Chapter 186
Nan Yan stopped talking after she finished saying those words. She just wanted to leave an impression. She still understood the principle of too much or too little. However, she didn't say anything superfluous. She just pointed out the real thoughts in Zhong Ling's heart that he had always ignored.
Nan Yan washed the towel that was handed to her and put it away, then turned around and poured the cooled water in the basin into the bathroom.
Zhong Ling was slightly dazed as he watched her walk away.
In fact, he was not looking at her. Although his eyes were fixed on her, they were not focused. He was thinking about what she said. He heard those words deep in his heart and felt inexplicably hesitant. Even though he knew that things were exactly as she said, he realized his own thoughts.
But he still felt somewhat unwilling in his heart.
This unwillingness was not the revenge she mentioned, but his unwillingness to take the initiative to admit his mistakes. Moreover, he did not think he was wrong in this matter.
But sometimes, love is never a question of who is right or wrong between two people, but a feeling of powerlessness that is not controlled by emotions.
Even though he was right, he couldn't help but care.
Zhong Ling couldn't figure it out until the end. Why would his girlfriend rather break up than tell him anything about that man? Was he not worthy of her trust as a boyfriend? Or did she actually no longer care about him?
That night, Zhong Ling had a light sleep on the sofa.
When he woke up, the room was quiet. The girl named Wen Nanyan had already left. He raised his hand to check the time. It was still early, just a little after four o'clock, but he couldn't sleep because of the sore forehead.
Zhong Ling wanted to get up, and then he saw that he was still covered with a thin blanket, which was always covered by the other party. This made Zhong Ling unconsciously think of the quiet and gentle girl last night. She was a rare kind of girl who didn't have many demands, or even no demands, and had a quiet temperament.
He didn't think much about it, but the girl did leave a good impression on him.
He thought again, actually, when those friends suggested the bad idea of finding a girl to piss off his ex-girlfriend, he had been hesitant, but a group of friends were encouraging and suggesting it, he had listened to it too much, his mind was a little unclear, and he almost did such a thing in a daze.
Just like what the girl said, feelings are not a tool to be used. Fortunately, he has not done such a thing yet.
Zhong Ling rubbed his sore and swollen head. Perhaps it was because of a night of drunkenness, he felt an inevitable pain between his eyebrows. He threw back the blanket, turned around and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower.
Now I finally felt more awake and the pain in my forehead was relieved a little.
Zhong Ling was too lazy to go look for those drunk friends from last night, so he turned around and left.
It was probably a coincidence that as soon as the car drove out of the parking lot, he saw a familiar figure waiting at the intersection. Zhong Lingxia looked outside the car consciously. It was still early, just a little after five o'clock, and the sky outside the car was still a little blue.
He saw the girl standing at the bus stop at the intersection waiting for the bus. The more he looked at her back, the more familiar she seemed. After taking another closer look, he realized that she was the girl who had spoken to him last night.
Zhong Ling didn't expect that she hadn't left yet, but it made sense when he thought about it. She probably had already gotten off work and changed into a different set of clothes, not the revealing skirts that the club had prepared.
The location of the intersection was very conspicuous. Zhong Ling glanced casually and saw that the girl was wearing a blue floral dress. It was a little quiet outside at around five in the morning. The girl was also wearing a thin beige sweater. Her hair was let down, and her dark and smooth hair hung to her waist, one side of which was gently lifted by the wind, revealing her moist earlobe.
The lights at the intersection were still on, shining down from above her head. She stood there quietly with her head lowered, as if she was isolated from the world and out of tune with everything around her.
The bright white light seemed to cast a layer of mist around her body, making it hazy and unreal, making it impossible to see her profile clearly.
Looking like this, she seemed even younger, like a girl who had just entered college, with a gentle and clean temperament all over her body.
Zhong Ling's car went around the corner and came right in front of the bus stop. He originally just took a casual glance, but perhaps because the position where the other party was standing was too conspicuous, he saw at a glance that the girl was not doing anything else with her head down, but was eating two white and soft buns in her hands.
