周家老宅的飯桌上,如常放滿了精緻的飯菜,傭人在後面走動添酒水,席間除了周家四人,還有李氏夫婦兩位客人。288Please respect copyright.PENANAT9pdohhoC8
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「今天小凡不能來真可惜,我還特意吩咐傭人做了幾道他愛吃的菜呢。」方玉賢惋惜道。288Please respect copyright.PENANA6uLoRCChpS
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李母臉露尷尬,「就是啊⋯⋯周夫人這麽誠心誠意做的菜,是我家孩子沒口福。」288Please respect copyright.PENANAoFPWQkpbde
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「沒關係,訓練要緊,下次再吃就好。」方玉賢體諒道,又看向默不作聲吃飯的周諾寧,心裡甚是寬慰,「讓小寧到李家拜訪也可以。」288Please respect copyright.PENANA85pjxpdqoM
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周諾寧聞言一頓,但沒有看方玉賢,冷淡地將飯菜送進嘴裡。288Please respect copyright.PENANAxaMu6nikJp
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李母看了眼周諾寧,還是不太敢隨意跟她搭話,只說,「那、那當然好啊,我們隨時歡迎。」288Please respect copyright.PENANA0NKsuhrZXo
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周諾寧內心冷笑了一聲,斜眼看向周子亦,壓著聲線道,「看來你只想著算計我,倒是忘了男主角也很不合作。」288Please respect copyright.PENANAwbBZpc4Bsq
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周子亦淡定笑著,「比起你,阿凡可容易多了。」288Please respect copyright.PENANAA2OTUYri3i
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周諾寧喝了一口水,看向父母那邊,方玉賢正和李氏夫婦言談甚歡,並沒注意到這裡的對話。288Please respect copyright.PENANAo5gt78bG1t
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「不也就拿著一樣的東西去威脅,少得意了。」周諾寧從牙縫裡擠出這句話。288Please respect copyright.PENANAf3WmoKYCjV
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周子亦微微勾唇,並沒否認。288Please respect copyright.PENANAoh31cDiRxZ
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「對了,周董事長,」李嶽看氣氛正好,謹慎地提起,「既然現在婚事也定了⋯⋯我們甚麼時候公佈消息比較好?」288Please respect copyright.PENANAkpyf9b13JA
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方玉賢一怔,瞬間收拾了表情,笑道,「這當然是⋯⋯」288Please respect copyright.PENANA3Y365CTeu9
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「等到賽季結束後再談吧。」剛才一直沒開口的周天權打斷,夾著菜,毫無退讓餘地,「現在並不合適。」288Please respect copyright.PENANApuaeCxaHv6
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李嶽神情明顯一僵,似是沒有料到周天權如此決絕的答案,漸漸蒙上一層慍怒的顏色。288Please respect copyright.PENANA7rKUWEUEMz
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這場看似是兩家人的婚事,實際上決定權只在周天權一人手上。288Please respect copyright.PENANApVygPOtfwa
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方玉賢趕緊出來緩頰,「對啊,現在兩個孩子正忙碌,也都沒這個精神了,等他們忙完了再辦訂婚宴也不遲。對吧李夫人?」288Please respect copyright.PENANAa9aqIpty1o
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李母看到自己丈夫的臉色,也不好附和方玉賢,但又不能甚麼都不說,尷尬道,「這⋯⋯今天小凡也不在,我們當父母的也不好替他們決定。」288Please respect copyright.PENANAxSO5BY0Sd6
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方玉賢怔了怔,勉強笑道,「也對⋯⋯李夫人說的對,這事就等孩子都在再說吧。」288Please respect copyright.PENANAhHacd8ZrDE
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這個話題雖然就這麼結束,但目睹各人表情的周諾寧,內心的疑問卻不斷發酵。288Please respect copyright.PENANAQfNOXzMuPs
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看樣子,周天權心裡並沒有完全同意這場婚事。288Please respect copyright.PENANApZ5jCFU0Me
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那周子亦到底用了甚麼手段讓周天權暫時妥協?288Please respect copyright.PENANAdE5JJWaCSU
