Chapter 187
Half an hour after the phone call, it was getting dark. Nan Yan was taking a shift with the others this week, so she had nothing to do right now, and there were not many customers in the club at this time.
So Nan Yan went back to the dressing room, removed her makeup, washed her face, and finally changed her slightly revealing skirt and put on her own clothes. When she had almost done everything, her cell phone finally rang.
After the call was connected, the person on the other end told her to go downstairs, saying that they had already informed their manager in advance, and that it would not be considered absenteeism and her salary would not be deducted. After hearing this, Nan Yan smiled and went downstairs as promised.
Arriving at the temporary parking space at the intersection downstairs, there was still that familiar and conspicuous black car. The window rolled down, revealing the dignified face inside. Zhong Ling, wearing a white light luxury casual suit, was sitting in the back seat. He must have come directly after get off work, and his computer was placed on the back seat.
He looked no different from a few weeks ago, as elegant and refined as ever, meticulous and clean from head to toe. Then the elegant and handsome man gave her a kind smile through the car window.
"Come on in the car. Don't be nervous. It's just a simple dinner between friends."
This is the first time Zhong Ling has explained it today.
He had never imagined that there would be a day when people would be wary of him, but looking at the reserved and cautious look in the girl's eyes, it seemed that she was not pretending.
It's inexplicably funny. To be honest, there are countless people who want to have a meal with him, no matter if they are men or women, business partners or people who want to have a relationship with him in private life.
But the thing about eye contact is really strange.
The two hadn't seen each other for a few weeks, and he thought he didn't have much memory of this girl. But when she walked towards him carrying the ugly frog canvas bag, he inexplicably felt like he was back in his youth going to school.
After hearing this, Nan Yan stopped hesitating. A small mistake once or twice would not cause any harm and could even add a little fun, but if it happened too often it would seem fake and could easily cause trouble for others.
So she hugged her white cloth bag, held down the hem of her skirt and sat on the back seat of his car, and the driver drove away.
This time, Zhong Ling brought her to a French restaurant in a building in the city center. They booked a private room. The environment and atmosphere in the restaurant were indeed very good.
Just one meal cost her more than half a month's salary, and the most important thing is that she was not even full.
Nan Yan had never eaten a dinner at this price before. She had heard from the sisters in the club that someone was taken to the rooftop of a building in the city center for dinner by some wealthy businessman, but this kind of thing probably only existed in the mouths of those young sisters.
She thought the cost of their club was already high, but the prices of these high-end restaurants were not much lower. The food tasted good, but she didn't find anything special in it. Perhaps the higher-end the restaurant, the more it matters for the atmosphere and the taste.
Nan Yan turned her head and looked outside the glass. This building had very urban architectural features. Looking down from the high building, she could see the hustle and bustle of the city center and the lights of thousands of homes after dusk. It felt like she was overlooking the entire city.
Then Nan Yan was once again certain that most of the people who came here to consume were successful people like him or the first generation of rich people, and ordinary people really couldn't afford it.
Nan Yan was shocked tonight and ate quietly. There was dessert after the meal, which tasted very good and not greasy at all, but a little small.
She felt that she was not full, and she estimated that the man opposite her was just like her, a man who could finish her two big buns for breakfast. The dishes she ordered were obviously not enough to fill his stomach.
However, we don't come here just for the food.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Zhong Ling took a sip of red wine and began to speak. His voice was as gentle as ever, with a smile on his face, "Miss Wen, I can lend you the money, but I need you to agree to one condition."
Nan Yan pursed her lips and looked at him. She could probably guess what the conditions he was talking about were. However, after hearing this, her expression quickly turned ugly, and her eyes became a little strange. She looked at the other party, hesitating and hurriedly explaining,
"Mr. Zhong, I don't want to be anyone's mistress, and I don't sell my body. Really, I don't do...those things."
Zhong Ling was stunned for a moment, and after realizing what she meant, he lowered his head and couldn't help but chuckle. He leaned back, showing a very relaxed attitude, and then asked her with a smile, "Do I look so improper?"
He was just joking, but he didn't expect the girl opposite him to raise her head and look at him straight.
