回到家時,夜已深沉。820Please respect copyright.PENANAAS08BEuw5V
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花園家的宅邸靜謐而明亮,溫潤的燈光灑落在長廊與落地窗之間,與殘影街那濕冷破敗的景象,構成殘酷的對比。820Please respect copyright.PENANAyzhT5bYxhD
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男孩站在玄關,仍穿著那件沾滿灰塵與霉味的薄外衣。他低著頭,不確定自己是否能將鞋踩上這乾淨的地毯。820Please respect copyright.PENANAUlnLtYMxpn
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雅治微微側目,看向身旁的執事長約瑟,語氣平靜卻不容置疑:「麻煩你帶他去洗澡,換一身乾淨衣服。」820Please respect copyright.PENANA06JO9DWdJS
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「是的,老爺。」820Please respect copyright.PENANAID8t8K0V3K
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約瑟微微鞠躬,走上前,語氣溫和帶著一種自然的權威:「小少爺,這邊請。」820Please respect copyright.PENANAEdC7NnECgy
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男孩依舊沉默,眼神保持警戒,卻還是點了點頭,緩緩跟上他的腳步。鈴蘭站在原地,目送那個瘦弱的身影消失在樓梯轉角,眉頭輕輕皺了起來。820Please respect copyright.PENANAlazl15DArZ
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「爸爸……」她忍不住開口,「他真的一直都是一個人嗎?」820Please respect copyright.PENANADtE3RqBN6Q
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花園雅治沉默了一瞬,轉身走向書房門口,方才低聲開口:「我剛剛讓人查了那孩子的背景。」820Please respect copyright.PENANAONrfVO3iG2
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他停了下來,正在思索,該用怎樣的方式將這段沉重的真相告訴她。820Please respect copyright.PENANAB0aUQOq88X
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「他母親,是在半島一家風俗店工作的陪酒女。身體不好,這幾個月病得厲害,卻沒錢看醫生。積了不少債,被追債者逼得走投無路……最後,死在出租屋的床上。」820Please respect copyright.PENANAqxdqsFV5Nc
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鈴蘭怔怔望著父親,眼中寫滿震驚與難以置信。820Please respect copyright.PENANAH4WC2DNogV
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「沒有人願意收養她的孩子。他就這樣,被轉手幾次……最後送進黑市,當成『商品』,擺上拍賣會,等著出價。」820Please respect copyright.PENANAms9OPR7Opw
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她張了張嘴,卻說不出話。腦海裡還迴盪著車上那個分享食物的畫面,他吃得那麼急,那麼快,是因為……真的餓了好久好久吧?820Please respect copyright.PENANAtmoetCazGe
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「……那他從現在開始,就會住下來了嗎?」她低聲問。820Please respect copyright.PENANAI2UXBPex9s
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雅治看了她一眼,語氣堅定。820Please respect copyright.PENANA5P1zZq3ZOb
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「既然是你親口求的,爸爸自然會安排妥當。他不會再回到那種地方,也不會再被當成貨物。」820Please respect copyright.PENANAwoN7pFe1On
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「從今天起,他是君嶋航一。」820Please respect copyright.PENANAOlp3fY7vuW
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鈴蘭仰起臉,輕聲問道:「爸爸,為什麼給他取名叫『君嶋』?」820Please respect copyright.PENANA9dm4i4ZaE9
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雅治凝視著遠方,語氣低沉:「他沒有姓,也沒有戶籍。從法律上來說,他是個不存在的人。『嶋』,是因為他來自那座島——羅瑟半島的殘影街。『君』,是尊稱。我希望他能像一個真正的人,被尊重地活下去。」820Please respect copyright.PENANARyrt8H0CKf
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他停頓了一下,語氣不重,卻有力:「這個名字,是他的起點。也是他被承認的開始。」820Please respect copyright.PENANAxeKhCF5kNA
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鈴蘭靜靜地點了點頭,聲音輕得像風,卻清晰可聞:「……我會好好記住的,君嶋航一。」
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君嶋航一與花園家的執事長——約瑟先生,一同住在遠離主宅的別館。那是一棟靜謐的宅邸,坐落於庭園深處,院中種滿整排白色洋紫荊。820Please respect copyright.PENANAKIBn8mbG6I
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每逢清晨,薄霧如輕紗般籠罩著延展的迴廊,空氣裡總是瀰漫著洗過雨的木質香氣。這裡便是君嶋航一成長的搖籃。820Please respect copyright.PENANAmS93IWea9z
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約瑟先生年約四十,出身自古老貴族家系,受過最正統嚴謹的管家教育。他終身未婚、膝下無子,性格穩重而自律,是花園家最沉靜、也最堅實的支柱之一。820Please respect copyright.PENANAdNfjq9iJyL
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他從未對外提及對那個孩子的情感,但熟悉他的人都知道,他視君嶋航一為己出。820Please respect copyright.PENANA66xnt3nmcR
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在他的親手教導下,航一學會了所有管家的基礎禮儀:從服裝熨燙到銀器拋光、從步伐節奏到情緒控管,甚至連晨起飲茶的動作順序也精準如儀式。820Please respect copyright.PENANAElfww4952F
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但那遠不只是工作訓練,更是一場「身分」與「精神」的重塑。
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航一對鈴蘭,很快就卸下了最初的戒心。他們一同長大,性格雖天差地遠,卻成為彼此最熟悉的存在。她活潑、溫柔、偶爾迷糊;他冷靜、沉默、總是提早一步將混亂擋下。820Please respect copyright.PENANAR9BkX5WsfC
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他們會在小花園追著蝴蝶跑到汗濕衣襟,也會趁園丁不注意時偷偷摘下尚未綻放的玫瑰。一人天真無邪,一人不動聲色地保護著那份天真。820Please respect copyright.PENANAIk3nSLhYAW
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他會在她情緒爆發前,悄聲提醒一句;會在她找不到髮夾時,遞上早就備好的替換;會在她無聲掉淚時,端上一杯加了榛果糖漿的熱可可。
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這些細節,從未需人吩咐,也從不求回報。直到十二歲那年,君嶋航一穿著自己熨得筆挺的制服,單膝跪地,向花園雅治親口提出請求。820Please respect copyright.PENANAsogiDRNCM2
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「老爺,我希望,能留在本館服侍大小姐,直到她不再需要我為止。」820Please respect copyright.PENANAxCrnbYEpLC
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這是他心底最深的誓言。
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而站在門後偷聽的鈴蘭,眼眶早已紅了。820Please respect copyright.PENANAHdf9MdmS3l
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她忍不住衝進客廳,死命抱住父親的手臂,急得幾乎要哭出聲:「爸爸,我拜託你!讓航一留下來嘛!他真的對我很好,我不要換別人啦!」820Please respect copyright.PENANAQf160xk9kd
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花園雅治沉默地看著眼前一跪一哭的兩人,一個筆直如鐵,一個倔強如火,終於輕歎一口氣,點頭應允。820Please respect copyright.PENANAYdg1eJccqS
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那一刻起,君嶋航一的身分不再只是「被收留的孩子」。他成為了——花園鈴蘭的專屬執事。一位從無名之地走出來,決意用餘生守護她笑容的少年。
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看到這裡的你,真的太有愛了!梁820Please respect copyright.PENANA162W6YVICM
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