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「哥,能陪我去逛街嗎?」643Please respect copyright.PENANAPiShUMsmi3
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李晴煬三人昏迷滿二十天。閒來無事,加上里奧當了太多天宅男,葛蕾絲決定帶哥哥出去走走,順便曬太陽。643Please respect copyright.PENANA806eoBhWkz
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「天氣變冷,你該買新的大衣了。」葛蕾絲說:「你也很厲害,我都死過一次,你的大衣還是那幾件。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAVQZqX2WNUY
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里奧個子高、肩膀寬,穿大衣非常好看,但永遠都是黑色大衣、灰色大衣、棕色大衣……無限循環,連高宇維都看不下去。643Please respect copyright.PENANACP84ylRQdT
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物慾極低的里奧表示:「我不想花錢。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAu9WB45KG87
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覺得他物慾太低的葛蕾絲表示:「早知道你會這麼說。我問過宇維少爺,他說你買衣服的錢,可以報公帳。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAAXWaQ9kdtJ
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「……。」高宇維竟然出這一手,里奧沒有拒絕的餘地。643Please respect copyright.PENANAefDeC0vxqO
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「請尼可和派翠克照顧檸檬吧。」葛蕾絲說:「我剛問了謝綠,她和那隻貓也會一起去。十五分鐘後在停車場集合,不可以不來喔。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAFwt4qiiWTN
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於是,悠閒的周末假期開始了。里奧抵達停車場時,他明顯感受到謝綠吃驚的眼神,以及──那隻貓。雪檸被紅鶴殺死後,那隻貓也被帶回仙境大樓,經過這段時間的馴服與教化,此刻的外表就是一名年輕男子。643Please respect copyright.PENANADNd7xgzsYp
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「您…您好。」貓有一頭很淡的棕色頭髮,微長,後面紮了個小馬尾,見到里奧禮貌地打招呼。643Please respect copyright.PENANAk5FTtJgKve
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里奧點頭回禮。明明都住在仙境大樓,里奧卻是第一次和他說話。643Please respect copyright.PENANAXxWRRfdpP9
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「哥,跟你介紹一下,這傢伙是……格什麼來著?」葛蕾絲看向謝綠。643Please respect copyright.PENANA2R653eD52V
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「『云格』。」謝綠重申。643Please respect copyright.PENANA6u58e1VtR4
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「啊對,云格。」葛蕾絲說:「他和謝綠能彼此共鳴,謝綠也教他很多人類的知識,想帶他出去逛逛,習慣人多的地方。」643Please respect copyright.PENANA4ac41OIgIt
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里奧當然沒意見,但是──看向面色緊張的兩位年輕人──里奧覺得他們很可憐,畢竟怎麼看,里奧都不像好的逛街夥伴。神與畜不是講究長幼禮儀的地方,但礙於面無表情,每個後輩對自己都異常敬畏,關係自然也比較疏遠。643Please respect copyright.PENANAoNzWnEJ3iR
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「云格……」643Please respect copyright.PENANAJmX2Q4m7rh
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里奧看著他,想起遙遠的一百年前,頭上長著一對貓耳的俏麗女孩,「黛娜。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAJO501vVzEM
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「你的祖先,是一隻名叫黛娜、棕色的貓。」里奧說:「如果沿用黛娜的姓氏,你的名字是『江云格』。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAadNIHqvmqn
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「江云格……挺好聽的。」謝綠反覆唸著,「格格,你喜歡嗎?」643Please respect copyright.PENANAro4MK8kccV
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「江云格」點了點頭,靦腆地和里奧說謝謝。643Please respect copyright.PENANANkUifngNu5
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神與畜第七幹部──江云格,繼承第一代水果塔「黛娜」的後裔,就這麼誕生了。他是一名有著淡棕色頭髮、黃色眼睛的高瘦男子,照到陽光時的瞳孔會變成一條線,也因為眼睛太顯眼,謝綠教他戴隱形眼鏡,以免在外嚇到人。643Please respect copyright.PENANAN0RG1dcY0a
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「車子開了,我們走吧。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAy3dK37CXB3
