I almost touched the moon

When Cheng Che returned home, his father was already sitting on the sofa waiting for him. When he saw him, he frowned and said unhappily, "Didn't you leave more than an hour ago? Why are you home just now? Where did you go?"

"I didn't go anywhere." Cheng Che politely thanked the housekeeper for his kindness in helping him up, and prepared to take the elevator upstairs with his crutches. He casually made up an excuse and said, "It was raining and there was a traffic jam, so I was delayed."

"Stop." His father's voice was deep and majestic. Although Cheng Che was reluctant, he still stopped. "Do you have any thoughts about the translator next to Mr. Qiu?"

"No." Cheng Che denied immediately, "I just wanted to thank her."

"How could I not understand you?" Mr. Cheng walked up to Cheng Che, motioned him to sit on the sofa, and planned to have a good talk.

Cheng Che was reluctant, but he never dared to disobey his father's orders, so he slowly walked back to the sofa and sat down. After the housekeeper brought him a cup of Pu'er tea, he tactfully retreated.

Cheng Che did not drink the tea, he did not like drinking tea. Pu'er was just his father's favorite, but he always imposed his own interests and hobbies on him.

For example, when he was in middle school, he was clearly qualified to join the national team, but he was sent to the UK without saying anything. When applying for university, he was also asked to choose one of the four majors: law, economics, architecture, and computer science. The only compromise was to allow him to practice skiing during college and occasionally participate in some competitions.

Cheng Che looked at the cup of tea, took a sip, and quickly put it down. He looked at his father and said, "You worry too much."

Mr. Cheng had already gotten used to his son's distance from him, and just kept talking to himself: "There have been many girls pursuing you since you were a child, but I have never seen you take the initiative to talk to anyone or mention anyone. You have always been cold to everyone, but too enthusiastic towards her. It is human nature to be lustful and admire young girls, and I understand."

"I told you, you're overthinking it." Cheng Che continued to deny, "I talked to her a few more words today because she helped me, so I wanted to thank her. I asked her to take me back because I didn't want to trouble your driver."

"Ah Che, you may have misunderstood me." Mr. Cheng explained, "I'm not saying that I don't want you to like her. That girl looks pretty good, not like someone who's not serious. But think carefully about what she said today. She told me that she was working part-time, but you should be able to see that her clothes and things are not cheap. Does such a person need to work part-time?"

"What do you mean?" Cheng Che heard the hostility towards Wen Song in his father's words and became angry. "Can't the daughter of a wealthy family work and study?"

"You misunderstood me again." Mr. Cheng smiled and held out his hand to signal him to drink the tea first and not be so anxious. "I'm not making malicious assumptions about a young girl. I just want to remind you that if a person can't even be honest with you, how can you be sure that she will have a good impression of you?"

"Dad." Cheng Che raised the black pottery cup in front of him and drank the tea in one gulp. Mr. Cheng couldn't help but frowned. What a waste of tea drinking method.

He stood up from the sofa again and said coldly to Mr. Cheng: "You are so busy with work, you really don't have to meddle in my affairs. My mother said that she will bring A Xuan to Munich during the May Day holiday. I hope you can take care of your own affairs before that."

After saying that, without waiting for Mr. Cheng to speak, he walked towards the elevator on his crutches.

Mr. Cheng knew what he meant, and he didn't say anything more to him. He just said, "I'm doing this for your own good."

After Cheng Che returned to the room, he felt very upset, and the figure of Wen Song lingered in his mind.

The thin cigarette between her slender fingers, the smoke from her exhaled drifted away with the wind, and she looked forward with a cold face, but said to herself, "It's cold outside, wait in the car." I thought with some regret, why didn't I ask for her WeChat, what if she agreed this time.

He opened his WeChat contacts and found the WeChat of a junior high school classmate who was studying at the Technical University of Munich. He immediately sent a WeChat message asking, "Are you there?"

The other party replied quickly, [Yes, Mr. Cheng, why did you suddenly look for me? ]

Cheng Che asked again, [Do you have time to call me? ]

The other party seemed to be frightened by his sudden inquiry. He paused for a while before replying, but quickly replied, "Sure, we haven't chatted for a long time."

He immediately called, and the person on the other end of the phone was still a little surprised, but still said in a relaxed manner, "Mr. Cheng, what can I do for you?"

"No, no, just call me Cheng Che. Why are you being so distant with old classmates?" Cheng Che laughed dryly and asked, "Ye Jia, do you know anyone from LMU?"

The girl named "Ye Jia" was a little confused. After thinking for a while, she replied: "I know a few international students. What's the matter? Who do you want to ask me about?"

"Hmm..." Cheng Che was a little embarrassed, but he continued to ask, "She's a girl named Iseylia. I think her Chinese name is Wensong, Wen for temperature and Song for song. She's a graduate student at LMU, majoring in astrophysics."

Ye Jia said "hmm", thought for a while and said, "I don't know many graduate students, but I can ask for you. The Munich study abroad circle is so small, and there are not many Chinese studying astrophysics. Are you anxious?"

"It's not urgent." Cheng Che immediately said gratefully, "Thank you so much. I'll treat you to a meal when you're free."

