到了花園家門口時，鈴蘭已經累得睡著了。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKWR7jGoM5
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車裡一片安靜，只剩微弱的引擎聲與她平穩的呼吸。航一轉頭看著她的睡顏，眼神不自覺地溫柔下來。她的睫毛靜靜垂著，髮絲散落在肩頭，隨著呼吸微微起伏。他輕輕一笑，解開安全帶，下車繞到副駕一側。正準備俯身替她解開安全帶、順勢將她抱下車時——321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8Ez2Fvwnc
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一股味道撲進鼻尖。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCuoxfJv5K
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是菸。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3HwBp2Ihm
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而且是那種，燃燒過的、仍帶著焦痕氣息的菸草味。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRNDnYhNCr
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航一呼吸忽然一滯。是誰——誰碰了她？321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMXJ5MAvuC
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航一的動作在空中頓了一下。那味道熟悉得讓人無法忽略。他清楚，鈴蘭的那幾位朋友裡，沒有一個吸菸的。那麼……這味道，是從哪裡來的？321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkttsy7kkDt
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他低下頭，視線落在她微微散亂的髮尾與衣袖上。淡淡的、卻明確的，是從她身上散出來的。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JAJGMmji3
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航一的指尖微微一緊。他跟在大小姐身邊那麼多年，從未、一次都沒有在她身上聞過菸味。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGgkxwlAAl
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花園家的宅邸早已全面禁菸，除了老爺偶爾在書房裡抽雪茄，那是溫潤厚重的檀木香，與這種刺鼻、帶焦的味道完全不同。這味道瞬間把航一拉回了某個記憶的深處。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0vuWFZ0pt
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——殘影街的風俗店。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCvbvTzVF1
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那是他一輩子都不想再想起的地方。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuw8quKGh2
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航一幾乎不敢相信自己的嗅覺，卻又一次次確認。他俯下身，靠近她的髮梢、外套的領口，那股味道確實存在。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5OJoJngAd
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不只是菸草。還有一種男性古龍水的味道，帶著金屬般的冷香與夜風氣息。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhZyGsS8fN
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航一的喉嚨微微收緊，心跳卻莫名加快。那一刻，他第一次覺得，這股氣味，比任何謎團都更讓人窒息。
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沒有照原本的習慣將她抱回房間。他站在車邊，靜靜地看了她一會兒，那股味道仍縈繞在鼻尖，揮之不去。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLl8lB2jfB
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他需要確認。需要更多……「證據」。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9GNuO8HGN
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於是，他輕輕喚醒她。「大小姐，到家了。」321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXHaFFkler
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鈴蘭半夢半醒地睜開眼，睡眼惺忪地點了點頭，「嗯……謝謝你，航一……」321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0KNeLhBe3
她搖搖晃晃地走進屋裡，回到房間。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7Yzou6Esn
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不久後，傳來浴室水聲。她正在洗去旅途的疲憊，卻不知身後有人仍停在門外，神情陰鬱。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIG5h1I85x
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航一拿起她方才換下的上衣。指尖觸到那布料，他幾乎立刻感覺到那股味道——殘留、明顯、無法否認。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDhR6bdemi
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他仔細地看、又一次聞。從衣袖到衣領，從肩線到發梢輕觸的地方，他不是在懷疑她，而是在壓抑自己的動搖。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3mrqMff64
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航一的眉心微微一緊。那味道並非只是待過某個有吸菸者的地方，它太近、太深、太明顯。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHKwmlQ57O
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那不是「經過」，而是「被抱過」。味道附在她的肩線與衣領，像是被誰留下一瞬的殘影。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LN9fwudf9
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航一胸口微微發緊。這不是理性判斷，而是一種直覺。太熟悉她的氣味，也太清楚這股異味屬於他人。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLi6MbqHGXy
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鈴蘭洗完澡後，整個人明顯精神多了。航一替她吹乾頭髮，她則打開手機，翻看旅途中拍的照片。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuCVbzLIuE
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當然，她不可能留下任何有楓或其他男生的合照。她滑著螢幕，笑得天真無防備；而在她背後，航一的目光也靜靜落在那閃爍的畫面上，一張一張，他沒有說話，只是觀察。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxFULdFr5e
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熱風機的聲音停止。航一拔下插頭，收起電線，動作一如往常般沉穩。他拿起梳子，為她整理微濕的髮絲。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkZQCpEAQ7
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「大小姐，這次旅行……開心嗎？」321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjX2nzC1QT
「嗯，開心呀。航一要不要看照片？」321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpX9Loiwgz
「好呀，等一下讓我看看。」321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovLTpDmvfj
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他語氣平淡，但眼底沒有笑意。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfdDZSF4cF
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片刻沉默。然後他忽然開口，低沉、克制。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpEcmfzEKM
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「大小姐，今天——有人抱過您嗎？」321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2xVeEUiY9
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鈴蘭的指尖一僵。滑動的手停在半空，螢幕光映出她錯愕的表情。腦中一瞬間空白。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouVO2jcCYr
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「欸、欸？抱、抱？也是啦，跟柚香她們呀……」321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVVWeYgqQJ
「是嗎？」321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxGzKIp3Cd
「為、為什麼這麼問？」321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTiTHbzFGw
「柚香她們，有帶男朋友去嗎？」321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJhm0aJoAs
「沒、沒有呀！就只有我們四個女生！」321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUMBYhSAqE
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鈴蘭的腦袋瘋狂運轉，卻仍想不出自己哪裡露了餡。空氣忽然變得太安靜、太冷，連那一縷濕髮滑過肩頭的觸感，都讓她全身繃緊。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUq8Ct5Fary
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航一確實有看到，她和柚香她們在照片裡擁抱。難道那股味道，是從別人轉染過來的？柚香愛玩，若她抱過誰，又再摟了鈴蘭……321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sGS7qKGCz
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他眉頭深鎖，收好梳子，轉過身，腳步往門口移去，心裡卻亂得像被撕開。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXng6gMuNER
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不要再想了。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoC4hCT1Lky
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他在心裡一遍又一遍地告訴自己。可那股味道太明顯，像一道無形的刺，牢牢卡在腦海裡，讓他無法假裝什麼都沒聞見。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeECVAVxwR
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「航一，等一下——」321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3o0EsyeHz
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他一怔。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXpyark7u6
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下一秒，從背後傳來柔軟的觸感。鈴蘭抱住了他。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2fXoamNcI
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還是——321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSu5WZNTh5i
一樣的溫度。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWZ2PnoHgZ
一樣的力道。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbgwcStmja
一樣的熟悉。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQNpBzZ1vU
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今天卻讓他幾乎喘不過氣。321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQqQnKGs6i
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「我……很想你。」她的聲音貼在他背後，充滿甜膩，「今晚，可以留下來陪我嗎？」321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0C87dv4Qp
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看到這裡的你，真的太有愛了！🥺💗321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgVyc087z3
喜歡的話記得幫我點個讚 👍、加書籤 ⭐、順手留個言 📝～321Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhZWjJjEam
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