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自動駕駛車啟動,四人搭上車,前往離仙境大樓稍遠的市區。葛蕾絲發揮她為人母的天性,下車後指著街上的路燈、攤販、玻璃櫥窗裡的模特兒,告訴江云格那些是什麼、用來做什麼的。尷尬的謝綠被扔在後面,和里奧並肩走在一起。643Please respect copyright.PENANArkUtosA8Mk
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要知道,謝綠以前和里奧的相處都不太愉快,也是她現在尷尬的原因,而且,一米五的謝綠站在一米九的里奧旁邊,身高差也讓謝綠很尷尬。643Please respect copyright.PENANA0LC5wuhBbY
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「唔啊……!」643Please respect copyright.PENANAcyc6pqpI9A
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因為心不在焉,謝綠竟然在人行道跌倒,而里奧,在謝綠絆倒的一瞬間,一手抓住她的後領,像拎一隻小動物一樣。643Please respect copyright.PENANAkA2x8ptvPo
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「謝謝。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAWFQ8UqTB3i
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謝綠發誓,里奧拎住她的某瞬間,謝綠的腳是懸空的,這個男人的力氣大到能單手拎起她的重量。想到自己之前和這個男人為敵,謝綠的腳步更不安了。643Please respect copyright.PENANAY3c1STB3zz
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「妳不用這麼緊張。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAkTa8ewTWPT
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里奧難得當開話題的人。他神聖的銀白色頭髮,琉璃色的眼睛,披著那件千篇一律的大衣,筆直峭立的臉猶如被刀子抹過。如果神與畜按照顏值排名,男性的冠軍不會是李晴煬,也不會是尼可拉斯,絕對是里奧.懷特。643Please respect copyright.PENANAA8L794dhHd
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「論地位,我和妳都是神與畜;論資歷,我只比赫密士資深一點。」里奧說:「我知道很困難──在我面前,不用像對宇維一樣,小心翼翼。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAAllPpzRXHe
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謝綠苦笑,「『恭而無禮則勞,慎而無禮則葸。』抱歉,我太誇張了。」643Please respect copyright.PENANA3b2hqVGJD9
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以一個十歲的孩子來說,謝綠真的太早熟,身為長輩的里奧有些於心不忍,試著聊天舒緩她的緊張。643Please respect copyright.PENANAAQfeLWCw7X
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「妳穿現代裝很好看。」里奧突然說。643Please respect copyright.PENANAsu6zXPNn0O
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「真的?不會很奇怪?」謝綠戴著灰色的針織帽,白色的毛衣和牛仔長褲,這是她第一次穿冬天的現代裝出門,不是古人的披肩斗篷。643Please respect copyright.PENANAuUklzDwZjl
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里奧坦白說:「謝氏的古裝比較奇怪。」643Please respect copyright.PENANA15OYoyEiLa
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謝綠無法反駁,「我從小就被要求那樣穿,已經分不出什麼才是奇怪了。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAcnRCTihOr6
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「妳出生在那樣的環境,接受妳父親的價值觀,那不是妳的錯,當時的妳沒有選擇。」里奧說:「跟我們一樣,我們都沒有選擇。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAlu7NzCme4i
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謝綠終於敢直視里奧的臉。643Please respect copyright.PENANAXdgmt5vDNm
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「爹跟我說了你們的事,這幾天我回想了很多。」謝綠告訴里奧:「當然,大部分都是不好的。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAIeLGstBoQR
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「他希望妳成為下一任反高派領袖,並不意外。」里奧回應。643Please respect copyright.PENANA7gTrnvuoGL
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「每個人詮釋故事的方式都不同,哪怕始皇帝,也有人認為他是英雄。」謝綠說:「你們和我爹,只是詮釋歷史的方式不同罷了。我不會因為成為神與畜、就否定我爹詮釋的歷史;同理,我也不會因為成為神與畜,盲目相信你們的詮釋。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAgWq4bJ2kC0
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謝綠會找到她自己的詮釋,而她,也希望自己能找出最客觀、最接近真相的詮釋。643Please respect copyright.PENANAe4Uaf1GDTb
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「我發現一件奇怪的事。」謝綠說:「爹和我說過那麼多,唯獨沒提到兩個人,一個是你,另一個是赫密士。你們是最資深的神與畜,也是高……抱歉,我還沒很習慣這個稱呼。也是『宇維少爺』最信任的人,我爹卻隻字未提,我覺得很奇怪。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAzIgRpMBIp2
