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　　公司的樓下新開一家咖啡廳，十分低調地開幕，連一點優惠都沒貼出，偶爾幾名年輕上班女性駐足，見店裡空蕩蕩的，就轉往其他店家。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　男人趁午休時間到店裡，點一杯冰咖啡。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　「冰咖啡不加冰塊、不加糖、不加奶精。」

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　看起來像是學生的男店員微微鞠躬，就到吧台後忙碌。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　男人摸著悶痛的胃，這些天來他食慾極差，只勉強吃下這些刺激性的食物，早上昏沉沉地去上班，一直到中午都沒進食。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　他拿起早上接到的報表，逐字看字裡行間是否有錯誤。

                                                                                                                                                               

　　彷彿沐浴在森林中的鋼琴聲緩緩自音箱流洩，磨豆機高速轉動，一股苦香飄散在空氣中。男人專注手裡的資料，似與店員的忙碌劃分為兩個空間。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　「先生，這是您的冰咖啡。」

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　店員在桌上放置一片木製杯墊，冰椎狀的玻璃杯裡，透出棕黑的冰涼，咖啡上方擠了一團奶油。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　「這奶油是怎麼回事？」男人嫌惡地質問店員。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　「這是用新鮮牛奶打製成，請您務必試試。」

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　店內沒有其他客人，店員竟就站在他身後。男人知道他不必回頭看，那店員準是用期盼的眼神盯著他。他抽幾張紙巾攤平疊在桌上，用長柄鐵杓挖起奶油，整團潔白的奶油沾著一點咖啡，直接丟到紙巾上。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　咖啡很香，可以感受到現磨的濃郁，之前看到那團奶油的不愉快也隨之煙消雲散，他緩緩啜著咖啡，直到午休結束，才動手收齊散落在桌面的資料，抽出捲在小塑膠筒裡的帳單。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　「一共是七十元。」

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　男人低頭在皮夾掏零錢，突然發覺到店員的嗓音似乎與方才不同，他抬頭對上店員的目光，那雙紅腫的眼睛讓他不由得發怔。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　是剛才丟掉奶油害他哭的嗎？男人暗自猜測。

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                               

　　他沒有問出，接過發票，門上掛的風鈴一陣顫動，他離開那家店。

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　「冰咖啡不加冰塊、不加糖、不加奶精。」

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　第二天中午，他點了同樣的咖啡。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　咖啡來時，上頭照樣有一團奶油，店員還給他一個小碟子。男人猶豫地挖起一湯匙奶油，凝視片刻，才張口含入。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　乳香在舌齒間擴散，微甜不膩的滋味讓他忍不住想稱讚一下店員。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　「這是本店招待。」

                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                               

　　店員拿出一盤三明治，切作四等分的三明治，包著生菜、蛋沙拉和剛烤過的雞腿肉。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　「請吃點三明治，只喝咖啡是會傷胃，如果是我多事請當我雞婆。」

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　男人百思不解地盯著他，見他一臉誠懇，才伸手拿起一片。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　見男人將三明治放入口中，店員不由得笑了。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　他一臉滿足地看男人吃完三明治，直到男人離去。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　他沒料到姊姊分手的對象，竟會這麼巧合相遇。他只是看不慣為情傷而禁食的男人，如果能讓他脫離失戀的鬱悶，就算之前的假哭也沒什麼。

                                                                               

                                                                               

　　                                                                               

                                                                               

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　　字數大爆炸好歡樂！

                                                                               

　　這樣我計劃在一個月把這裡拚完是不可能的啊！囧

                                                                               

　　話說，只加奶油的黑咖啡真的很反胃，男人你還吃得下去真是太偉大了。