The look in her eyes was somewhat hesitant, yet also contained a hint of unnaturalness, and she also told him, "You can know a person's face but not his heart."
These words made the smile on Zhong Ling's face more obvious.
Perhaps it was because he had always seen her gentle and soft side, and he had always thought that she was quite timid. But now it seemed that she was not as timid as he had imagined. A timid girl would not have the courage to say such words to him.
Zhong Ling shook his head, his expression still gentle, "Okay, what you said is right, it makes sense, it's a good thing for girls to know how to protect themselves, that's good."
He paused for a moment, raised his hand to pick up the red wine on the table and took a sip, then continued, "However, I came to you today because I do want your help with something."
He put down his glass and suddenly took out a document that looked like a contract or an agreement from the seat beside him and handed it to me. "I want to sign a contract with you. I just returned to China recently and may have to attend some parties for work. I need a beautiful and decent female companion. I hope you can help me with this."
"Also, I hope you can play along with me, pretend to be my girlfriend, and help me deal with some simple things. The deadline is not yet determined. If you agree, I will pay you 50,000 yuan a month, and I will not do anything you don't want or be too intimate with you. There are also other bonuses, and there should be no upper limit. Are you willing?"
The moment Nan Yan received the contract, she was stunned for a moment. After she came to her senses, she saw the signed agreement on the contract, the personal seal at the bottom, and the words he had just said, which made her feel unbelievably disorientated.
So Nan Yan subconsciously showed an expression of surprise and doubt, then raised her head and looked at the young man opposite her with a strange look in her eyes, "Mr. Zhong, do you have a lot of money?"
Too much to spend?
It was such a good thing, she was paid 50,000 yuan a month, and all she had to do was accompany him to some parties and pretend to be his girlfriend to deal with some simple things. No matter how you look at it, she was getting a great deal!
Zhong Ling couldn't help laughing after hearing this. His handsome face seemed to be filtered through a soft light. It was obvious that he was in a very good mood today. He smiled and said,
"Not bad, not too little. It should be much more than you think. What do you think? Are you willing to agree?"
"Oh, there is one more thing. When our contract ends, the 100,000 you borrowed will be regarded as your bonus after the mission is completed. You don't need to pay it back."
After hearing this, Nan Yan knew that this man probably had too much money to spend.
If Nan Yan wasn't afraid of ruining her character, she would have wanted to rush over and call him "Dad Zhong" in a very emotional voice!
This guy is simply throwing money around.
It's so easy for her to make money.
Hearing the other party ask again, Nan Yan couldn't help but smile. This time, Zhong Ling could see what it looked like when this girl smiled sincerely. Even her eyebrows were curved into two shallow crescents, gentle and sweet.
"I agree, Mr. Zhong, you are such a good man! Don't worry, I will definitely follow your request and try my best to be the girlfriend you need. I will be there whenever you call and will not cause you any trouble."
Zhong Ling couldn't help but laugh when he heard her tone which was much more sincere than usual. He also guessed that she would agree because it was indeed a good job, at least it would be much easier than her current job at the club.
However, thinking about working at the club, Zhong Ling frowned slightly, then raised his eyes and saw the other party's happy expression, his brows relaxed slightly, and continued, "There is one more thing, I hope you need to pay attention to, during the period when you pretend to be my girlfriend, the work at the club can be suspended for a period of time, and after the contract ends, it doesn't matter if you go to work again."
Nan Yan was a little surprised, but she soon understood. Given this man's status, if he really had a girlfriend, how could he let her work in such a mixed place?
Ultimately, it's the possessiveness that's at work.
So she stopped worrying and quickly nodded in agreement, smiling and saying to the other party, "I will do it, Mr. Zhong. I will explain it to the manager when I go back tonight."
In fact, it can be easily seen from this point. It is obvious that Zhong Ling in his previous life probably really didn't care about her at all. Otherwise, it is impossible that he didn't even ask her to suspend her work in the club. The other party didn't even ask any more questions. How could such a Zhong Ling fall in love with Wen Nanyan?
Therefore, after both parties reached unified requirements and conditions, Nan Yan finally signed her name on the contract.
The handwriting is clear and delicate, very similar to her.