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里奧知道,大家對神祕的赫密士都很好奇,但注意到里奧名字很少出現的人,謝綠是第一個。643Please respect copyright.PENANA6YdoqiRXcq
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「妳喝過可樂嗎?」里奧突然停下腳步。643Please respect copyright.PENANAPglIyApNKH
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「沒有,為什麼問這個?」643Please respect copyright.PENANA7tHsJhNuMr
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「他們不見了。」里奧指著前面,葛蕾絲和江云格不知道跑去哪,「我們休息一下,等他們。」643Please respect copyright.PENANA4PksUt3MJU
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說完,里奧去自動販賣機買了兩瓶可樂。在謝氏長大的謝綠當然沒喝過,她好奇啜一口,氣泡的刺激差點把她嚇死。643Please respect copyright.PENANABOhGsJIotT
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「這是赫密士最愛的飲料。」里奧面不改色喝著,「他每天一瓶。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAfc0eqO3r0F
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「唔,舌頭刺刺的,感覺好怪。」643Please respect copyright.PENANA2p9vTXTnGM
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謝綠害怕又想繼續喝的模樣,里奧覺得很有趣。自從有了女兒,看到謝綠這樣嬌小的女生,里奧會不自覺幻想,自己跟長大的檸檬是否會有同樣的互動,這也是他今天話特別多的原因。643Please respect copyright.PENANAFxuiephvJb
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「赫密士的定位比較特殊,讓他自己說比較好。」643Please respect copyright.PENANArFiQltFmjh
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里奧不想用太嚴肅的方式回答謝綠。趁氣氛因為可樂比較緩和,里奧表示:「我確實無足輕重,畢竟以前,我身上沒有水果塔。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAuK1or8pY2t
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謝綠睜大眼睛,「但你不是……?」643Please respect copyright.PENANAhjIY8JrDsW
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「我體內的紅國王,是獅鷲強行放進我的體內,它原先的主人是夏悠。」里奧解釋:「在那之前,大家連我的名字都記不得,只稱呼我『白兔的兒子』。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAxSuQPV3Bw1
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「為什麼獅鷲要這麼做?」謝綠問。643Please respect copyright.PENANAycCa9kfLdk
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「我是宇維的左右手,獅鷲覺得我不夠強大、無法勝任這個角色。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAbS71WWjkcV
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里奧嘆氣。想到體內的那個東西,他頭就疼。643Please respect copyright.PENANALiGdORXPRk
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「總之,我沒有大家想得這麼重要。『里奧.懷特』這個身分,令人聞風喪膽的向來是姓氏,並非名字。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAtdk577sJO6
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雖然面無表情,但里奧說這段話的眼神,給謝綠留下深刻的印象。643Please respect copyright.PENANAdtRUCo8pkX
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「宇維少爺呢?」謝綠問他:「在宇維少爺心裡,『懷特』也比『里奧』重要嗎?」643Please respect copyright.PENANAzM1bPFH8XO
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里奧竟一時語塞,「……我不知道。這幾年,我越來越不懂宇維在想什麼。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAv62awaC4iT
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謝綠回想上個月、高宇維來仙境大樓探望李晴煬三人的場景,「我只見過宇維少爺一次,該怎麼說……因為爹的關係,我一直以為他是陰險狡詐的人,但實際見面,他很難用一個詞形容。」643Please respect copyright.PENANADJG4ww3Adc
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里奧苦笑。沒錯,那就是高宇維,那就是瘋帽。643Please respect copyright.PENANA4pLcgktw5o
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「你跟宇維少爺,是怎麼認識的?」謝綠問。643Please respect copyright.PENANAlbq1aJNV8z
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「大學同學,我和他從一年級就是室友,紅鶴是隔壁學院的學弟。」里奧說:「打從認識宇維時,他就有水果塔,也已經結婚了。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAP1kfDxs0Xe
