房間內,燈光柔和,氣氛靜謐。
慕時發燒得厲害,躺在床上,整個人都被熱氣包圍,額角的冷汗不斷滲出。雖然身體極度不適,但他還是堅持沒哼出一聲,閉著眼睛裝睡。42Please respect copyright.PENANAtUA8GcJ1KA
——然而,他能感覺到,有個人還沒離開。42Please respect copyright.PENANASiBMlltGEg
過了大概十分鐘,耳邊傳來輕微的聲音。42Please respect copyright.PENANAIFdHwTWq4k
「嘩啦。」42Please respect copyright.PENANAmi3zZ0L57C
——是書頁翻動的聲音。42Please respect copyright.PENANAPCJPoDFNL7
「吱呀。」42Please respect copyright.PENANA8B6Kk7okB3
——是椅子被拉開的聲音。42Please respect copyright.PENANAgvzVs7r5au
慕時睜開眼,側過頭一看,就看到李知瑜端坐在他床邊,手上拿著一本書,懶洋洋地翻閱著。42Please respect copyright.PENANAnWBqnA6hW4
她明明才剛說「不想照顧發燒還愛逞強的白痴」,現在卻坐在這裡,一副要陪夜的架勢。42Please respect copyright.PENANA4WxMHrRztZ
慕時:「……」42Please respect copyright.PENANAiom3GuIaSy
「你怎麼還不走?」他的聲音沙啞,帶著病態的疲憊。42Please respect copyright.PENANAEfAHAZKpw4
李知瑜頭也不抬,淡淡地說:「你還能滾去休息嗎?」42Please respect copyright.PENANALPoCe4W7UP
「……」42Please respect copyright.PENANAu32Wy4v9eG
慕時頓時啞口無言。42Please respect copyright.PENANAAYP5YbMpLW
她學他學得還真快啊。42Please respect copyright.PENANAKEeGijNBeC
——42Please respect copyright.PENANAKja9753NgN
房間又安靜了一會兒,只有書頁翻動的聲音偶爾響起。42Please respect copyright.PENANAn7wwiUPsGP
慕時閉上眼睛,沉默片刻後,低聲說:「……我真的沒事。」42Please respect copyright.PENANARsAIv84zbU
李知瑜輕哼一聲:「行啊,那你現在馬上起來,咱們出去跑十圈?」42Please respect copyright.PENANAMytSAUcW35
「……」42Please respect copyright.PENANA1bhPJnqXZK
「起不來?」她挑眉,「那就是有事。」42Please respect copyright.PENANAMYd05NvbxF
——42Please respect copyright.PENANAWJr7qXpvcT
慕時被噎住了。42Please respect copyright.PENANAXi68NF5I1g
他現在要是再嘴硬,李知瑜大概能當場氣死他。42Please respect copyright.PENANAFiqdijVqLs
索性,他閉上眼睛,不再說話。42Please respect copyright.PENANAip8ZFxQA9L
——42Please respect copyright.PENANAVyFVNcw47X
他確實不太習慣有人這樣照顧他。42Please respect copyright.PENANA71wUI1o7Mi
在他無數次輪迴的記憶裡,大多數人都是自私而冷漠的,即便偶爾有人對他好,也往往帶著某種目的,很少會有人心甘情願地陪在他身邊,只因為「擔心」他。42Please respect copyright.PENANA1XUVCBVA5B
李知瑜不一樣。42Please respect copyright.PENANAvqPfhW4kZK
她嘴巴壞得要命,行動卻從來不拖泥帶水。42Please respect copyright.PENANAe0aXPus6mq
如果是一般人,她大可以丟下一句「你活該」,然後甩手走人,卻還是留了下來,默默地坐在這裡。42Please respect copyright.PENANAFMboJ35EiE
——這種關心,讓慕時感到有點陌生,也有些……不安。42Please respect copyright.PENANAHXoHt3PGtl
——42Please respect copyright.PENANAMmRgnvTOqT
「……」42Please respect copyright.PENANAHvtutM31JZ
李知瑜突然放下書,看著他,語氣隨意地開口:「你睡不著?」42Please respect copyright.PENANAauFBdBUkr1
「沒有。」42Please respect copyright.PENANAT1FiBh4mB5
「那你怎麼還睜著眼睛?」42Please respect copyright.PENANA2GKrIxOt2Q
慕時頓了頓,終於還是轉過身,背對著李知瑜,閉上眼睛。42Please respect copyright.PENANATF0HSlvAlX
「……現在睡了。」42Please respect copyright.PENANAHKH8XKzcof
——42Please respect copyright.PENANAQf5iJtPLN4
李知瑜瞇了瞇眼,哼笑一聲。42Please respect copyright.PENANA7lI2aYMnCp
「行吧,那我就在這裡坐到你睡著。」42Please respect copyright.PENANAj8hIY8Y8FG
——42Please respect copyright.PENANAflJC714NXP
房間內,再度歸於平靜。42Please respect copyright.PENANA2KgxmDLh9H
燈光映照在翻開的書頁上,時間一點點流逝,氣氛變得寧靜而安心。42Please respect copyright.PENANA0YTJ6lGdA6