After seeing her sign her name, Zhong Ling handed her a bank card and said there was $500,000 in it. Part of it was the money she wanted to borrow, and the rest was for her to buy some clothes, jewelry, etc. If it was not enough, she could ask him for more.
這一番操作下來，南嫣忽然就有種被大金主包養的錯覺了。
嗯……怎麽說呢？
雖然這麽說很不好，但這種像鹹魚一樣被人“包養”的生活還真是挺幸福的啊。
等到兩人說完了這些事情，鐘嶺的目光又落到了對面的女孩兒身上，慢慢打量着。
她今天穿的是一件淺紫色的雪紡花裙，袖口系着細細長長的柔軟絲帶，襯得手腕纖細白皙又柔軟，指甲上沒塗任何的色彩，粉潤的透着股兒健康的氣息，發絲柔順的散在肩後，整個人有種說不出的幹淨與溫柔。
鐘嶺并沒有什麽其他的心思，只是覺得這樣的女孩值得自己稍微幫上一把，不過他打量着忽然就想起一件事來，便問她，
“有男朋友了嗎？如果有的話，你需要提前跟對方說清楚，要不然到時候撞見了，會很容易引起一些不必要的麻煩。”
南嫣抿着唇，然後搖頭輕笑說，“沒有的，鐘先生放心好了，不會給您添麻煩的。”
鐘嶺似乎也松了口氣，不過看她那副樣子，總覺得有什麽地方不太對勁，便又問了句，“談過戀愛嗎？”
“嗯？”南嫣忍不住看他一眼，大概是有些不太明白為什麽對方會問這些私人的事情，那雙眼裏有些疑惑，不過想到兩人剛簽下的合約，她猶豫了下，又搖了搖頭說：
“沒有談過，不過我看過不少電視劇，我知道女朋友都應該做些什麽的，鐘先生請放心，我不會讓您失望的。”
這公事公辦的态度聽得鐘嶺有些無奈。
她這番解釋應該是擔心他嫌她經驗不足而拒絕她，可兩人合約都簽了，雖然違約也不需要付出些什麽，但鐘嶺并沒有嫌棄她的意思，反倒覺得這樣也挺好的。
鐘嶺搖了搖頭，臉上帶了幾分好笑與無奈，“不是你想的那樣，我不是要拒絕你的意思，但你知道嗎？”
“你現在看我的眼神就像是公司裏那些員工看見我時的樣子，恭恭敬敬的，不像是喜歡，倒像是伺候老板的打工人，這樣生疏的态度，不是情侶之間該有的常态，我們這樣很容易穿幫的。”
這話說的南嫣表情頓住，臉上那兩只細細軟軟的長眉也微微擰了下，她擡頭看着鐘嶺，似乎還沒察覺到自己有什麽問題。
大概是還不懂。
鐘嶺便又問她，“有過喜歡的人嗎？”
南嫣微微一怔，眼裏忽然閃過一絲微窘的神色，像是有些不自在，然後低着頭輕輕說了聲，“這個……我也不太清楚。”
這話聽得鐘嶺不自覺皺了下眉，這種事情還有不清楚的嗎？喜歡跟不喜歡，這種情緒難道不是很明顯的嗎？
不過這種事情他也沒有細問，這畢竟是個人隐私。
鐘嶺輕吐了一口氣，看她低頭有些微窘的樣子，不知道是不是被他連續幾個問題打擊到了，整個人顯露出一副蔫蔫的狀态。
他搖了搖頭，沒将剛才的事情放在心上，笑了一下又問道，“那你心目中最想要，最在意的東西是什麽？這次總不會是不知道了吧？”
聽到這話，南嫣眼睛明顯亮了一下，眼裏閃過細微的亮度，毫不猶豫地說了聲，“房子！我想買一幢屬于自己的小房子，最好能距離市中心近一點，這樣交通就很方便了。”
這還真是個簡單至極又樸實無華的小願望。
鐘嶺搖着頭有些好笑，但笑完之後，看着對方眼睛微亮，滿眼聚光歡喜的樣子，鐘嶺又将臉上的神情慢慢收斂了，他對南嫣招了招手，“過來我這邊。”
南嫣依言過去了，只不過臉上仍舊是那副畢恭畢敬的态度，像彙報工作時兢兢業業的小員工。
鐘嶺擰了擰眉，這樣明顯不行，哪對情侶會想她這樣的，眼裏毫無半分喜歡在意。