"Okay, Master Cheng is treating me, so I must come." Ye Jia said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll ask for you right away."

Cheng Che tossed and turned all night, but in the morning, Ye Jia didn't reply to him. He felt a little disappointed, but because he was too sleepy after staying up late, he gradually fell asleep.

After Wen Song returned, Qiu Xuanyan also asked with a sly smile, "How are you getting along with Master Cheng, Xiao Song Song?"

"Not so good." Wen Song stretched and yawned, took off his suit and threw it on the ground, changed into pajamas, and said while removing his makeup, "After I sent him to Maria Square, he took a taxi back by himself, and I came back too."

"That's all?" Qiu Xuanyan habitually helped her pick up the suit on the ground and hung it up, her expression seemed a little disappointed, "Mr. Cheng is not bad, and it's great to be his friend."

"No." Wen Song immediately shook his head, "It's enough for my friend to have a rich woman like you."

Qiu Xuanyan knew her temper and didn't force her. She just asked, "Are you not busy recently?"

"I'm not busy." Wen Song stretched and said, "I'll accompany you wherever you want to go."

Qiu Xuanyan immediately said, "How about Nanyi? Or Switzerland is also fine. Wen Lu has also returned to Switzerland."

"Let's go to Nanyi." Wen Song suggested, "We can get some sun and set off the day after tomorrow."

"Okay." Qiu Xuanyan replied with a smile, "Then you buy the plane ticket and I'll pay for it."

When she came out of the shower, Qiu Xuanyan noticed the tattoo on her collarbone, frowned and said, "Why don't you wash it off? It's an eyesore."

"What are you washing?" Wen Song rolled his eyes. "You think too much. This tattoo has nothing to do with him. I didn't even know who he was when I got it."

"That's fine." Qiu Xuanyan nodded in relief and said, "I'm so sleepy, go to sleep."

Wen Songen sighed and was about to go to sleep when he saw a message pop up on WeChat. It was sent by Xia Ninghe, a Chinese student in the same major.

[Songsong, a girl from TUM is asking about you. ]

She immediately replied, [What's the matter? ]

Xia Ninghe replied quickly, "Nothing, just asked what kind of person you are, whether you have a boyfriend, etc. I guess it was one of your suitors who asked my friend to ask. Do you want to tell him?"

Wen Song immediately replied, "Just say I have a boyfriend."

[Okay baby, I got it, don't worry. ]

The next day at noon, Cheng Che received a message from Ye Jia. She sent a WeChat message saying, "I found out some things, but not much."

Cheng Che immediately called back and asked anxiously, "What's going on?"

Ye Jia smiled and said, "Don't worry, let me tell you slowly. My friend's college roommate's friend is in the same major as her, and she told me some basic information. That sister is Swiss, her real name is Iseylia Wen, she is a real academic master, and her scores on almost every exam and assignment are not less than 1.5 points. Oh, yes, she is very beautiful, my friend showed me her photo, she is really beautiful, super elegant."

Cheng Che immediately replied: "Thank you."

Then he asked, "But, is she very cold?"

Ye Jia disagreed. "No, I heard from my friends that she is a very nice person. International students in her major would ask her questions when they don't understand something, and she would patiently answer them. She would even share her notes with them before the exam week. There are also some international students from other majors who would ask her if they are not good at German and encounter difficulties. She would also help them. She is a very nice person."

"Ah..." Cheng Che was a little surprised. The person described by Ye Jia didn't seem the same as the Wen Song he knew... Could it be that she was only cold to him?

But he thought again. When they first met, she was cold and taciturn, but she was very helpful. She even accompanied him to the hospital for checkups. She was indeed a person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside...

Seeing Cheng Che didn't say anything, she continued, "But she really never attends any social events, not even dinner parties, and no one has ever been to her house. But that's normal. We German students are all very busy, and no one has the time to socialize. Anyway, she is a really good sister. Master Cheng has good taste."

"No...no." Cheng Che blushed and denied, "I just want to get to know her."

"Oh, that's normal." Ye Jia said in a tone of "I understand you", "Who doesn't like a kind and beautiful big sister? I like one too. But Cheng Che, you don't stand a chance. It seems she has a boyfriend."

"Ah? Do you have a boyfriend?" Cheng Che suddenly felt a blockage in his heart... Is it really not destined to be together?

"Yes, yes." Ye Jia said, "I think he's Korean, right? I don't know either. My friend told me that, and my friend heard it from her college roommate. It's possible that she made a mistake after going around in circles. But she told me that Iseylia goes to Korea to visit her boyfriend every holiday, and sometimes even on weekends. Her boyfriend has also been to Munich. My friend's college roommate's friend has seen him. He's said to be a handsome guy."

"Okay..." Cheng Che said a little disappointedly, "I understand. Thank you. Are you free tomorrow at noon? Let's have a meal together? I'll treat you."

"Okay." Ye Jia was not polite, "Then I'll eat Gu Shu, thank you, Master Cheng."

Cheng Che agreed to him, threw his phone aside, lay on the bed and sighed heavily. Well, the secret love that ended in vain was over before it even began.