For some reason, Zhong Ling found this scene a little funny, especially the way she ate the buns, which also dissipated a lot of her loneliness and forlorn aura.
As if she felt that the black car had been stopped in front of her for a long time, she raised her head and looked over indifferently, without raising the window.
From her angle, she could clearly see the handsome and dignified profile of Zhong Ling sitting in the car. It should be his front face because he was also looking at her.
Nan Yan seemed a little surprised, surprised that the other party even looked at her on purpose, but she did not say hello or go up to talk to him. She just hesitated for a moment, nodded slightly at him, and then quietly looked away, holding the bun wrapped in a paper bag in her hand and taking small bites.
In fact, the club has regulations. After get off work, try not to disturb guests you met during work. Even if you meet them on the street, it is best to pretend that you don’t know them.
However, this time it was the other party who stared at her first, and it would be impolite not to say hello, so Nan Yan just nodded at him without even a smile.
Zhong Ling was also a little surprised. He thought that the girl would take the opportunity to come over, or at least wave at him, and then come over to chat with him and say something.
After all, they had a pleasant chat last night, and his impression of her was not bad.
But the girl was still quiet and docile. She just nodded at him and seemed to dislike having anything to do with customers during work even more than he did.
Zhong Ling thought about it and found it a little funny.
This attitude is the norm for most people after get off work.
In fact, he didn't look at her very carefully, but sometimes a casual glance could notice a lot of things, such as the girl's slow chewing movements and her calm and gentle attitude, neither rushing to please nor overly humble.
She must have taken off her makeup. Her face looked whiter and softer than when she was working. Her bright and clear eyes made her look gentle and docile.
In fact, Zhong Ling didn't dislike her. Not only did he not dislike her, he had a pretty good impression of her. Although he didn't have any prejudice against girls who did this kind of work, he had indeed seen many young and beautiful girls gradually fall into depravity for the sake of money. In such circumstances, people who had a bottom line, were transparent, and sensible were particularly respected and liked.
In just a moment, Zhong Ling's car passed the station. Originally, the black car kept moving forward, but for some reason, thinking about what the girl said last night and the fact that he accidentally slapped her on the back of the hand, Zhong Ling was left with a deep impression.
In fact, he was always willing to give help to the disadvantaged groups, and the girl was just what he liked, so Zhong Ling was not so averse to helping her.
Nan Yan then saw that the pure black Michael Kors had clearly driven away, but after a moment it came back again, with the car window lowered towards her. The man in the car turned his head, revealing his handsome and fair profile. Then the owner of the face turned his head and said to her:
"Get in the car, I'll take you home."
Nan Yan was obviously a little surprised by this man's sudden action. She didn't seem to expect that he would turn around and look at her. After a moment of hesitation, she reacted and showed some hesitation on her face. However, this expression only stayed on her face for a short time. She quickly smiled and said,
"No, Mr. Zhong, there's no need to bother. The bus I'm waiting for will be here soon. You can go back and rest first..."
She noticed that his face didn't look too good, with some blue spots under his eyes, and it was obvious that he didn't sleep well last night.
However, the man opposite was not angry after being rejected. He did not say anything. His dark eyes just looked at her quietly and he still did not leave.
Nan Yan soon noticed that a car was honking behind her. Although it was early in the morning, there were more and more cars on the road.
This kind of traffic jam is obviously not a big deal.
She raised her eyes to look at the man in the car again, with a hint of hesitation in her eyes. The other person's expression was actually very gentle, and there was no sign of anger on his face. However, it was with such a gentle and calm attitude that he kept blocking the station and refused to leave.
This man is still a very stubborn person at heart.
Nan Yan originally wanted to pretend to refuse.
However, seeing that the traffic light at the intersection had already jumped and there were more and more cars behind, the man still refused to leave. Nan Yan let out a light breath, then walked over, opened the car door, and sat in the passenger seat.
"Thank you so much this time, Mr. Zhong..."
As soon as she got into the car, Nan Yan thanked him politely.
She had a faint smile on her face, but in her heart she was thinking that it was worth it for her to get up so early in the morning, to deliberately calculate the time, to find a position, and to strike a pose. She waited at the intersection alone for so long, and finally her efforts were not in vain.
