周怡蓁剛把備用鑰匙插進鎖孔,就聽見裡面傳來小孩的哭鬧聲,和一陣敲擊木魚的聲音。
不知道家裡是一幅怎樣的慘況,她有一瞬間想把鑰匙拔出來,假裝自己沒來過。
而當她打開門踏進玄關那一刻,忽地聽見身後鄰居阿姨家傳來狗吠聲,與幼童叫嚷的聲音交織在一起。
一切的一切都讓她倍感荒謬,卻又意料之中。
「你這小孩怎麼看到什麼都想吃啊!」齊尚澧抓狂道。
小女孩手裡拿著木魚在敲,可能是越看這個圓圓的木製品越像魚,忍不住想咬一口,抓起木魚就張大嘴巴咬下去,齊尚澧慌張地伸手去搶。
虎口奪食豈是那麼容易的?他的手背上又多了好幾枚牙印。
被咬就算了,木魚還沒搶回來。
周怡蓁站在玄關口欣賞這幅世界名畫,不禁感嘆她的病人真的是病情穩定很多,他身上那股行屍走肉的氣息完全消失了。
整個人鮮活不少。
活跳跳的,像剛從海裡撈上來的蝦子。
這樣一想,她又餓了,剛剛那頓生日餐根本沒吃多少。
「好想吃蝦子喔。」她雙手交叉在胸前,姿態閒適地靠在牆邊。
「蝦子!」小女孩捕捉到關鍵字,猛然鬆嘴,木魚落到齊尚澧手中,她轉頭看向周怡蓁,雙眼放光地衝到她面前:「我也想吃蝦子!」96Please respect copyright.PENANAlPdsCa4hi8
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「你想吃幾隻?」周怡蓁蹲下身子,視線與小女孩齊平,動作熟練的從口袋裡抽出手帕,把她臉上的口水擦掉,又把她的手指一根一根擦乾淨。96Please respect copyright.PENANAQRu1PkJNVK
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「一百隻!」小女孩興奮道。96Please respect copyright.PENANA6xQ3V30t3w
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「一百隻?那你還吃得下飯後甜點嗎?我想做水果蛋塔,你想吃嗎?」周怡蓁一邊用對話分散小孩子的注意力,一邊把她轉過來,解開亂糟糟的辮子,重新編成兩條整齊可愛的雙馬尾。96Please respect copyright.PENANAjcsprUhqNA
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「想吃!」96Please respect copyright.PENANAadql8hY9Ge
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「水果蛋塔要放什麼水果?你喜歡吃什麼水果?」96Please respect copyright.PENANA1UdJ9xWEHd
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「我都喜歡!最喜歡草莓!」96Please respect copyright.PENANAIgh8vruUpW
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「那葡萄呢?」96Please respect copyright.PENANA3lYgBFWdBa
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「葡萄酸酸的,但我也喜歡。」96Please respect copyright.PENANAfhEYdrvFaF
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「你叫什麼名字?」96Please respect copyright.PENANA55BuJK3kDz
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「我叫恬恬!」96Please respect copyright.PENANAQoa0iClMag
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短短幾句對話的時間,周怡蓁就把小女孩整理得乾乾淨淨,露出她白白胖胖的小臉蛋,元氣可愛得很。96Please respect copyright.PENANA3qekQS1rm5
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齊尚澧手捧木魚,目瞪口呆地看著相處和睦的一大一小。96Please respect copyright.PENANALTNFmR1kgz
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「沒事在家裡放什麼木魚啊?」周怡蓁把小女孩抱起來,抬頭看到那個木魚,滿臉嫌棄道。96Please respect copyright.PENANAZV2nUoxhGy
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「就……我之前可能氣色太差,對面李阿姨想說我家是不是有什麼不乾淨的東西,她就找一個師父來,叫我每天敲。」96Please respect copyright.PENANA3Syzh8QXcA
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「木魚該不會是買的吧?」96Please respect copyright.PENANAZYYFI6z6BB
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齊尚澧點頭。96Please respect copyright.PENANA428UVzT7J8
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「多少錢?」96Please respect copyright.PENANAMrS4C8vqdT
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他講了一個數字。96Please respect copyright.PENANAEGuybV4wvB
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周怡蓁瞪大眼睛:「什麼啊那是木魚,不是黑鮪魚欸,神棍!我本來想叫你丟掉,結果我現在說不出口了。」96Please respect copyright.PENANALR8bCvS6iz
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齊尚澧倒是很乾脆地把沾滿口水的木魚塞進垃圾袋裡。96Please respect copyright.PENANALXnzxy2pu6
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周怡蓁抱著恬恬走到冰箱前,拿出一盒切好的蘋果,她打算先拿點東西填這個小朋友的嘴,不然她什麼都敢吃,太危險了。96Please respect copyright.PENANATIkfHh6U4W
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「小孩我來顧,你去買菜,順便散步。」周怡蓁對剛洗完手,從廚房出來的齊尚澧說道。96Please respect copyright.PENANABS7HCIRPUa
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「要買什麼?」96Please respect copyright.PENANA0DmDoHy2SR
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「我寫一張單子給你。」96Please respect copyright.PENANAk2f2F741LO
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齊尚澧拿著單子走到門口,又折回來問:「老鼠肉?能吃嗎?」96Please respect copyright.PENANAdMI3QTKSoC
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「那是豬肉的一個部位,你去菜市場問老闆就知道了啦!」周怡蓁朝他翻了個白眼。96Please respect copyright.PENANAOOXZ4IgTeZ
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見他將信將疑的樣子,周怡蓁嘆口氣:「是真的,我沒必要連這個也騙你吧,你敢買真的老鼠回來,我還不敢煮咧。」96Please respect copyright.PENANASoAG741UK4
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她懷裡的恬恬則奶聲奶氣道:「老鼠的肉好吃嗎?這麼小怎麼吃啊?」96Please respect copyright.PENANAsgQ2wg9SJp
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齊尚澧:「……」96Please respect copyright.PENANAmX1FzicCkr
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周怡蓁:「……」96Please respect copyright.PENANAvO35pHaSbn
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