I almost touched the moon

In Finnish, the aurora is called "revontulet", which literally means fox fire. In ancient Finland, there is a myth that a snow-white fox ran on a snow-covered hillside, sweeping up sparkling snowflakes with its tail all the way to the sky, thus forming the northern lights.

On September 9, the autumnal equinox, the sun shines directly on the equator, dividing the day and night around the world into 23 equal hours.

"The KP value forecast for tonight is 5.6." Wen Song looked at the aurora forecast on his phone and said, "Do you want to go to the suburbs to chase the aurora?"

"Go ahead." Cheng Che said immediately, "I'll go with my sister."

"We're going too!" Wang Shuning and Jiang Xu, who heard their conversation, said immediately, "We haven't seen the Northern Lights since we came to Finland. We must go today."

"Sister Iseylia, can we definitely see it?" Wang Shuning said worriedly, "I saw online that the aurora can only be seen in winter."

"It should be possible." Wen Song explained patiently, "The main factors in the formation of the aurora are solar wind and the Earth's magnetic field. The magnetic field is strongest within the Earth's poles, so in principle, there will be aurora activity every day within 2500km from the geomagnetic poles. It's just that due to the intensity of solar activity, cloud cover, light interference, light pollution and many other factors, it is not seen every day. Today is sunny, there are no clouds, and the solar wind activity is very strong, so it should be possible to see it."

"Besides, winter is not actually the best time to observe the aurora," Wen Song said with a smile. "In winter, it is snowy most of the time in the Arctic Circle, and the clouds will block the view. The best time to observe the aurora is actually from the autumnal equinox to the end of November each year, and from February to the spring equinox of the following year."

"Don't worry." Cheng Che also said, "Astrophysics also involves auroral activities. Song Song has experience."

"It's settled then!" Jiang Xu said excitedly, "Let's go chase the aurora tonight!"

"Remember to wear more clothes." Wen Song kindly reminded, "It will be very cold in the suburbs at night."

At night in Levi, the streets were deserted, and Cheng Che drove to the forest to chase the aurora. Because it was late at night, the four people in the car were a little sleepy, and Wen Song fell asleep directly.

Wang Shuning and Jiang Xu were both chasing the aurora for the first time, and they were a little excited. Jiang Xu excitedly asked, "Brother Cheng, when was the last time you saw the aurora?"

"The day Songsong first came to Levi, I accompanied her on the way back to the hotel." Cheng Che said this with a gentle smile on his face, "But the aurora that day was very faint and not very obvious."

"Damn it! Brother Cheng, you are so disloyal. You didn't even tell us when you saw the aurora. You were just busy being romantic with your sister-in-law." Jiang Xu's voice was a little loud. Wen Song woke up when he heard his voice.

Wang Shuning immediately said unhappily: "Jiang Xu, why are you so loud? You even woke up Sister Iseylia."

"It's okay." Wen Song smiled, "I wasn't asleep anyway."

"Shuning, you call me senior brother and Songsong sister. Don't you think it's weird?" Cheng Che asked meaningfully, the implication of his words was obvious.

Wang Shuning said, "Then I'll call you brother-in-law from now on."

"Okay." Wen Song smiled, "From now on, you can call him brother-in-law."

"Brother-in-law is fine too." Cheng Che didn't care about these titles. He just thought that in this way, people around him would recognize them. Besides, Wen Song asked Wang Shuning to call him "brother-in-law". Thinking of this, Cheng Che's smile deepened.

When we reached the open area at the edge of the forest, we could already see a faint green light through the thin clouds.

Wen Song glanced at his watch and said, "It's not the most active time yet. It will peak in half an hour. There might even be purple and pink auroras by then."

"I heard that if you make a wish to it, it will come true." Wang Shuning said expectantly.

"Will it?" Cheng Che didn't care, but didn't want to affect their emotions, so he swallowed the words that were about to come out.

If so, when he was 18 years old, he made a wish under the gorgeous aurora in Reykjavik that he could participate in the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics the following year. But why, due to academic pressure and his father's opposition, he lost the qualification to participate.

Wen Song kept looking at the person next to him. The moonlight shone on Cheng Che's face, making him look even whiter and with a bit of an otherworldly air. His appearance was more beautiful than the moonlight, but for some reason, it revealed a hint of sadness.

"Of course I will." Wen Song blurted out, "When I saw the aurora in high school, I made a wish that I could study astrophysics at LMU, and it came true."

She lied. She had never made any wishes under the aurora. It was just a natural phenomenon caused by the interaction of charged particles with the upper atmosphere. How could it help people realize their wishes? However, if it could make Cheng Che happy, it didn't seem to matter.