The person in the car said "hmm" casually, obviously not taking her thanks seriously, and said in a normal voice, "It's nothing, don't worry too much, it's just a small matter. By the way, where is your home address?"
這對鐘嶺來說确實是不值得一提的小事，這都不算是個忙，他也不是沒幫過別人，但卻沒有像她這麽謙遜客氣的。
他以為女孩子都該是嬌氣任性一些的，也或許是他認識的都是一些比較嬌氣的女性，所以對于男士們的幫忙總是有種理所應當的矜持驕傲感。
南嫣跟他說了自己那個偏遠城中村的小區位置，然後才後知後覺的想起那位置可能有些偏僻，對他來說有些麻煩，便又主動說，
“鐘先生，如果不太方便的話，您将我送到前段的路口停下就好了，到時候我會自己打車回去的。”
鐘嶺擡頭看了她一眼，看她那副客套疏遠的态度，臉上也帶了些許笑，可能是很久都沒有見過這麽會為人着想的女生了，他臉色也溫和了不少，“我很可怕嗎？怎麽感覺你總是一副想要遠離我的樣子？”
他又說，“沒什麽不方便的，送你回個家而已，就當是回報你昨晚照顧了我一晚上，還有你昨晚對我說的那些心裏話。”
其實好話人人都會說，但是像她這麽理智又清醒的點出他心中所想的人，卻是少之又少。
他身邊有不少朋友，說假話、說好聽的話的人更是很多，但願意跟他實打實的說真心話的人卻非常的少，他回國後郁悶了這麽多天，聽到的都是一些馊主意，不靠譜的想法跟建議，還有的幹脆就是讓他放棄算了，根本沒人能懂他心底真正的想法。
也就眼前這個女孩兒稍微能對他說幾句心裏話而已，但他想那麽多，說到底，也就是眼前這姑娘的性子合了他的眼緣罷了。
南嫣聽到這話卻搖了搖頭，朝着對方露出一個淺笑，笑容很溫和，但卻沒有進到眼底深處，“鐘先生人很好，只是我自己不太習慣而已。會所有規定的，下班後最好不要跟客人有太多的牽扯，免得給別人造成麻煩。”
鐘嶺其實可以理解她客氣的态度，畢竟對于她而言，自己也只是一個陌生的客人罷了。
鐘嶺這樣想着也笑了下，他眉頭微微松開，轉頭又看了身旁的女孩兒一眼。
他看到她肩上背着一個白色的帆布包，是那種很便宜的面料，包上還挂了只青蛙墜飾，這讓她看起來像是個沒畢業的大學生，可現在的大學生都比她會打扮，精致的多。
鐘嶺不知道該怎麽去描述自己的感受？
而這樣的女孩子也确實是很少出現在他現在的生活裏，他似乎只在自己讀高中的時候看到過，但他看她現在做的這份工作，所以本能的以為這樣的女生應該會讓自己過得更……奢侈，精致一點。
怎麽說呢？
他看過很多這樣的漂亮女生，依偎在某些男人的身邊，因為見識過另一個世界的華麗奢侈的層面之後，會拼命的想要擠進那個圈子，為此可以出賣自己所擁有的任何東西，買各種品牌服飾首飾去裝點自己的氣場，就為了想要變得跟那些人一樣。
只可惜大多數人的下場都是失敗。
不過眼前這個女孩似乎有些不一樣。
車內的氣氛有些靜谧無聲。
鐘嶺看她也不說話，便随意問了句，“你剛剛是在吃早飯嗎？沒關系，餓的話可以繼續吃，在我車裏不用拘束這些事情。”
南嫣臉上露出微微怔愣的表情，似乎是沒想到他會說出這樣的話，她以為有錢人家的公子哥們規矩跟要求都會很多的。
不過對方都這麽說了，南嫣便也不扭捏了，就是轉過頭看着身旁的男人側臉時，臉上隐約露出笑容，忽然輕聲問了句，
“鐘先生……餓了嗎？”
她說着便将帆布包裏用紙袋子包裹得很幹淨的包子拿了出來，外面還套了一層塑料袋，隐約冒着熱氣跟米面的香氣。
“鐘先生應該還沒吃早飯吧，要是不介意的話，可以先吃這個墊墊肚子，這是我剛才在路口買的。”
女孩的聲音有些軟，說完又想起來，含笑解釋了一句道，“哦，對了，這是我給一個好朋友帶的，自己還沒有碰過，很幹淨的。”
