[連載小說] 第36次約會 (三十三)

不經不覺，沛莉一直等待那一天終於來臨了。她穿上一條飄逸的吊帶裙迎著夏夜的風走到食店裏；蕭炳一看見她，就緊緊地捉著她的手。是時機了！她正想在這種時候，把想對他說的話說出來：「It’s the 36th date of us. I mean, the 36th date after you say that you love me, Pan.」

蕭炳曾勸止她一再計算愛情路上的任何東西；然而，她原來沒有聽過入耳：「Oh, you are still counting.」

沛莉心知是做錯了，但她心裏也明白，只要作出適當補償，他一定會開心地饒怒他：「Forgive me please… I’m just waiting for an opportunity to celebrate.」

「To celebrate what?「

「I’m dedicated to follow you in the second half of my life. Will you be always taking care of me, years after years? If you won’t, I can leave you now, hahaha.」難得沛莉肯跟蕭炳私定終生啊！

「My dear sweetie, never say that.」

「What do you mean by “that”? Do you mean… you’ll never take care of me years after years?」

「Of course not. You know! I can sense that, you know my thought is—never leave me, never leave me, my lovely, lovely, lovely sweetheart!」

原來蕭炳在英語方面，真的下過一番苦功。早前述及沛莉為著職場之便曾苦學過英文，現在蕭炳除了苦學英文以備職場之需，還鑽研著世界各地的各種熱門菜式、冷門小吃，決心在時機成熟時再次大展拳腳。只是，有人不了解正在有人在某些方面做了手腳！

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