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    ???「???若???不???是???我???沒(méi)???在???寒???兒???身???邊???教???養???，???也???不???會(huì )???讓???寒???兒???成???了???這???樣???的???人???，???是???為???娘???的???錯???，???娘???會(huì )???用???一???輩???子???去???贖???罪???，???等???下???了???地???獄???，???由???我???自???個(gè)???兒???來(lái)???受???罰???。???」

    ???葉???寒???伸???手???抱???住???她???，???把???臉???貼???在???她???柔???軟???的???腹???上???，???她???欲???往???後???退???，???他???便???輕???聲???道???：

    ???「???方???才???脖???子???上???的???傷???口???很???疼???。???」

    ???她???又???嘆???：

    ???「???你???往???後???莫???要???再???這???樣???傷???害???自???己???，???先???放???開(kāi)???我???，???我???去???取???傷???藥???。???」

    ???葉???寒???仰???頭???：

    ???「???孩???兒???疼???，???要???娘???親???吹???一???吹???傷???口???。???」

    ???她???見(jiàn)???他???脖???子???上???乾???涸???的???血???跡???，???心???頭???又???隱???隱???抽???疼???：

    ???「???我???說(shuō)???過(guò)???不???會(huì )???再???離???開(kāi)???你???，???便???無(wú)???論???如???何???都???不???會(huì )???離???開(kāi)???，???你???無(wú)???需???用???這???樣???的???手???段???。???」

    ???沿???著(zhù)???血???跡???往???下???看???去???，???是???葉???寒???從???出???生???起???便???帶???著(zhù)???的???那???塊???廉???價(jià)???玉???珮???，???這???是???她???過(guò)???去???十???七???年???，???唯???一???曾???給???過(guò)???這???個(gè)???兒???子???的???紀???念???物???，???他???片???刻???不???離???身???地???帶???著(zhù)???。

    ???葉???寒???把???頭???埋???入???她???肚???腹???，???含???混???地???道???：

    ???「???孩???兒???害???怕.........???」

    ???她???撫???摸???他???頭???髮???，???問(wèn)???：

    ???「???怕???什???麼???呢???？???」

    ???「???怕???娘???親???每???次???一???走???，???就???是???好???幾???年???，???也???不???知???何???時(shí)???才???能???相???見(jiàn)???。???」

    ???他???語(yǔ)???氣???平???淡???，???卻???聽(tīng)???得???出???淒???苦???畏???懼???。

    ???她???愧???疚???地???抱???住???他???：

    ???「???以???前???寒???兒???小???，???不???知???娘???去???哪???，???現???在???大???了???，???就???算???娘???跑???了???，???你???也???可???以???追???上???來(lái)???。???」

    ???葉???寒???更???用???力???環(huán)???住???她???：

    ???「???孩???兒.....???不???想???當???個(gè)???惹???娘???親???討???厭???的???拖???油???瓶???。???」

    ???原???來(lái)???如???此???，???所???以???葉???寒???五???歲???之???後???，???不???曾???再???要???她???留???下???，???也???不???曾???說(shuō)???要???隨???她???走???。

    ???這???世???上???沒(méi)???有???給???孩???子???下???跪???的???父???母???，???但???此???刻???她???也???不???去???想???昨???晚???的???荒???唐???了???，???她???想???給???葉???寒???跪???下???，???好???好???的???道???歉???。

    ???然???而???她???只???是???抱???緊???葉???寒???，???道???：

    ???「???娘???親???從???沒(méi)???討???厭???過(guò)???你???，???你???更???不???是???什???麼???拖???油???瓶???，???你???今???日???提???的???事???情???，???娘???親.....???都???答???應???你???。???」

    ???葉???寒???這???才???鬆???手???，???拉???她???坐???下???吃???飯???。

    ???是???夜???，???上???床???後???婦???人???便???自???己???解???了???衣???衫???，???垂???頭???不???語(yǔ)???，???她???已???認???命???，???要???用???這???身???皮???rou???來(lái)???償???還???。

    ???葉???寒???見(jiàn)???狀???，???卻???是???溫???柔???地???替???她???闔???上???衣???襟???，???道???：

    ???「???孩???兒???今???晚???只???想???抱???著(zhù)???娘???親???便???好???。???」

    ???兩???人???躺???下???後???，???葉???寒???撐???著(zhù)???手???細???細???瞧???她???，???道???：

    ???「???娘???親???眼???角???長(cháng)???紋???了???。???」

    ???她???頓???了???頓???答???：

    ???「???可???不???是???，???娘???老???了???。???」

    ???葉???寒???放???柔???神???色???，???用???手???指???輕???摸???她???眼???尾???，???道???：

    ???「???不???老???，???孩???兒???愛(ài)???看???。???」

    ???她???一???怔???，???忽???覺(jué)???十???分???侷???促???，???比???起???昨???晚???那???樣???可???怕???的???情???景???，???葉???寒???這???般???柔???情???似???水???，???她???卻???更???不???知???該???如???何???應???付???。

    ???「???睡???罷???。???」

    ???葉???寒???像???情???郎???般???吻???吻???她???眼???角???，???便???抱???著(zhù)???她???，???很???快???就???入???睡???了???，???她???卻???徹???夜???難???眠???。