侯邦彥把幾張桌子併成一大桌，方便吃火鍋。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNRtIvj7Jz
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFLh2RDDV4
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？」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOcVnPC7NQ
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAsGTqyhrr
「來了，來啦。」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuP67AWrrW
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqY8ITT2ZO
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRO6DhBisn
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyK5jGMCyp
好像還畫上細膩的妝容呢，令人眼睛一亮。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauoLIpm5hF
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcpMfWPFb0
孟瑤函看她亮麗現身，不免自卑感浮現：137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkwYVjgPeQ
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNohzyBhrbp
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！137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwGMTCnGRy
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkaPy4r6Uy
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLhxx6eKqC
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZ48b6CovL
平平是女生，金淑蓉是小公主，而自己卻像下等丫鬟。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrvF0eQjRK
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHKihfozVM
這種天差地別，孟瑤函不覺自卑才奇怪呢。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDktEyeuSPw
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBLHwtnnAq
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8qh6t6jGa
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEctZjpW5xT
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：137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhwKwEgBTj
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPI0qbbmQkj
「等一下開飯，妳坐瑤瑤旁邊的位子吧。」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zxQagddul
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIa1O2EoM7d
「為什麼？」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36WfRMmcwM
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOPDvTnxdv
「別問了，就這麼做。」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0eh2Eaulp5
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerLpG6namV
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJ7OaPj5xR
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwhqvbCxpF
「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！」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqLSqz2iOo
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkRXYge0sk
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkLohnhOQW
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCYSY2wW4B
她輕輕撥開金淑蓉，努力維持表面的和善。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Z9O0sxP2b
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1m2rfotXP
「好，準備齊全了，開飯吧。」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErFfD2Jpnp
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSA6LtwZZj
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewrQivqrR2
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt50XI0qVom
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡth7E0RecMh
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQp3iaMVliz
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoBqTuiNzL
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BAQkIUc95
「好漂亮飽滿的炸牡蠣呀！做這道菜要真功夫！」金淑蓉奉承道。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69bFUVhmK0
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDJFiYOpE7
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlzeGGjIcQ
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPlett14JM
「咦？大叔你不吃嗎？」她察覺到異狀。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tYpVZQqz9
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEUFXFBgpb
「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。」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohB5BsmDDk
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSL5DUlCNpE
他臉上沒有表情。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTR8puYudx
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJqmkeYFhO
「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。」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeHVscQgPg
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡga421TZJCF
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhKmZhynZj
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1c9rqxrgWY
「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。」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwS547ZltR
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI002MfHzwt
孟瑤函想不通、又為他擔心；137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdB6SwvsPpr
金淑蓉則一臉可惜；137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYns3ds2bMv
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！
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0C3jhBXAfu
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaN9aJPf4Yr
一頓飯，吃得孟瑤函如坐針氈。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUB4jVOn4d
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmunIqKe8m
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIU69pUE2Rl
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3YKRXMzTM
「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？」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6en9vubWhp
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQLNJFDcvI
金淑蓉邊吃邊問，毫不掩飾對侯邦彥的好奇。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9wIBzteFI
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiw8RMFSc8m
「我不知道，但他好像有去英國留學。」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJqlSCSbHI
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wzyLqkyy8
「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！」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqEXDBJeni
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnD9kn2lEAN
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbj5C24N1b
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvKrFBwbVN
「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。」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsk0DgUpkA5
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYH58hnCjDq
「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。」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNlLsuNhNq
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViV5KYUneA
金妮意猶未竟，伸長筷子又從鍋裡夾了一片魚肚。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzWngoCNj3
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTvwvorafM
雙姝顧著笑，沒發現孟瑤函的臉色漸漸陰沉。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IWRkR45Hy
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWSRb9soNW
「老愛盯著別人、搶機會，創造一個屬於自己的機會，很難嗎？」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakik1CfLJ3
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfHVqtS5oD
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicB5eFNzZ2
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDOoXP6WQ1
有些事，也不能一直放著不處理，直球對決說不定有奇蹟。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQkkU5lLeH
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMu2OjwtPu
「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。」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOprLFxlkzK
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0UEXUYjkz
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsjyHs8fn6
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs63AJhKRoU
但『氣度』的高下修養，終究還是有差別。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruFiDBOAl1
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaJaMbsNS9
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDIZyHc3QG
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAn33fqnKB
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHjZrMwyPO
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVRY7GZ3C1
「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？」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ463F3VjeAD
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGdAIvRNEP
「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。」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtx3blTXzyF
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhaDuZh5wG
聽她理直氣壯的言論，孟瑤函的眼眶立刻激動泛紅。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrC50VvAMJy
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAq6TCq3Lh
她很氣自己，明明抄襲的不是她，但她卻震怒、發抖。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQXYCdSdAQ
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRewltiUqW0
看起來理虧的反而是她！137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvq9fWTIxe
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxKJg2HiCe
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？137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7LZdG6cyR
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNd00QICKqj
有些事，她自己都解釋不清，但她知道金淑蓉比誰都清楚。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNZbEJXX2l
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsswzPhOPWD
「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！」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4nKGu5j40
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIfvtqm4Ro
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrz2oVZqGz
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡag4DEKDVHm
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgNtN1RGAV
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkh0Zy20CZv
對她的聲淚指控投以微笑。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXfX3U0j32
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDImeaTs8bx
「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？」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYdqzMX3Y8
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4p2mS7W0W
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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlu68rKYtz
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBAfu5n3U2
這讓孟瑤函更憤怒，整個身體都跟著戰慄起來。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2ZzdKuSQP
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Fe4oUIsaU
「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！」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5oBRCxpsb
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMm80GuNhrV
「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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ215GWnPXo2
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfRoUHqUK9
「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。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74hJr5navK
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkvgC6zfVc
「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？」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiltJ7tkHS
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvm0vlU6B1w
孟瑤函瞬間愣住，說不出話。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsjzebahVs
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHcQuc66Ic
金淑蓉的臉上雖然掛著微笑，但看人的眼神沒有溫度。137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMsk81reHm
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofgBm3vJ0O
「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？」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlGuBZFAOb
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4vCYUvpiO
「金妮，妳……」137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpV20zyqeS9
137Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicXHL2J4Ad
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」