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「……!?」643Please respect copyright.PENANAwkoRGx1ptQ
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謝綠差點被可樂嗆到,但里奧沒有解釋最後一句。643Please respect copyright.PENANAU8Vp8RT4bg
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「他以前的個性沒這麼陰沉,也常開我妻子雪檸的玩笑。」里奧的眼裡閃過落寞,「然而,五年前開始,他變得越來越陰陽怪氣,開口閉口都是艾莉絲體系;成天一個人鎖在房裡喝紅茶,連我也不見。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAizaqRkclLl
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俗話說伴君如伴虎,里奧活得也不輕鬆,高宇維的轉變讓他們的關係只剩君臣,而不是多年的知己好友。643Please respect copyright.PENANAQMDwbUZwd4
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雪檸身故、紅鶴離開,高宇維又變成這樣,怪不得里奧的病──憂鬱症越發嚴重。紅國王正是窺中他內心的脆弱,才想反客為主、奪走他的身體。643Please respect copyright.PENANAGjLuOlIXFT
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要不是今天出門、吸到外面的空氣,里奧會一直把這些事藏在心裡,謝綠變成訴說對象真的是意外;多虧說出口,加上可樂的氣泡,里奧覺得心情好了一些。他抬頭,差點忘記天空是藍色。643Please respect copyright.PENANArO3xef7Nkx
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「抱歉,你說的這些我都不知道。」謝綠不知道自己為什麼要道歉,但她覺得自己必須這麼做。643Please respect copyright.PENANAGPQu8ZBn0y
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「呵。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAaecikT4UkD
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謝綠好像聽到里奧的笑聲,下一秒,一隻大手蓋在她的頭上。643Please respect copyright.PENANAbMPYcWNYaJ
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「孩子,別誤會──」里奧聲明:「我狀況再差,也有餘力保護你們所有人,放心。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAkRKHa62YSa
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「……!」643Please respect copyright.PENANAHEwDsFdGDZ
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謝綠不喜歡、也不討厭摸頭,讓她為之一震的是里奧的話。要知道,她在謝氏每天想的是如何生存,忘記自己其實才十歲──但神與畜不一樣。因為有人保護、凡事不用全靠自己,也能像這樣走在街上,堂堂正正活下去。643Please respect copyright.PENANAGgaKeF4WWx
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「找到了!哥──小綠──這邊這邊──!」643Please respect copyright.PENANA74z2XNdmYV
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葛蕾絲的超大嗓門從前方傳來,看來她和江云格終於意識到自己走丟,折返回來找他們。643Please respect copyright.PENANATjnTDKxy1c
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「走吧。」643Please respect copyright.PENANALbxRbYa2pZ
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里奧起身,將喝完的空瓶扔到垃圾桶,正準備去葛蕾絲那邊時,謝綠卻抓住他大衣的衣角。643Please respect copyright.PENANAsazuqdewnU
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「我……!」643Please respect copyright.PENANAZvYt1Mo4TB
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謝綠抬頭,草綠色的眼睛有些緊張。她堅定地說:643Please respect copyright.PENANAxyEYTILvTI
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「我很慶幸認識你們。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAduKG6J8mRg
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「也很高興認識『里奧大哥』,不是爹爹所謂的『懷特』。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAOmbKFCTO2j
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「……!」643Please respect copyright.PENANARiNfi6bEgf
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里奧睜大他琉璃色的眼睛,驚訝在他的眼裡表露無遺。風拂過他神聖的銀白色頭髮。披著那件千篇一律的大衣,筆直峭立的臉猶如被刀子抹過。643Please respect copyright.PENANAx9HvEAOw0o
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「……妳不用這麼緊張。」643Please respect copyright.PENANAhpny4OfJCP
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里奧瞇起眼睛,久違地、發自內心一笑。643Please respect copyright.PENANArUjEkatp1U
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「認識妳,我也很高興。」