男人冷漠的身影從車裡下來,純白的襯衫和黑色的褲子此刻顯得格外冷硬。242Please respect copyright.PENANAhDKzBmTKJt
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「乖兒子!」婦人上前迎接,一臉高興,「我可終於盼到你回來了。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAy2VugGDRvn
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他冷著一張臉,微微頷首示意。242Please respect copyright.PENANA4K6PbVVK0B
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婦人朝後頭站在車旁另一個略胖的男人親切地說,「蔡先生也一起進來吧!這大除夕的,就不要自己一個吃飯了。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAXtOP5pAEg2
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「不用不用!李夫人您太客氣了。」男人乾笑著擺手,「我待會兒就開車回老家,後天再回來接阿凡。」242Please respect copyright.PENANASDvSfw901R
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「這樣。」婦人一臉可惜,但沒挽留,「那好,預祝你新年快樂啊!路上小心!」242Please respect copyright.PENANAxqpHqOD1NT
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「謝謝李夫人!你們也是!」男人趕忙告別,「阿凡我先走了,後天再見!」242Please respect copyright.PENANA0cENjLvDX7
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然後閃身躲進車裡。242Please respect copyright.PENANAZI4oXfqSZT
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冷淡的男人無甚表情,轉身走進屋裡,婦人也趕快跟上。242Please respect copyright.PENANA5IHVJub1EX
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兩人經過客廳,往飯廳走時,婦人小心翼翼地問,「那個⋯⋯小林沒跟你一起回來嗎?」242Please respect copyright.PENANAE9stNdLX3L
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「回自己家了。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAx7Hc5wKgSE
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「啊⋯⋯這樣。」婦人放鬆了點神情,「待會兒你爸有件事跟你商量⋯⋯不是甚麼大事,就是⋯⋯反正你先聽聽,別太緊張,也別跟你爸慪氣。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAwRHuu0rvgQ
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他沒有答話。242Please respect copyright.PENANAgZjhC0py6i
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飯廳裡另一個中年男人已經就坐,神情嚴肅。242Please respect copyright.PENANAejGGO9kgX1
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男人淡漠地頷首打招呼。242Please respect copyright.PENANANrs4uV15Ba
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「嗯。」中年男人沉著臉應了一聲,「坐吧。」242Please respect copyright.PENANATPmWBOk6AZ
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傭人把菜都上齊後退了出去,三人默然開動,餐桌上只剩零星碗筷碰撞的聲音。242Please respect copyright.PENANA8zPRiYXDvy
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吃了一半,中年男人放下了筷子,向著年輕男人說,「給你跟林家的外孫女安排了見面,記得把時間空下。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAaqyEDoU8tj
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年輕男人看了自家母親一眼,想到她剛才的囑咐,壓下想說的話,隨意嗯了一聲。242Please respect copyright.PENANAwfUB4CFMHf
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「打算甚麼時候回去西班牙?」242Please respect copyright.PENANAC9mJ7DrJKX
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年輕男人邊吃邊冷淡地說,「沒有計畫。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAw5tfrKxSTC
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中年男人眉頭深鎖,「甚麼?」242Please respect copyright.PENANAoPSSc4gzYm
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「我會繼續留在國內踢足球。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAESgGrW3vLl
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「你是說這個賽季之後,你還要繼續留在新鳴?」242Please respect copyright.PENANA46N66eF5vd
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「對。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAvrlhs8uAhV
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「所以,」中年男人的語氣都變了,「你要繼續踢乙級?」242Please respect copyright.PENANAUId5VlKagA
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「贏了冠軍,就會去A隊踢甲級。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAe79QuEVvp8
