心靈受創。這大概是最能形容凱帝現況的四個字。453Please respect copyright.PENANAfhYCR4sbEj
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並非是漢賽爾做出那種疑似要侵犯他的舉動,也不是因為他的左臉頰留下深到發紫、一時半會兒消不掉的咬痕,而是因為那孩子在自己眼前突然「恢復原狀」造成的衝擊,實在是大到無可言喻。453Please respect copyright.PENANAeODC7eFo8v
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直到今天,他才深刻的體認到,漢賽爾是個男人而不是男孩的事實。453Please respect copyright.PENANAjCLduRjw3w
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不想待在房間裡,剛去樓上吃完午餐又坐回一樓櫃檯後的凱帝想到這點,就禁不住嘆了口氣。453Please respect copyright.PENANAfRxOXDKrrS
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他一直都把漢賽爾當作貨真價實的小孩子來對待,也是因為如此,他才能容忍漢賽爾種種不檢點的言行;也是因為如此,他才願意替那對兄妹還債,讓漢賽爾待在店裡當員工;也是因為如此,他才能任由漢賽爾耍盡任性,三不五時就又捏又踩的弄痛自己。453Please respect copyright.PENANAuoUamZM4HZ
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然而,在看見小店員的「真面目」,徹底意識到那是名十八歲的少年後,凱帝很懷疑自己能否再維持從前的態度?畢竟,那樣的一名少年實在難以套上「可愛」的形容詞。453Please respect copyright.PENANAkL53lZN429
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他喜歡小孩,可是對於成人、特別是未為人父的同性,他雖是稱不上反感但也不是多有好感。453Please respect copyright.PENANAgDE2IL4XKg
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如果是小男孩的話,剛剛那樣又咬又抱的,他大概也無所謂吧……453Please respect copyright.PENANAE7ty18oPUF
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不,漢賽爾的話好像也沒關係?凱帝忖道,剛剛他的心中並沒有升起討厭的情緒,就是感覺很奇怪,而被做了那種事的感受當然也不會是高興。453Please respect copyright.PENANAQh1v7ERFXa
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叩叩叩──敲門聲傳來,凱帝望向糖果屋大門,歇業時一樓的門窗一向緊閉,看不出是誰來了。453Please respect copyright.PENANAEWRbxGY8SR
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心煩意亂的糖果屋老闆走過去開門,站在外頭的居然是鮮少來光顧的老友,娃娃屋店長。453Please respect copyright.PENANAYnCNkJA76W
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「真難得你會過來呢,查爾斯。」凱帝將微笑掛回臉上,把門打開領著友人進屋,「你來買糖果嗎?還是蛋糕?」453Please respect copyright.PENANAsqeHdV2yTz
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「不是,我是來……你的臉怎麼了?!」453Please respect copyright.PENANAYHpANzYXTn
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查爾斯逕自坐到櫃檯前的高腳椅上,在凱帝坐回櫃檯後的同時驚呼。後者笑了笑,顯然不打算回答這個問題:453Please respect copyright.PENANAlrolfGHdIn
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「不是來買點心的話,是有什麼事要找我嗎?」453Please respect copyright.PENANArlxvzrU1Al
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查爾斯將一只袋子放到櫃檯桌上,皺眉說道:「還不是看你假日沒開店覺得有點奇怪,又聽說你對殺蟲劑過敏掛在床上一病不起,還有幾個小妹妹哭著問我你是不是快死了,我才勉為其難來幫她們看看你是不是還活著。」453Please respect copyright.PENANA5j0bIM42KH
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流言傳播的速度快得可怕,內容錯誤率同樣也高得可怕,十之八九是早上那位客人離開後跟其他人說了那時的事,消息一下子就在商店街傳遍了吧。凱帝無奈地說:「生病的是漢賽爾,不是我。」453Please respect copyright.PENANA5s9lPk1xon
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「你看起來也不像生病的樣子。」查爾斯說,鏡片後的藍眼緊鎖著凱帝左臉那醒目的紅紫色,「你的臉到底怎麼了?被打了?」453Please respect copyright.PENANA6a6VE8Y0bO
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「沒有。這應該只算是……普通的瘀青而已。」453Please respect copyright.PENANA1pYE2LNDfA
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「被小鬼弄的嗎?」453Please respect copyright.PENANARP045g1ycB
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凱帝滯了一下,才慢慢地點頭。453Please respect copyright.PENANANV8ifdXVwF
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算是得到答案,查爾斯也沒再追問下去,在他的推測中,假設生病的是上次見到的臭小鬼,那凱帝勢必需要帶人去看病或餵藥,很多小孩子一聽見要吃藥就會奮力掙扎,看之前那小鬼的模樣,在那過程中一拳打到凱帝臉上也不是什麼奇怪的事。453Please respect copyright.PENANAvAAkX55v1T
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「小男生就是這麼討厭,嚐到苦頭了吧。」查爾斯說,凱帝也只得露出苦笑回應,前者盯了後者的笑容幾秒,續道:「你怪怪的。」453Please respect copyright.PENANAOPbXrB8Z3W
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「有嗎?」453Please respect copyright.PENANAicfs4q4PxV