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抑或,是周天權在利用周子亦讓她妥協?288Please respect copyright.PENANAQG6aepMMoc
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飯後,李氏夫婦並沒久留,周天權讓周子亦跟著他去書房一趟,方玉賢則硬是拉著周諾寧去她以前住的房間,說有禮物要給她。288Please respect copyright.PENANAAVz8xYaU7q
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周諾寧嘆了一口氣,也不想現在離開跟李氏夫婦碰上,只能不耐煩地鬆開方玉賢的手,往自己的房間走。288Please respect copyright.PENANA9Q2FOw16N8
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自從她十二歲去英國留學後,她再也沒有回來過這個房間。288Please respect copyright.PENANAkW39yNa7ak
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久違回到這個許久不見的地方,一切彷彿遙遠又熟悉。288Please respect copyright.PENANAsr57Ls4FLs
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淡粉紅的牆紙,歐陸風的傢俱,充滿溫暖和愛的氣息,原封不動,一塵不染,一如她十二歲離開時的那個樣子。288Please respect copyright.PENANA3JAgsyRhbo
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但在她的記憶之中,這個房間代表著她最軟弱無力的時期,陰暗的角落裡似乎還殘留著她瑟瑟發抖的幼小身影。288Please respect copyright.PENANAvODZAh7StE
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心情一下就變得極糟。288Please respect copyright.PENANA8uHQcwrU2O
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「來阿寧,過來坐。」方玉賢拉著她在床邊坐下,身側有一個禮物盒,「這是媽給你買的⋯⋯訂婚禮物。」288Please respect copyright.PENANACbdY1zrcHn
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方玉賢把禮物盒遞給她,期待地示意她打開。288Please respect copyright.PENANAeasmtbIPlh
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周諾寧沒有甚麼表情地接過,機械式地慢慢打開,映入一片乾淨無染的顏色,讓她的眼眸輕輕一撞。288Please respect copyright.PENANA8YrKWzCVFI
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那是一件白色小禮服,胸前和衣袖的布料都用上了繡工精緻的蕾絲,搭配柔順的純白布料,跟周諾寧清冷的氣息十分相襯。288Please respect copyright.PENANA7sA68Wqw18
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「雖然⋯⋯你跟阿凡還沒那麼快訂婚,但是媽還是想提早送你這個禮物。」方玉賢很是喜歡自己挑的禮物,微微笑著,「不然也不知道你下次甚麼時候再回來了。」288Please respect copyright.PENANA7W6vGzsavC
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周諾寧看著那件禮服,微微出神,有了些模糊的想像。288Please respect copyright.PENANAMEgVsfbFoZ
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站在她身邊的人⋯⋯288Please respect copyright.PENANAYAlu172hvu
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「如果⋯⋯」她不自覺就脫口而出,「我想嫁的人不是李與凡⋯⋯你會幫我嗎?」288Please respect copyright.PENANAJjyeY0bqxn
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方玉賢一怔,有些措手不及,「阿寧⋯⋯這⋯⋯」288Please respect copyright.PENANA10aIfUadkE
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「不行,我當然知道。」周諾寧很快清醒過來,自嘲一笑,「也對,有哪一次你會站在我這邊。」288Please respect copyright.PENANAyGnIAdeJeR
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她就是一時瘋了才會問方玉賢這種問題。288Please respect copyright.PENANAzaEhrvEiQY
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方玉賢傷心地說,「阿寧,媽不是這個意思⋯⋯」288Please respect copyright.PENANA8SrzV6Xz6a
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「反正我的人生,從來不會有一次讓我自己決定。」周諾寧的手掌撫摸過布料,沒有感情道,「因為我的父親,是一個為了不讓人知道他的女兒不會說話,就把女兒當成兒子來養的人。」288Please respect copyright.PENANAa3CnFlxjRT