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「現在問題是這個嗎?」中年男人厲聲說道,「這裡的A隊跟西班牙的A隊能一樣嗎!你是不是燒壞了腦子!」242Please respect copyright.PENANArGE0XMMNYX
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「老公別激動⋯⋯我們說好跟孩子心平氣和地說的⋯⋯」婦人焦心地在旁邊勸說。242Please respect copyright.PENANARexqXHDFd3
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中年男人不管妻子的勸說,大怒拍桌,「李與凡你給我清醒一點!我花這麼多心力栽培你踢足球,就是為了讓你在這種三流球隊踢這種不入流的比賽嗎?!」242Please respect copyright.PENANA3nFsS6sKfV
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李與凡依舊冷漠,緩緩放下了筷子,抬頭看向自己的父親,「我很清楚自己在做甚麼。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAiZ2cxP3tLB
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李父怒然看著他,胸口起伏。242Please respect copyright.PENANAWag4k9LPEA
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李與凡目光深深,面容不變。242Please respect copyright.PENANAOTOGlKOL9A
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「我會證明,我今天得到的一切,都不是靠誰給的。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAIgj3t0ClsV
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另一邊廂,林家四合院老宅外。242Please respect copyright.PENANAQt2nIToKaP
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從南翠球場開車趕回來的林經陽,在大宅門口跟自己的父母會合。242Please respect copyright.PENANAC7QwwCdzXI
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他母親趕忙抓著他的手臂,「怎麼樣?有沒有請周總一起來過年?」242Please respect copyright.PENANAzvjp48gRqU
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林經陽無奈,怎麼自家母親第一件事是關心周諾寧,「沒有。」242Please respect copyright.PENANA4gwgCq9Dsb
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「這樣⋯⋯」林母擔憂地說,「你表妹出了那樣的醜事,聽說本家是不想我們回來的⋯⋯本來想說如果能把周總請來⋯⋯唉,也不知道他們是怎麼個態度⋯⋯」242Please respect copyright.PENANAZaF0zh609u
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「沒事。」林經陽安撫,「反正總歸得有人代表回來露個臉,我們低調一點就好,老人家們應該不會說甚麼的。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAZIDFsKUDPY
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林父點點頭,「今年說是統一去正院問安,待會兒你自己進去打個招呼吧,我跟你媽在偏院待著。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAa5b00L7XRI
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「嗯,我知道了。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAo8T0i8Y5fy
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穿過四合院的廣亮大門,迎接的傭人一個帶著林氏夫婦前去偏院,另一個則帶著林經陽到了正院,停在中堂的門邊請他進去。242Please respect copyright.PENANAcC6Xhi6vkc
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林經陽頓下腳步,看了裡面熟悉又遙遠的建築一圈,才緩慢地跨過門檻,進入屬於主人之家的中堂。242Please respect copyright.PENANAi6RsyPnd9j
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他走到中央的八仙桌,依次給坐在兩旁的長輩一一問好,幾位老人家都很有默契地沒有多提他表妹的事。242Please respect copyright.PENANA31V90ilGrL
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例行公事辦妥後,他便打算回去偏院找他父母,回頭就看到剛跨進門檻的熟悉身影。242Please respect copyright.PENANAbr8C2rw29W
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林經陽上前朝男人笑著打招呼,「好久不見。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAvr0F1njzYk
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「嗯。」男人慵懶地插著口袋,「你父母呢?」242Please respect copyright.PENANAvClTP1pgFW
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「在偏院,我也正打算過去找他們。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAZLLeV0VeAz
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「請他們也過來吧,今年整個家族都在正院吃飯。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAm2rgWPE6Ap
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林經陽略為驚訝,「我以為⋯⋯只是讓我們進來打個招呼。」242Please respect copyright.PENANA7IsVKyIIkw
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男人扯著唇,「那些不合時宜的規條,也該是時候廢掉了。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAV6mpfysx7M
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林家的正統血緣是百年貴冑,歷史僅次於皇族之後的上官家,所以很多傳統守舊的規條一直流傳至今,例如林經陽這些旁支出身的族人,以前是絕對沒法踏進中堂半步的。242Please respect copyright.PENANA10aaDsMoFx