——42Please respect copyright.PENANAYbQqilaAJp
那一夜,慕時做了一個很長、很長的夢。42Please respect copyright.PENANA2reLAWBrvw
夢裡,他不再是被無數輪迴折磨的孤魂,而是個擁有「家人」的普通人。
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隔天清晨,陽光透過窗簾縫隙灑進房間,空氣中還帶著淡淡的清晨涼意。42Please respect copyright.PENANAfmNGND1Qas
慕時發著低燒,但已經好得差不多了。他坐在沙發上,手裡握著一杯溫水,餘光掃過餐桌上的病假單——李知瑜特意請假留在家裡照顧他。42Please respect copyright.PENANAl3BFZGNNoQ
「……你不是工作很忙?」他沙啞地開口。42Please respect copyright.PENANAyaJIzsj1oi
「請假一天而已,反正我不放心。」李知瑜抱著手臂,靠在門邊,語氣自然得好像請假的理由真的只是「放心不下」而已。42Please respect copyright.PENANAiCpjQjuceZ
慕時看著她,張了張嘴,最後還是沒說什麼。42Please respect copyright.PENANAaztaDCwmga
——42Please respect copyright.PENANAFSiNHZw1Pe
這時,手機鈴聲響了起來。42Please respect copyright.PENANAf5lgqXbwUT
李知瑜接起電話,對方的聲音很快傳來——是養父沈晚舟。42Please respect copyright.PENANA7SdiShPmQT
「知瑜啊,知然最近好點沒?」42Please respect copyright.PENANANokyyzkeVc
李知瑜瞥了一眼坐在沙發上的慕時,語氣平淡地回道:「還活著。」42Please respect copyright.PENANAWLdsYU19rp
電話那頭的沈晚舟似乎被嗆了一下,沉默了一秒,才繼續說:「今天回家吃飯吧,你媽也挺想你們的。」42Please respect copyright.PENANAbZeXrg5Eg1
「好啊。」42Please respect copyright.PENANAdiyDaNnHct
——電話掛斷後,李知瑜看向慕時,語氣隨意:「走吧,回家吃飯。」42Please respect copyright.PENANAeI95iM96yb
慕時手裡的水杯微微一頓,眼神閃爍了一下,最終沒有拒絕。42Please respect copyright.PENANAbxyykuDPv6
——42Please respect copyright.PENANA8MpLoTst9t
兩人沿著熟悉的街道往養父母家走去。42Please respect copyright.PENANAAE4SE9gcBw
這條路對李知瑜來說,無疑是習以為常的「回家路」,但對慕時而言,卻顯得有些陌生。42Please respect copyright.PENANAnbz19VpBPs
陽光落在柏油路上,斑駁的光影透過樹葉灑在他們身上,空氣裡還飄著附近早餐店傳來的淡淡油香。42Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9fCUdQ3bd
慕時垂下眼,看著自己踩在這條路上的腳步,忽然有些恍惚。42Please respect copyright.PENANAqpE4bAmWOM
——這種感覺,像是自己不屬於這裡,卻又被迫留在這裡。42Please respect copyright.PENANAWM3uWovuF2
他低聲喃喃道:「如果我是林知然就好了……」42Please respect copyright.PENANALHvdXOo7Ja
話音剛落——42Please respect copyright.PENANAQQlgBZiXGm
「啪!啪!」42Please respect copyright.PENANAyPBZKu28YC
兩隻手毫無預兆地拍上他的臉頰,把他從思緒中驟然扯回現實。42Please respect copyright.PENANAtRgT8tKazE
「……?」慕時猛地回神,抬頭就對上了李知瑜的眼神。42Please respect copyright.PENANAMAzg8LEL8R
她眼裡沒有憐憫,沒有遺憾,只有理所當然的笃定和一絲不悅。42Please respect copyright.PENANAt30XQcojuq
「慕時就是慕時,」她語氣不容置疑,「不用成為別人。」42Please respect copyright.PENANA5lQ3HnyHYD
慕時怔住了。
這句話,簡單得不能再簡單,卻像是一塊溫熱的石頭,落進了他心裡那片寒冷的湖水中,泛起一陣難以言喻的漣漪。42Please respect copyright.PENANAeMZ81jHqPK
他從來沒想過,有人會這樣對他說——不需要成為別人,只需要是「自己」就好。42Please respect copyright.PENANAvaeEitL39H
李知瑜看著他那副呆愣的樣子,沒再多說什麼,直接伸手拉住他的手腕,拖著他繼續往前走。42Please respect copyright.PENANAQhtYITJLaG
「走吧,回家。」42Please respect copyright.PENANAKjXQchibz0
——42Please respect copyright.PENANAhXdGG2UFT8
他們回到了養父母的家門口。42Please respect copyright.PENANAVNlZaouOee
李知瑜深吸一口氣,然後直接推開門,把還有些愣神的慕時帶進客廳,對著坐在沙發上的沈晚舟和李懷安介紹道——42Please respect copyright.PENANAHTKGloCBlZ
「爸、媽,這是慕時。」42Please respect copyright.PENANAJkBhvmu8pk
「以後他就是我們家的一份子了。」42Please respect copyright.PENANAwOvwas4zTy