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「當然不是⋯⋯!阿寧你⋯⋯你怎麼會這麼想的!」方玉賢震驚地說,「這都是因為你父親擔心你受傷害,所以才⋯⋯!」288Please respect copyright.PENANAybbSkkP8XA
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「擔心?」周諾寧冷笑,受夠方玉賢無盡的謊言了,「所以就把五歲的小孩送去接受軍訓?不過是不會說話,又不是不會打架。」288Please respect copyright.PENANAQ7gJqEXciE
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「那是⋯⋯!那時候你⋯⋯!」方玉賢乾著急,卻有口難言,只能懇切道,「阿寧⋯⋯我知道你父親一直都對你很苛刻,讓你受了很多煎熬⋯⋯可是⋯⋯他做的一切,都是希望你能擁有保護好自己的能力,不會再陷入痛苦之中啊⋯⋯」288Please respect copyright.PENANALLvP2S74SL
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「不。」周諾寧決絕道,「當初會變成那樣,就是你們造成的。」288Please respect copyright.PENANAo5djw7x4MW
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她冷漠無情地蓋上盒子。288Please respect copyright.PENANAL4saDDkkNc
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「所以現在的痛苦,全是你們給的。」288Please respect copyright.PENANA0aNdg6oVf3
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另一邊,周天權的書房。288Please respect copyright.PENANAQypGIUUzw9
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周子亦關上書房門,走到書桌前,周天權已經坐下,準備翻閱文件。288Please respect copyright.PENANAI6AA33uANl
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「爸。」288Please respect copyright.PENANATNapCnsP2d
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周天權沒有抬頭,掀開文件夾,「交出來吧。」288Please respect copyright.PENANASoUefJE75T
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周子亦臉色一緊,仍維持住鎮定,「那是甚麼⋯⋯」288Please respect copyright.PENANAqPmUL2wdHZ
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「你用來威脅阿寧的東西。」周天權繼續翻過紙張,臉色穩如泰山,「別讓我說第二次。」288Please respect copyright.PENANAnzhimzwbGC
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周子亦身子一震,眼底動搖不止。288Please respect copyright.PENANASlunJa7bR8
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「我的孩子,我還不了解麽。」周天權的眼神始終停留在紙張上,全然不需要看周子亦甚麼表情,「除非拿捏住她最珍視的東西,否則她誰的話也不會聽。」288Please respect copyright.PENANAAZwUum25t8
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「既然早就知道,您為何⋯⋯」288Please respect copyright.PENANAJIk0IpCqyS
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「藉這個機會讓阿寧遠離那些低下的東西,是我樂見的事。」周天權無情說道,「只不過,這不等於我會讓你遵守跟她之間的約定。」288Please respect copyright.PENANAu7R4VeHz2G
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周子亦一默,最後垂死掙扎,「⋯⋯那份資料還沒驗證真偽。」288Please respect copyright.PENANAmQJh6Kkf8I
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「那就是我的事了。」周天權不吃這套。288Please respect copyright.PENANARDz8tKkMye
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周子亦咬牙頃刻,儘管不忿也只能屈服,「我明白了。」288Please respect copyright.PENANAvkpVZGGXtq
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「封鎖好消息,別讓外界知道跟李家聯姻的事。」周天權吩咐道,「我已經在跟中川家接觸了。」288Please respect copyright.PENANAOH5eYizaQz
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周子亦眉頭一皺,「所以您根本不打算⋯⋯」288Please respect copyright.PENANAwFl4JMBQ4y
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「如果你執意保住那個女人,那就聽我說的,別讓阿寧跟你走一樣的歪路!」周天權厲聲道,「一樣的髒水,我不可能讓你們兩兄妹都掉進去!」288Please respect copyright.PENANA9irRRbF352
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作者的話:大魔王其實還是爸爸(?)