她說着臉上的笑容真誠了不少。
鐘嶺透過朦胧的熱氣，看她的臉時有些看不清楚輪廓。
鐘嶺原本想說自己不用了，不過聞到那股隐約的香氣後，胃裏就開始一陣莫名的翻絞，他昨晚喝了一整晚的酒，早上醒來也沒吃過什麽東西，胃裏空蕩蕩的實在不舒服。
而且這會兒，他也确實是有些餓了。
鐘嶺不是那種刻意講究，不吃路邊攤的人，他在高中上學的時候偶爾也會有叛逆的時候，瞞着所有人，跟朋友們翻牆去網吧通宵玩一天，然後第二天早上就跟一群朋友在校門口的早餐鋪子裏排隊買各種早點吃食。
那樣的生活也很有趣，雖然第二天會被教訓得很慘，但前一天享受到的開心跟滿足也不是假的。
有錢人家的孩子在物質生活上面雖然是要充裕一些，但大體上過的生活也差不多，畢竟人都吃五谷雜糧的，他沒有什麽瞧不起人的心思，更沒有自持身份的驕矜感。
他把車子停在了靠邊的路口，轉過身，還真從南嫣手裏接過了那一紙包子，然後還跟她說了聲，“謝謝，确實是有些餓了。”
然後南嫣就眼睜睜看着這人從她手裏接過包子，心底想着，早知道她就不說這一嘴了，這人還真是不客氣，害她都沒吃飽！
鐘嶺繞了一大圈，繞了很遠的路，才終于找到了南嫣說的那個小區位置，路段有些颠簸，周圍的房子也是破舊的，像是那種待拆的違章建築。
鐘嶺見過這樣的地方，慈善晚會上主持人手裏顯示的捐款最終會抵達的地方，但他總覺得眼前的女孩不該住在這樣的地方的。
這種像百合花一樣幹淨清麗的女孩應該被人呵護在溫暖的花房裏，精心照顧才對。
鐘嶺也不知為何，腦海中忽然就閃過了這種一瞬即逝的念頭。
車子停在路口已經進不去了，南嫣這才轉過頭來對着他道謝，臉上全是真誠溫柔的笑容，笑起來很好看。
鐘嶺倒也沒說什麽不該說的話，畢竟兩人這才是第二次見面，甚至都算不上熟悉，他純粹是因為昨天晚上的那一點好感，才稍微幫了她一把，送她回個家而已。
不過在看到她住的地方後，其實心底也有些顧忌，這女孩兒會不會因為他表露出來的那一點好感而誤會什麽，往後因此而纏上他？其實他的疑慮也不是全無道理的，因為這樣的事情，以前也不是沒有發生過。
不過這次很明顯是他想多了。
南嫣推開車門下車後就一直在跟他道謝，她彎着腰，發絲随着動作垂到了胸前，等她擡起頭來，眼神一如既往的溫柔幹淨，看他的神情更是平靜自然的，眼裏沒有任何的雜念。
“謝謝你鐘先生，真是麻煩你了，下次要是有機會的話，我可以做些好吃的糕點送給您，今天請您吃的早餐真是太随意了，另外真的很謝謝您送我回家，鐘先生。”
鐘嶺看得出來，眼前這個女孩兒是真的沒那種攀扯糾纏他的心思，他心底松了一口氣的同時隐約有種奇異的感覺，臉上的神情也緩和了不少。
“嗯……說了不用在意，都只是小事。”
南嫣聞言也朝他看了過去，像是恪守職業操守的員工對着老板時那樣溫和的笑，然後輕聲說了句，“那鐘先生您路上要注意安全，這條路段很颠簸的，不太好走。”
鐘嶺這才擡頭看她一眼，“嗯”了聲後，又說了句，“沒事。”
随後便将視線收了回來。
等他開出那條小路口，不經意間又往車外看了一眼，然後就看到那女生單薄纖細的身影走進了小區的拐角處，藍色的碎花裙擺搖晃一下，也跟着消失不見。
像一朵漂亮的百合花被人收了起來，花雖然走了，香氣倒是留下了，車內還殘留了一些女孩兒身上的那股淡香。
直到一陣風吹過，微涼的晨風吹在臉上，鐘嶺這才回過神來，目光又落在四周老舊破敗的建築上，心中忽然有種說不出的奇異感覺，就是有些難以想象：
那個溫柔漂亮的女孩兒，原本應該被人捧在掌心呵護的，為什麽可以那麽平靜又安然的在這種地方住下去？她不會不滿足嗎？
他也沒太在意，轉身開着車走了。
……
而之後的時間，鐘嶺又來了會所兩次，一次是跟朋友一起，還有一次應該是跟人談生意，兩次點的都是南嫣作陪，這兩次接觸下來，兩人的關系也熟悉不少。
不過也僅限于客人與員工之間的熟悉罷了，鑒于他給的小費很多，所以南嫣也不介意在對方傾訴心底情緒時，偶爾給他一些簡單明了的反饋，毫無疑問，鐘嶺很喜歡這樣不糾纏，而且跟他腦子很合拍的人。