她這模樣，分明就是一副自家員工跟他彙報工作時的拘謹态度，雖然是笑着的，但看上去一點也不像情侶，這樣下去不會有任何人相信的，更騙不過潇潇。
于是鐘嶺緩和了面色，對着南嫣想了下，然後說道，“你試着把我想像成你最喜歡、最想要的東西，你的眼神要稍微轉變一下，不能那麽的……公事公辦，我應該是你的男朋友，不是你的上司，別用那種過分尊重的眼神看我了。”
聽到這話，南嫣面上也露出些許苦惱的神情，然後看着眼前的人，就按照他說的那樣，把他想像成自己的移動小金庫。
但可能是沒有談過戀愛的原因，眼前的南嫣總是不能進入那種狀态。
于是鐘嶺看着她那副一頭霧水的模樣，也有些無奈，最後他幹脆說了句：
“算了，你過來，抱着我試試？”
聽到這話，南嫣眼裏明顯閃過了一絲猶豫，但是一轉頭，目光落到了桌上的那份文件上，想到那麽多錢，她也不猶豫了。
南嫣直接走過去，正要伸手去抱他的時候，結果腳下地板一滑，身體就這麽直接砸在了對方的胸口上，這一下撞得還挺重，對方腰間那個冷冰冰又硬梆梆的皮帶扣硌得她腰上一痛。
南嫣輕“嘶”了一聲正要爬起來，手指按在他腿上想要支起身體，卻被人輕輕按住了肩膀，“等等，先別動。”
南嫣聞言下意識擡頭看着人，
“嗯，怎麽了？”
她擡頭的時候，額頭剛好就蹭着對方的下巴一觸而過，柔軟的發絲垂在他胸口，眼裏因為疼痛似乎泛起了絲絲水霧。
南嫣偏了下頭，略帶些疑惑的瞧着他。
然後就聽到對方清晰溫和的聲音響起，那張矜貴俊美的臉上還帶了些許滿足笑意，“嗯……差不多就是這個樣子，你對我可以随意一點，把我當成男朋友的那種随意，情侶間都是這樣的，雖然是假扮的，但這些細節不能随意忽略的，記住了嗎？”
他還真的是一板一眼的指導着她，眼裏也沒有什麽多餘的情緒跟雜念。
南嫣抿着唇，随後也忍不住露出一個笑容，“我知道了，鐘先生。”
話音剛落，對面的人又皺了下眉，搖了搖頭對她說，“鐘先生不行，不能這樣稱呼我，太生疏了，換一個。”
南嫣也覺得不行，但她就是故意的。
不過在聽到他說的這話後，她還是老老實實的低着頭想了一下，然後擡頭朝他溫柔笑了聲，“那我喊你鐘嶺可以嗎？”
鐘嶺點了點頭，臉上沒什麽異樣，臉龐在燈光的反射下顯得蠻溫和，“嗯……可以，不過偶爾還可以再親近一些。”
這讓南嫣又猶豫了下，然後問了聲，“那鐘先……嗯，鐘嶺，你有什麽比較親近的小名嗎？”
問完以後，對面的男人明顯沉默了一瞬，他那樣子看起來應該是不太喜歡的自己的小名，眉頭也微微擰了起來，
“有是有，但那個名字我不太喜歡。”
不過南嫣明顯很有興致，且那雙瑩潤分明的眼睛就這麽靜靜的瞧着他，鐘嶺看她也不像是那種會取笑人的人，沉默一瞬，又掃她一眼，然後用自己那斯文微沉的嗓音說，
“叫……小艾。”
“我一般不跟別人講，那個名字，就算了吧，你就叫我鐘嶺，其他的不用在意了。”
而聽到他說出的“小艾”兩個字，南嫣明顯有些忍不住了。
她原本是抿着唇的，最後笑得腦袋都低下來了，整個身子在他懷裏微微顫動着，發絲都順着襯衫的縫隙滑進了領口裏，癢絲絲的，到最後南嫣才收斂了一些。
不過臉上還帶着笑，說，
“好的，我知道了，小艾同學。”
說完就被大金主斜睨了一眼，那眼神輕飄飄的，大概是在用眼神提醒她收斂一點。
南嫣還是忍不住彎了下唇角。
等到南嫣笑完，就覺得脖子有些發酸，因為對方是坐在椅子上的，她原本一直是低着頭伏在他懷裏，但因為要說話又不得不仰着臉看他，這個姿勢抱久了就很累。
南嫣手掌撐在他的腿上想要支起身來，掌心按壓着對方大腿附近，隔着布料，鐘嶺都能感受到腿上那一片柔軟的觸感。
那只手是纖細的，溫暖的，還是軟綿綿的，一種從未有過的奇異觸感，像是一道細微的電流蹿過，是他并不讨厭的那種感覺。
大概是對方一直都在克制着，保持兩人之間留有些許間隙的那種分寸感，讓人心生好感。