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不過去年林家新任掌陀人上場後,好些舊規矩就被逐一廢除。242Please respect copyright.PENANAFgGh5INjMo
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林經陽笑了笑,看向不遠處正在和小孩子打鬧的年輕女孩,「看來你家裡那位對你影響蠻大的。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAGzOXJAOxrW
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男人勾了勾唇,不置可否,唯獨落了女孩身影的眼神裡,多了一層冷硬中的柔和。242Please respect copyright.PENANARx2oGJpubq
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林經陽看了看四周,「你妹妹呢?還在國外嗎?」242Please respect copyright.PENANAqhqjcjTCvN
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「嗯。大概是在西班牙太快活吧,說是作業趕不上不能回來,等到年末的時候再看看。」男人神情鬆弛,「反正她被關在這裡太久,也需要多點自由,就任由我爸媽嘮叨去了。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAUN90ZlAV6F
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林經陽失笑,很明白他說的意思,「看這樣子,再過幾年,你父母該給她安排婚事了。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAFaO1k8cT58
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「就是啊⋯⋯」男人若有所思,想到那條他還沒能改變的規條,「父母之命,媒妁之言⋯⋯看似天經地義,但誰又真的那麼幸運,能被安排遇上那個最適合的人選。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAfe7sZ9ad7s
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林經陽笑著抬頭看天,頭一次有些慶幸自己是出身自旁支,「看來出身正統,也未必永遠都是好事。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAmvhUkYGiDk
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他家的公司是服裝界的龍頭企業,以前同學總把他當成小太子爺,百般討好奉承,令他總有種優越感,自認出身不錯,足以讓人稱羨。242Please respect copyright.PENANADyaQzp3a9V
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可是當他母親總抓著他切切教誨,叮囑他一定要努力學習,拼命發奮圖強,絕不能讓林家那群人瞧不起他時,他慢慢搞不懂他爸媽到底還有甚麼不滿足。242Please respect copyright.PENANAP5I5jPyrr5
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當他漸漸長大,學會觀言察色,才赫然發現在他名字裡的「林」,跟別家小孩的那個「林」,原來還可以如此差天共地。242Please respect copyright.PENANAi6neX6IMhZ
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百年家族林氏,身為四大貴族之一,有座寬大的四合院大宅,代表著林氏悠久且堅毅不屈的歷史,是整個家族的根基和象徵。242Please respect copyright.PENANAC9rQAcpMgR
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能在裡面生活、奔跑、長大,是一種身分的肯定,而繼承它的人就有如擁有天下。242Please respect copyright.PENANAkoxrZrECi7
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可裡面天地再大,卻永遠都不會有屬於他和他家人的位置,他們只是這遼闊庭院裡,可有可無的青草綠葉。242Please respect copyright.PENANA5Ud11dvsh1
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他們必須要存在,卻又要像不存在那樣謹言慎行。242Please respect copyright.PENANArWgf7PRGLE
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從那時林經陽才明白,原來他們沒有的東西,還有這麼多。242Please respect copyright.PENANAR7lrexNpYu
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真正令人稱羨,擁有一切光環的,是站在祭壇最前一列,牽著太老爺的手,在眾人的目光之中上前拜祭的一人。242Please respect copyright.PENANAS5yJOfG9a9
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而那人,就是面前這個與他年紀相仿,卻已經是林氏現任當家的天之驕子,林景軒。242Please respect copyright.PENANAjCuEgaGNzG
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「是嗎?」林景軒挑眉回視過去,「那你擁有身為旁支的自由,讓你選擇到了你想要的人了嗎?」242Please respect copyright.PENANA7bGdEfwp8e
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林經陽遙望遠方,神情意味深長,「選⋯⋯當然能選了。」而後又笑著自嘲,「只是⋯⋯那個選擇並沒有選擇我而已。」242Please respect copyright.PENANAKX2qrzKPtK
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林景軒勾唇,「看來周家大小姐眼高於天的傳聞,倒也不假。」242Please respect copyright.PENANARpiJkXf9EX
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「眼高於天嗎⋯⋯」林經陽輕笑了聲,曾經也以為是自己配不上她,「或許只是她心裡面,本身就沒有所謂的標準。」242Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZAGrsm2cs
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林經陽很確定,即使過去一年荊棘滿途,歷經許多不必要的跌宕起伏,此刻的周諾寧,正在度過她人生中最快樂的春節。242Please respect copyright.PENANAqFOK0mBkQd
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