他找南嫣聊天的次數一多，會所裏就有人用暧昧的眼光看她，似乎都在說她這次撞大運了，鐘家的公子哥明顯是喜歡上她了，那可不是一般人，要是能将那位客人緊緊抓到手裏，她下半輩子基本上就不用愁了，再也不用待在會所做這種伺候人的生活了。
每次南嫣聽到這些話時就溫柔笑笑，說只是客人罷了，他們之間什麽關系都沒有，讓那些想打聽消息的人只能無趣離開。
她還沒那麽不清醒，再說了，這才哪到哪兒呢？鐘嶺怎麽可能就喜歡上她了？
其實說這種話的人，有些人是真心勸她趁機抓住機會撈一筆的，但也有些是故意說這種話來混淆她理智的。
她也不知道上輩子的原主是不是就在這一聲聲的恭維與羨慕中漸漸失去了理智，覺得鐘嶺對她有意，然後一頭紮進了那場虛假的戀愛關系中，最後落得了那麽一個悲慘的下場。
不過也很有可能，畢竟兩三次見面之後，鐘嶺就開始帶着她去參加各種晚會了。
而溫南嫣表現出來的興奮主動的态度也很容易讓人誤會，因為喜歡所以才想着更靠近對方一些，只不過陰差陽錯，大概上輩子的原主在對方的眼裏，可能跟那些妄圖攀附他的勢利女人并沒有什麽區別吧。
而現在很明顯，眼下的鐘嶺只是把她當做一個可傾訴的對象而已，甚至連朋友都算不上，在這種地方，他是來消費的，而她是服務于人的，将客人的負面情緒全盤接收就夠了。
雙方并沒有什麽多餘的聯系。
不過她也确實能夠很明顯的感受到，鐘嶺對她的好感上升了不少。
只不過還有一點，目前兩人也只是消費與被消費的關系而已，太親近的事情，她是不能夠主動去做的。
否則人設崩了，先前的努力可就全都報廢了，所以現在只等着一個契機了。
而這個契機來的也很快，她要将兩人之間的聯系變得稍微親密一些。
這個機會也是偶然，上輩子的周姐因為身體不舒服去了一趟醫院，結果檢查出了不小的問題，這次的問題比較嚴重。
周姐早年為了保持身材，年輕時經常節食不吃飯，偶爾被人傷心了又暴飲暴食，如今年紀大了，很多病症一齊爆發了，腸胃是早期癌症的症狀，不過幸好發現的早，及時化療的話還是有很大的痊愈機會的。
南嫣聽到這個消息時，是周姐打電話來找她借錢的事情。
對于這件事情，南嫣早有預料了。
不過這個消息爆出來的時間已經比上輩子早了不少了，前兩天周姐不舒服，她就已經在提醒她去醫院檢查了，周姐推脫了幾天不想去，被她拿各種病變癌症的消息吓了一通，最後還是沒忍住去了。
結果這一檢查，就發現大問題了，是癌症，雖然是早期，但治療起來也沒那麽容易的。周姐因為給人當情婦的事情跟家裏鬧翻了，早就斷了聯系，也已經很多年沒回過家了，這下子生了病，也只能一個人去醫院治病。
南嫣聽到對面聲音哽咽似乎有些說不出口，最後還是支支吾吾的問了她一聲，“嫣嫣，你能不能先借我十萬塊錢先應應急？”
“你信姐，過段時間，等我病好了，我肯定會還你的，我還有個朋友，他還欠了我不少錢，到時候我要來了肯定還你好不好？”
聽到這個消息時，南嫣還在上班，她當然知道十萬塊錢肯定是不夠的，但周姐估計也知道她身上沒多少存錢。
兩人關系不錯，周姐在會所經常照顧她，不讓她被人欺負占便宜，甚至有時候被客人刁難了，都是周姐主動上場解圍的，而對于這個比原主父母還要親近照顧一些的姐姐，南嫣很願意幫這個忙。
于是問清楚前因後果之後，南嫣便應了聲，“周姐你先別着急，我會借你的，不過十萬塊錢是不是有些不夠？”
周姐自然是說不夠的，不過也沒辦法，現在只能走一步看一步了。
其實上輩子周姐的病也治好了，還在醫院認識了一個男護士，兩人後來相處的還不錯，不過因為化療欠下了一大筆的債，早年攢的那些錢也花了個精光，最後病好了還得在會所上班掙錢還債。
……
而有了這個理由後，南嫣只猶豫了一小會兒，便摸出手機，撥通了鐘嶺的電話。
這還是兩人自認識以來，南嫣第一次主動撥打對方的電話。
聯系方式自然是鐘嶺主動給的，不過南嫣從來沒有主動聯系過對方，畢竟太上趕着的接近，總是不會讓人在意的。
所以當南嫣撥通對方的電話後，對面的聲音低低的，明顯有些疑惑，“喂，哪位？”