當鐘嶺低頭時，正好就對上了南嫣看過來的眼神，大概是支撐得久了，脖子也有些酸了，所以下意識地擡起了頭。
他低頭掃了一眼，看到對方裙子的領口低落，因為傾斜的姿勢而微微露出縫隙，隐約可以瞧見裏頭包裹着雪白肌膚的淺紫色的蕾絲花邊，随着她呼吸起伏的動作，領口間微微鼓起的曲線也跟着若隐若現。
此刻她還仰着臉，而鐘嶺低着頭。
那隐秘的場景看得就更清楚了。
而這樣的情狀，她自己似乎還沒有注意到，反倒是動了動脖子，語氣有些不自在的問他，“鐘先生，我這樣脖子很酸了，具體的操作流程我差不多都能了解了，以後我會多注意一些的，我現在可以起來了嗎？”
大概是習慣使然，她又下意識的拿出了工作時的那種态度了，喊了他一聲鐘先生。
但鐘嶺這次卻沒注意到，也不知道他忽然想到了什麽，眼神微變了一下，下意識地将身上的人推開了一段距離，就連臉上原本緩和的表情也收斂了些。
“嗯……可以。”
南嫣這才從他身上起來了，稍微整理了下裙子跟松散的頭發，對于方才發生的事情好似一無所知。
鐘嶺見狀又拿起了桌上的紅酒，掩飾性的抿了一口，他看到南嫣又坐回自己的位置，手裏還不停地摸着那張銀行卡，眉眼間是止不住的歡喜笑意。
看到她那副毫無察覺的樣子，鐘嶺心中似乎也松了口氣，他覺得自己好像有些奇怪，于是又喝了一口紅酒，随意轉開話題問了句，“對了，你今年多大了？”
多大了？
南嫣聞言忽然郁悶看他一眼，像是在怪他怎麽能亂問女孩子的年齡呢？
但鑒于他目前是她的大金主，給的錢也夠多，于是南嫣面不改色，眼也不眨的說了聲，“一十六了。”
鐘嶺發出細微的輕咳聲，喝的那口酒也差點咳出來，好在他的餐桌禮儀向來很好，情緒平複後，他的目光又落到了南嫣的臉上，明顯是不信的。
正常人都不會相信的。
那麽嫩的面相，說她是高中生都不會有人懷疑，怎麽可能跟他同歲？
他也知道這人多半是在說假話。
不過鐘嶺也不生氣，笑了笑又看她一眼，繼續說道，“說老實話吧。”
南嫣想了想，又說了句，“一十四了。”
“真的嗎？”鐘嶺還是不相信，眉梢微微動了下，似乎覺得眼前這人說假話的樣子很有趣，他又說道，
“不說老實話，要扣錢的。”
聽到這話後，南嫣捏着銀行卡的手指明顯緊了下，臉上也顯露出些許懊惱的神情。
猶豫了片刻，她才說道，“那你別跟會所的經理們說實話，我今年一十了，會所是按年紀拿提成的，年紀大些，資歷老些，別人才不會随意欺負我，扣我提成的。”
鐘嶺聞言失笑，他其實也猜到了，這樣年輕的女孩子，年紀最大不會超過一十歲，可是為什麽好端端的會來做這一行呢？
看着她那副安靜柔順的樣子，鐘嶺壓下心底的那一絲好奇，他覺得自己不該對一個工作上的夥伴有這麽多的疑問跟好奇，這并不是一件好事。
不過看着那女孩吃點心時眉眼溫柔的模樣，他總覺得像這樣氣質沉靜的女孩子不該跟那些燈紅酒綠的夜場生活攪和在一起。
她就像是一株安靜綻放的百合，靜悄悄的，渾身上下充滿幹淨的氣息，不該被那些繁雜的東西所沾染幹擾。
也不知道是不是想的事情有些深了，鐘嶺還是随意問了一句，“你這個年紀的話，現在應該還在學校裏，為什麽不去讀書呢？這樣以後起碼會有一個好一點的工作環境，對你自己也好。”
鐘嶺心中想着，他只是以一個過來的身份在勸慰她罷了，這并不是好奇。
南嫣手上的動作停了下，她眼睫微垂着，長密的睫毛遮住了眼底的神色。
鐘嶺看着，只覺得這樣的女孩兒渾身上下忽然透露出了一股落寞的感覺，或許是有什麽難言的苦衷，這讓他不由得想起來那天在路燈底下看到她時的場景。
明明是個韶華正茂、朝氣蓬勃的小姑娘，卻顯露出那樣的孤寂與落寞的氣息。
整個人好像失去了光彩，褪去了工作期間的喧鬧與紛擾，讓她身上好像隔了一層朦胧的薄霧，仿佛與周圍的一切都顯得那麽的格格不入。
可她明明還很年輕，比他小了六歲。
在他的印象裏，這樣的女孩子應該在校園內，手裏捧着書本跟奶茶，被溫柔體貼的男朋友擁在懷裏，兩個人過一段令人懷念又幸福的校園生活。
