完一輪，又繼續再吃。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFU7wB3S9N
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陸景珩抬眼，看見辛菲進門，動作明顯頓了一下，筷子停在半空。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR92sThOtb1
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下一刻，他像是有些不自在似的，輕咳一聲，默默把筷子放下，耳根竟罕見地泛起薄紅。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RfLymMGpB
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「辛姑娘，坐吧。」他低聲道，「讓你見笑了。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXbJEZVnua
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辛菲原本還覺得他這模樣有些難得，甚至有點好笑，可再細看他蒼白的臉色，神情便漸漸正了起來。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZGfngvoYp
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「陸大人……」她欲言又止。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WqcyqaGq6
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陸景珩卻淡淡一笑，「看起來氣色很差，是吧？」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefw1puDJmt
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9M8yLho84
「您這是怎麼了？」辛菲皺眉，「病了？而且……您看起來，像是很久沒吃飽過。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQghtB1jBQ8
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ekE7qaOug
陸景珩沉默片刻，才低聲道：「我的確病了。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJBGFGoc8k
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kwFMpJF9e
「不知從何時開始，總是餓…明明已吃下許多東西，腹中卻仍像空的一樣，看了不少大夫，連御醫都束手無策。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAejIUGADu
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3gW1tPHe7
辛菲心中微沉，連陸景珩這樣克己自持的人，都能失態至此，那外頭那些百姓的模樣，便不奇怪了。難怪她一路進城，滿街都是那種野獸般的眼神。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSopACDYbIx
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陸景珩又道：61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrx633IaiGv
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「不只是我。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaH1GXWS2Xo
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「九華樓已有數名夥計廚子病倒，根本無法正常做事，我正打算過兩日，先讓九華樓歇業。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OWzlH5zIt
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辛菲微微點頭。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznXpbwabYH
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若人人都處於這種飢餓失控的狀態，別說做事，恐怕連神智都難以保持清醒。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwtkkKQVQR
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「辛姑娘來時，應當已看見京城如今的情況了吧？」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexrDPfNaHh
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「是。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDiq62jx12
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陸景珩揉了揉眉心。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡim7gzJav4d
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「這一兩個月，京中越來越多人出現相同症狀。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwySxIBCueN
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN96bJjBVa6
「有人只是日漸消瘦，有人卻像永遠吃不飽一般，甚至……」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkg0wWZMqo
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他停頓一下。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuRNQvhOGH
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「宮裡也是如此。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGXlx5OTmE
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辛菲神色一凜。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLR4NUmr4bK
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「宮裡？」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqakatpcH4
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陸景珩低聲道：61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMpYPRHvsA
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「幾名宮女與太監已瘦得不成人形，卻依舊食量驚人。甚至連聖上與幾位娘娘，也開始出現相同症狀。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGVgn1ZYyz
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「御醫院如今焦頭爛額，可偏偏連不少御醫自己，也病了…」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvwt1AiTLe
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雅間一時安靜下來。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPZL2vUxvj
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半晌，陸景珩才壓低聲音：「如今民間已開始流傳，說這是餓死鬼附身。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBm2IMNbVFi
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAqHOUhpYQ
辛菲眉頭皺起：「荒唐。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaH0liPa0y
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「我也覺得荒唐。」陸景珩苦笑，「可更麻煩的是，有人開始說此災乃天降示警。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVj9Iuvp4Kj
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他聲音更低了些：「說……是聖上失德，才招來災禍。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiRnefonvJ
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辛菲心頭微震。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8ToaVQPr1
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她自然明白，在這個時代，「天子」二字代表什麼。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmkoOuXPa1
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天災、疫病、饑荒…在百姓眼裡，往往都與「天人感應」脫不了關係。從前她只在歷史書裡看過這些詞，可如今身在局中，才真正感受到那種山雨欲來風滿樓的壓迫感。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsngAm2TIl
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「若流言繼續傳下去……」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxN0VZDIUCA
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陸景珩眼底沉沉：「動搖的，便不只是民心了。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkGTjDRkir
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYT2LwBCW4T
辛菲沉默片刻，忽然抬頭：「陸大人既特地寫信讓我來京城，想必不是只為告知我此事。」又說：「您若覺得有我能幫得上的地方，不妨直說，只要我做得到，定會盡力。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEbj4Syk2b
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陸景珩心口像被什麼輕輕撞了一下。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcw8biFzvFF
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他早知辛菲聰明，卻還是會在這人人自危的時候，因她一句話而感到安心。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzdvxogO9C
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「聖上已命太醫院徹查病因，戶部也被調動了起來…」陸景珩又道：「百姓一旦病倒，無法做工，賦稅便得延緩、蠲免，否則只會逼出更大的亂子。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyb473aopEj
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辛菲點頭：「朝廷至少沒有棄百姓於不顧。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQhfEJzMXg
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「況且……這種情況如今只出現在京城，可若再放任下去——」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEdhiaTdgA
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQSI6oNgZk
陸景珩神色沉了下來。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVirdDc4mpf
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「到時受害的，就不只京城了。」辛菲幾乎瞬間便明白了他的意思：「 覆巢之下，焉有完卵。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3G3FbIKHE3
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89nOqzNrnZ
陸景珩看著她，終於開口：「所以，我想請辛姑娘幫忙。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAHEvJZCSM
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他沉默了片刻，語氣難得凝重：61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXbWisSlPw
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「我這些日子翻查了戶部名冊，又讓人暗中追查病者行蹤。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3fKzxaejD
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「最後發現，所有重症之人，都曾去過同一處山谷，又或者……接觸過從那山谷回來的人。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWXeHitQ93
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GcNwlUPdN
「我懷疑，病源就在那裡，辛姑娘可願意……替我們入山調查？」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpAaUElVaa
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辛菲幾乎沒有猶豫。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡympJkMfV7G
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她拱手道：61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxNM0SaFkG
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「陸大人於大榮村有恩，此事，辛菲義不容辭。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHr2q51PQte
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「好！」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJ5Mz1iT6A
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陸景珩難得朗聲笑了出來。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5wvdZRc9P
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那笑意落在他蒼白病容上，竟仍晃得人眼前一亮。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLh25WzVIq
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辛菲心裡忍不住想：果然美人就是美人，病成這樣，還是好看得不像話。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMsIDqDzfJ
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bcXCvOx4o
陸景珩壓下腹中的飢餓感，灌了一口茶，忽然又道：61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2gPLZls5n
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8rZuI9Nlx
「不過有件事很奇怪。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNjwvGdw6f
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「並非所有人都會變得極度飢餓。有些人，只是日漸消瘦而已。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjiYRvmNwy
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辛菲一怔。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vaHSGGr8q
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腦中那股熟悉感，忽然又翻湧上來，像有什麼東西，即將破開迷霧。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3tASuSaNu
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她低頭沉思許久，連陸景珩喚她都沒聽見。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyx2g5HC0D
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「辛姑娘？辛姑娘？」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6QG2muIrb
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrULd1PRP8
辛菲這才猛地回神。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQlfQpLsAa
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「啊？我沒事。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxe5O1sbOpJ
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她抬頭，忽然問：61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdUgfshkhZ
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fzcgY2APF
「陸大人，那些只是逐漸消瘦的人，是不是大多負責漿洗、挑水之類的活？」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HLvNfEMpa
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陸景珩神色驟變：「正是！」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizb666tjw4
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他眼神一下亮了起來：「辛姑娘怎會知道？」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSG6zh5ayd
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkP6L95wPB
然而，辛菲的臉色卻瞬間沉了下去，果然…61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Rz7CNfl8W
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如果真是那東西，那就麻煩了。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFgiqT796C
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陸景珩很快察覺她神情不對。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWWluucglD
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「辛姑娘？」他聲音微緊：「你是不是……知道什麼？」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgg8xnndIp1
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辛菲沉默片刻，才低聲道：「我還不敢完全確定。只是……這症狀，我似乎曾見過類似的…」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGFP6EbfDQ
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陸景珩目光一凝。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBbKP1DpwA
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「你曾遇過？」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViO6p0uReH
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他頓了頓，又像怕問得太急，放緩語氣。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEup0CpaK6
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「或者說，你知道這東西，可能是什麼？」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBKyoX3trX
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辛菲輕輕搖頭。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqDw2WrPbw
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「現在還只是猜測，等我入山看過之後，才能真正確認。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtD1UrAczl
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可即便如此，陸景珩心裡依舊猛地鬆了一口氣。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOCSSboVyk
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至少，終於有人，不再只是毫無頭緒。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PswVxAmtp
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他看著眼前的女子，心中忽然生出一種極深的安定感。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPOOhtxfFw
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而是一種近乎本能的信任，彷彿從第一次見面開始，他便知道辛菲是個能讓人放心把後背交出去的人。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHsTICVaRW
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她遇事總是不慌、不亂，哪怕面對危局，也極少露出失措模樣，像風浪裡仍能穩穩立著的人。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8pbLf5vWn
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這樣的人，天生就讓人想信。
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