“喂，是我，鐘先生，我是溫南嫣。”
鐘嶺聽到電話裏傳來的聲音時就已經認出那人是誰了，不過眉梢微動了下，心底明顯有些意外，對于溫南嫣主動聯系他的事情有些驚訝。
他已經好幾個禮拜沒去過會所了，之前雖然給了那女孩兒自己的私人聯系方式，但對方一次都沒有主動聯系過他，所以聽到她的聲音時，從前那些相處輕松的記憶瞬間在腦海中浮現，讓他很快就想起了那女孩兒。
“嗯……我記得你，找我有什麽事嗎？”
他在想是不是因為自己太久沒去會所了，所以這女孩才會給他打電話的，他倒也沒有被打擾後的生氣，态度跟從前沒什麽區別，甚至還挺好奇對方會說出什麽話。
好一會兒，對面的聲音才響起來，南嫣抿了抿唇，聲音似乎含了些躊躇跟不好意思，“鐘先生，您能不能……借點錢給我？”
說完大概是怕他拒絕，又小心翼翼的補充道，“鐘先生您放心，我只借一段時間，很快湊齊了，就會還給您的，我可以把我的身份證作為抵押證明，我不是想要騙你錢……”
鐘嶺聽了這番着急的解釋，臉上似乎浮現了一絲笑意，他想了半天，想了好多理由，還真是沒想到對方找他居然是借錢的事情。
不過聯想到對方的性格，他倒覺得如果不是很要緊的事情，她應該也不會找上自己了，那女孩兒私下裏跟工作期間分的很開，應該是比他還要擔心會跟客人牽扯上關系。
鐘嶺不置可否“嗯”了聲，看了眼手邊遞過來的文件，直接問了她一句，“可以，你要多少？”
“鐘先生你相信……”
南嫣聽到這果斷答應的回複明顯愣了一瞬，喉嚨裏像是還有好多話沒說出來，堵在嘴裏了悶悶咳了聲，好半天都沒緩過神來。
又過了一會兒，對面那聲音才小心翼翼的響起，“鐘先生，您是認真的嗎？我想跟您借三十萬塊錢，這筆錢也不是小數目了，您要是不放心的話，我可以跟您簽個字據？”
鐘嶺的聲音低低的，依舊沒什麽異樣，“可以，我借你，三十萬而已，不是什麽大問題，如果不夠的話，我還可以多拿些給你？”
聽到這話，南嫣明顯松了口氣，她又搖了搖頭，語氣裏都是真誠的感激，甚至隔着電話，鐘嶺都能感受到對方語氣裏那種驚喜愉悅的情緒，“真的不用了，鐘先生，三十萬就夠了，您放心，我一定會盡快還……”
她話還沒說完，對面的聲音又響起來了，“等等，我還有話沒有說完，溫小姐，我可以借你錢，甚至不需要你償還。”
鐘嶺看着文件，确認一遍後，擡手便簽下自己的名字，鋼筆跟紙張劃過的聲音沙沙的，筆走龍蛇，剛勁有力，他接着說道：
“但是這錢不是白白借你的。”
“你能……拿什麽來作為交換呢？”
這話讓對面的南嫣明顯愣住了，原先那些含在口中感激的話像是全都被堵在喉嚨裏了，一句話都說不出來了。
他那意思表露得很明顯了。
南嫣沉悶了好久，最後才輕吐出一口氣，聲音明顯低落了不少，她聲音仍是客氣的，但卻生疏了不少，“對不起，鐘先生，今天打擾您了，這筆錢……我暫時先不借了。”
鐘嶺：“……”
他大概也沒想到對方沉默了半天就說出了這麽一句話來。
他條件都還沒說呢？她怎麽就不借了？
但很快，他也意識到自己剛才說出的話很容易引起別人的誤會，于是揉了揉眉心，在對方正準備挂斷電話的瞬間，連忙解釋說了句，“先別挂，溫南嫣，我說的條件不是你想的那個意思！”
南嫣将手裏的老人機離遠一些，“你說什麽？我沒聽清，我要先挂了，我還有很多事情要忙，鐘先生我就先不說了。”
鐘嶺頭一次感受被人嫌棄的滋味。
這感覺還真是新奇。
不過現在不是在意這種事情的時候。
Perhaps because he felt that he couldn't explain it clearly over the phone, Zhong Ling glanced out the window. It was still early outside, so he asked, "Wait, that's not what I meant! When do you go to work? Are you free later? I'll come pick you up and explain what happened just now."