好一會兒，鐘嶺才聽到她的聲音響起，帶着一種平靜溫和的語氣跟他說，“鐘先生，其實，我是從老家偷偷逃出來的。”
“我家裏人不讓我讀書，高中讀完就逼我嫁人了，為了一十萬塊錢的彩禮錢要把我強行嫁給一個摔斷腿的年輕人。那個年輕人是鎮上有名的流氓，有些暴力傾向，喜歡打架！我不肯，後來就逃了。”
南嫣又咬了一口甜點，甜味在口腔內緩慢散開，讓她的情緒明顯平和了許多，看他的眼睛裏也露出了些許淺淡笑意，“我剛到陵城的時候，全身上下就只有千塊錢。”
“因為年紀太小，很多工作的地方都不肯招收我，我就在車站的接待所睡了兩天。”
她說話的聲音緩慢而輕柔，讓人很容易産生一種代入其中的感覺。
“說句不怕鐘先生笑話的話，那個時候，看着口袋裏的錢一天比一天少，我急得很想哭，又很想去扒車站的垃圾桶，然後撿瓶子去賣，後來沒辦法，才在周姐的介紹下去會所工作的。”
她說着臉上的笑容又溫柔了不少，看向他的目光平靜而柔和，瑩白的臉龐在燈光的照射下好似蒙上了一層淡淡的瑩光，“不過我也沒那麽倒黴的，我現在身上已經存了一些錢了，打算去自考，等考上了我就可以換個工作了，到時候就不用待在會所上班了。”
鐘嶺聽着聽着，全部的心神跟注意力就都被對方說的話吸引了，目光也慢慢的落在了眼前的這個女孩身上。
他的眉頭不自覺皺緊，大概是難以想象，在這種物資豐饒，什麽都不稀缺的年代了，還有人會因為家裏的逼迫而偷逃出家。
更沒有想到，僅僅是為了一十萬塊錢，就可以逼迫自己的親生女兒嫁給一個斷腿的流氓，這到底是什麽樣的家庭？
他在報紙或者網絡新聞上确實聽到過類似的消息，但他一直覺得這樣的事情離自己很遠，而現在親耳聽到面前的女孩兒說出來的時候，心中莫名有些不适。
這種不适包含了很多複雜的情緒。
一十萬能做什麽呢？
鐘嶺沉默想着，可能舉辦一場派對的錢都不夠，他随手送給潇潇的一條項鏈都不止這些錢了，更別提還有其他的事情了。
可眼前的女孩子卻因為這點錢，差點被自己的親生父母賣了。
鐘嶺真的很難理解，可能是他生活的世界太過美好，他從來不需要為了錢而感覺到發愁，更不明白在這個世界上，還有一個年紀比他還小的女孩子，為了攢錢辛辛苦苦工作……她穿着最便宜的衣服，背着沒有品牌名稱的帆布包，什麽都沒有，在混亂繁雜的會所中，也能守住底線，活得安穩而滿足。
這樣的女孩子真的很難讓人不尊重。
鐘嶺輕吐了一口氣。
只不過在聽完她說的話後，他心底仍舊有種悵然的感覺，有些難以平靜。
或許是因為，越是美好的人和事，背後隐藏的故事更能打動人。
尤其是知道了她的美好，即使是經歷過了一番風雨波折，還始終能夠在混亂的場景中維持住自己的本心，這種難能可貴的美好就更加令人印象深刻。
鐘嶺目光靜靜看過去，他此刻似乎有些明白了，也怪不得她年紀那麽小，說出的話卻總有一種沉穩的意味。
可能對她來說，從前他跟她傾訴的那些事情，那些感情上的困擾跟麻煩，跟這個女孩身上所遭遇的事情比起來的話……
根本算不了什麽吧。
鐘嶺低着頭笑笑，心中隐隐有種說不出的情緒，他又擡頭看向對面吃着甜點的女生，小口小口的，一點也不浪費。
他倒是願意給她錢幫她一把，也不是因為什麽奇怪的理由，純粹就是想要這麽做，畢竟有時候慈善晚會中随手捐出的錢都有幾百萬了，幫她一把也算不了什麽。
只不過這種無緣無故的幫助更像是在施舍，難免有些傷人自尊，他知道眼前這個女孩子是個自尊自強的女孩子，否則此刻過得，應該就是另一種方式的生活了。
要是南嫣知道他此刻的想法，絕對很想告訴他，她的自尊其實也沒那麽要強，受點傷也沒關系的，所以請施舍她吧，絕對不要猶豫的施舍她吧。
她真的一點也不介意的！
不過這位鐘公子沒有讀心術，看不清她心底所想。
鐘嶺現在正想着，或許他以後可以将她的工資再提高點，畢竟跟在他身邊也不是一件容易的事情。
不過那些事情倒是可以以後再說。