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「有。你平常不是應該跟我說男孩子也很可愛嗎?今天居然不回話?」453Please respect copyright.PENANAQkb325ao00
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凱帝回想了一下今早的情形,又是苦笑,「可能是因為臉太痛了,所以不怎麼想說話吧。」453Please respect copyright.PENANAikhUezM4uR
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聽他這麼說,查爾斯便離開座位,「那我回去了,你去照顧你家那小鬼吧。」娃娃屋店長推了推櫃檯上的紙袋,「這是妮妮跟艾米媞她們要我帶來探病的,就交給你了。」453Please respect copyright.PENANAafbOZiviDd
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「謝謝。」凱帝稍微打開袋子一看,裡面除了小孩子手寫的卡片之外,還有一隻小天使娃娃,可想而知是查爾斯因擔心而送給自己的,但對方並沒有提及,「你要帶一點餅乾回去吃嗎?」453Please respect copyright.PENANAnyTdHh8jc7
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「隨便。」453Please respect copyright.PENANAXo9ks3EYHf
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正走往店門的查爾斯擺了擺手,凱帝送去一袋薄荷夾心餅,看在他們多年交情的份上,查爾斯是他少數願意免費送甜品的成人。453Please respect copyright.PENANACFSZqIu5E6
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在藍衣男子跨出店門前,凱帝想了想,又喚了對方一聲:「查爾斯。」453Please respect copyright.PENANArVTmyme18T
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「幹嘛?」453Please respect copyright.PENANAoBDdQaqVdA
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「如果常去你店裡的女孩們,有一天突然長大的話……像是,假設妮妮從小女生長成成熟的女人,你還會喜歡她嗎?」453Please respect copyright.PENANAeV2F4nruAg
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「那種事又還沒發生,你問我我問誰。」查爾斯狀似不耐煩地說,的確,他們倆的年紀都不夠大,生命中尚沒有發生過這種事,實在難以想像。「不過,小孩子本來就會長大啊。」453Please respect copyright.PENANAvSUOV61vil
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娃娃屋店長離開沒多久,原本該在床上休息的黑髮男孩竟出現在樓梯口,因為現在阻隔店面與私人空間的白門是開著的,所以凱帝一下子就查覺到了那邊的動靜。凱帝在見到漢賽爾時遲疑了一下,才朝走到一半就坐在上層階梯休息的男孩步去,站在樓梯下以擔憂的語氣啟口:「你還好嗎?」453Please respect copyright.PENANAvJZO3Ei7AL
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「我沒事啦。」453Please respect copyright.PENANANdswiMnNNw
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漢賽爾應道,凱帝又繼續問:453Please respect copyright.PENANAI7ylgOM2Fd
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「怎麼不待在床上?」453Please respect copyright.PENANAakjSoJVcmu
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「還不都是因為你這傢伙不見了,我又聽到你好像在跟那個討厭的娃娃男說話,才想來看你到底在幹嘛。」453Please respect copyright.PENANAVYG6DPFZAa
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「查爾斯剛剛有來一下子。」凱帝看看男孩已經沒上午那麼紅的臉,問道:「燒退了嗎?」453Please respect copyright.PENANARX0guWyKmr
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「應該啦。」漢賽爾低頭看著凱帝,覺得好像有哪裡不對勁,但又說不上來。453Please respect copyright.PENANAnHO3DVLsHq
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「那就好。」凱帝望了漢賽爾一會兒,看來有點欲言又止,幾分鐘後才道:「漢賽爾,你記得你上午的時候,有恢復成十八歲的體型嗎?」453Please respect copyright.PENANA4YxXsq4ghV
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漢賽爾抹了抹自己的臉,頭還是有點暈,「記得……葛麗特今晚會回來,跟她講的話對研究應該會有幫助吧……」453Please respect copyright.PENANAtXLIzc70AB
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「嗯,那麼在葛麗特回來之前,你要好好休養才行喔。我先去地下室做糖果了,等等會幫你買晚餐,你再睡一下吧。」453Please respect copyright.PENANAJPIwKvQ3jV
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原本想跟著下去,但自己目前的確是還有些暈眩,漢賽爾想了想回一聲「好吧」就站起身來回房去,凱帝在目送他順利進房後,也進到地下室去。453Please respect copyright.PENANAihYrkr0HGk
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躺回床上的漢賽爾閉上眼睛,這才想起他剛剛覺得不對勁的地方在哪裡。453Please respect copyright.PENANADS6KFY1McO
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自己還沒有完全康復、一個滿面病容的小男孩就站在眼前,而那個戀童癖居然不為所動,甚至沒有走上樓梯來扶他一把?意識逐漸不清的漢賽爾想道,平常的話,應該會朝他伸手把人牽回房間,甚至像早上那樣抱著他到床上的吧?最起碼也該摸摸自己的頭,看燒退得如何呀……只不過是咬了幾下而已……不會害那傢伙生氣了吧……說起來,自己當時為什麼會做出那種誇張的舉動……呢……453Please respect copyright.PENANAcopRh5urAJ
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還來不及細想,男孩便被濃厚的睡意包圍,陷入夢鄉。453Please respect copyright.PENANAMWDeOMTEp2