Nan Yan looked at the time. It was dinner time, so she was free. However, she had just rejected the other party's request, so she had to hesitate for a while.
So Nan Yan remained silent for a long time.
Then he opened his mouth and said,
"I'm free, Mr. Zhong, what else do you need?"
"Well...then wait for me for half an hour, I'll come pick you up, and we'll go out and talk. I'll treat you to dinner."
Nan Yan pursed her lips, her voice lowered significantly, and she was a little embarrassed, "Mr. Zhong, I won't come out."
Zhong Ling was obviously choked and coughed twice before he managed to squeeze out a few words to cover up his embarrassment.
"……no."
For a moment he didn't know what to say.
I don't know what happened today. I was misunderstood again and again. But as I thought about it, I found it a little funny. This girl is quite vigilant, which is a good thing.
He stroked his forehead with his fingers and explained with a helpless laugh, "It's not what you think. We are having dinner and discussing serious business. Just treat it as a dinner between friends. You don't have to be so afraid of me! In short, I won't force you to do anything, don't worry."
The person on the other end replied with an “Oh” and quickly hung up the phone.
“…”
Zhong Ling listened to the "beep" sound coming from the receiver and stared at the phone, unable to recover for a long time.
He never thought that there would be a day when he would be despised by others. Even when it came to lending money to others, he was the one who rushed to borrow. This was really rare!