鐘嶺想完那些事情，又将心底隐隐蔓延的情緒壓下去，擡頭看向對方，問道，“明天中午有時間嗎？”
Nan Yan also raised her eyes and looked at him. Her face returned to its usual calm and gentle expression, as if the things she had just said were all unimportant trifles.
She nodded to him, with a little smile in her eyes, "Mr. Zhong, you don't have to be so polite. I am always free to accompany you."
Zhong Ling also laughed, "Well, that's good. You don't have to be so polite to me. Don't forget what I said before. A friend has a birthday tomorrow and I need to go and attend to it."
Nan Yan was slightly startled, and then naturally agreed. She had not thought that she would be working on the job so soon.
But thinking of the friends in the private room that day, Nan Yan hesitated for a moment, then asked cautiously, "Okay, then Mr. Zhong, should I dress more formally or casually tomorrow? Do you need me to bring some gifts? And if your friends have seen me working in the club, should I..."
Before she finished her words, Zhong Ling smiled at her. If they were not too far away, he might have wanted to reach out and pat her on the head. "No, don't be so nervous. It's just an ordinary gathering among friends. They should be going out to have fun, so you can just dress casually. If there is anything else you need, I will prepare it for you."
Hearing this, Nan Yan's eyebrows curved. Perhaps because the other party's attitude was too gentle, she couldn't help but reveal a smile at the corner of her mouth, "Okay, I understand, thank you, Mr. Zhong..."
"Oh, no, it should be Brother Xiao Ai."
Zhong Ling: “…”