She went on to tell a story she had heard a long time ago.

"The Finnish word for the aurora is 'revontulet', which means fox fire. There is an old legend that in the forest of Lapland, there lived a little fox with fur as shiny as starlight. The other animals in the forest became stars in the sky, and the little fox also wanted to become a star so that he could light the way for the hunters who came home late at night."

"And then?" Wang Shuning asked, "Did it become a star?"

"No." Wen Song shook his head. "The moon goddess said to the little fox, 'Who said you have to become a star to illuminate the night sky?' So the little fox ran on the hillside every night. Its fur was shiny white. When it ran, its tail would sweep up the snowflakes and carry them all the way to the sky, forming the twinkling northern lights, dragging out a whole bright starry sky, lighting up the night road."

"How romantic..." Wang Shuning couldn't help but sigh, "Wow, it's really too romantic."

However, Cheng Che understood the meaning of Wen Song's story. She wanted to tell him that he didn't need to become anyone, he himself was bright enough.

He held her hand tightly and whispered in German in her ear: "Ich wusste es, danke." (I understand, thank you.)

"Du bist das hellste Polarlicht." (You are the brightest aurora) Wen Song also interlocked his fingers and responded to his words.

"What are you two whispering about?" Jiang Xu asked curiously when he saw them chattering.

"Secret." Wen Song and Cheng Che said in unison.

"I can't stand it!" Jiang Xu said to Wang Shuning, "Shuning, look at your senior brother. Tsk tsk, he values ​​women over friends."

"Is this the first day you knew he values ​​women over friendship?" Wang Shuning curled her lips, "Jiang Xu, don't be so self-indulgent. How can you compare to Sister Iseylia?"

"Who wants to compete with Sister Iseylia! What nonsense are you talking about, little girl? I have a girlfriend, don't talk nonsense!"

Sure enough, not long after, the aurora activity intensified, and even the naked eye could see it clearly. Under the starry sky, the aurora was colorful, from light green to deep purple. The bright northern lights danced in the night sky, dyeing the starry sky. In the silent night, the dazzling light seemed to tell the mystery of tens of thousands of years ago.

"Ah Che." Wen Song suddenly asked Cheng Che, "Have you ever seen the aurora of Jupiter?"

"No." Cheng Che shook his head. "You're not going to send me to Jupiter to see the aurora."

"What?" Wen Song couldn't help laughing. "I'll take a picture of it for you next time. It's the most beautiful aurora in the entire solar system."

Suddenly, Cheng Che lowered his head and passionately kissed the person in front of him, lingering on her lips...

"Ache..." Wen Song pushed him away a little embarrassedly, "There's someone else."

He seemed to have heard nothing and continued to kiss her, his tongue nimbly prying open her teeth and lingering with her. Wen Song could not stop him and was also drawn into his gentleness like water, intoxicated with him.

After a long while, he let her go and said to her, "I heard that if lovers kiss under the aurora, they will be together forever."

It was a very silly sentence, but she did not tell him the loopholes in his words seriously as usual. Instead, she hugged him tightly and whispered, "Okay."

Suddenly, she felt a little cold and sneezed. Cheng Che immediately took off his scarf and tied it around her neck, saying in a somewhat reproachful tone: "I told you to wear more clothes a long time ago, but you didn't listen. What if you catch a cold?"

"Am I made of paper? I catch a cold so easily." Wen Song complained but didn't take off his scarf. The scarf was warm, just like him.

"Ache, don't you have any wishes to make?" Wen Song asked.

Cheng Che asked her back, "Didn't you make a wish, too?"

"I have no wish." The answer was the same as always.

"My wish has come true." Cheng Che held her in his arms, holding her hand tightly, intertwining their fingers.

The Olympics, the Olympic champion, he can get it through his own efforts. The so-called wish is that Wen Song can always be by his side. In the vast world, all he wants is her.

"Let's take a picture together." Wang Shuning walked up to them and said, "When we win the Olympic championship, we'll take another one!"

"Okay." Wen Song agreed immediately, set up the tripod, took a group photo of the four of them, and then took a separate photo of Cheng Che, Wang Shuning and Jiang Xu.

Cheng Che put his arm around Wen Song's shoulders and said to Wang Shuning, "Take a picture of me and Song Song as well."

In the photo, under the gorgeous aurora of Lapland, Cheng Che clung to her side with a bright smile. Wen Song still had a faint smile, but her peach blossom eyes were upturned, overflowing with happiness.