I almost touched the moon

Wen Song and Eirlys hadn't seen each other for nearly a year. They were both very excited to meet each other this time. Eirlys even ran up and hugged Wen Song, "Mein liebster Ilia, ich vermisse dich so sehr!!" (My dearest Ilia, I miss you so much).

Wen Song also hugged her, kissed her three times and said, "Ich vermisse dich auch so sehr!" (I miss you too)

Eirlys and Wen Song were close friends during their undergraduate years. They were in the same group for almost every group assignment, and they encouraged each other when they were exhausted from studying in the library late at night during exam week. They also went on field observations together, carried an astronomical telescope weighing more than 60 kilograms together, and slept in the same tent, which was quite like a revolutionary friendship.

Eirlys looked at Wen Song and said with some regret: "My dearest Ilia, why don't you come to MIT? Do you know how much I miss you? I remember you told me that you wanted to study for a doctorate in Oxford. I also applied for a PhD in Oxford. We can work together again."

"Great!" Wen Song was very surprised, but asked in a somewhat strange tone, "But I thought you would continue to study at MIT."

"Like you said before, I don't really like the United States now, so I decided to go to Oxford to study for a doctorate." Eirlys answered easily.

"Very good." Wen Song smiled, "But I haven't received an offer from Oxford yet. Have you forgotten that I was rejected by them when I applied for a master's degree before?"

"But the reason they rejected you at that time was because of your insufficient academic achievements. But you don't have this shortcoming now. You will definitely be able to do it. See you in Oxford."

After Cheng Che finished chatting with Professor Ye, he also came to find Wen Song. Hearing them communicating in German, he also greeted Eirlys and introduced himself in German.

Eirlys was very surprised and said: "Wow, you are Iseylia's boyfriend, so handsome, are you also studying astrophysics?"

Cheng Che shook his head and said, "No, I studied architecture and graduated from ETH Zurich."

Wen Song smiled and said to Eirlys: "I remember Felix went to ETH for graduate studies, right?"

"Yes, and he is studying for a PhD now." Eirlys nodded, waved to a place not far away and said, "He is over there."

Felix came over when he saw them, and after hugging and greeting Eirlys one by one, he said, "Iseylia! I listened to your speech, it was perfect. Where are you going to study for your doctorate? How about coming to ETH?"

"Iseylia will never go to ETH." Eirlys said with a smile, "Have you forgotten? In our last year of undergraduate studies, I persuaded Iseylia to apply for graduate studies with me. She got an offer from ETH, but was rejected by Oxford, so she was very sad. We decided to apply for a PhD from Oxford together. Unfortunately, you were rejected."

"You are so mean, my friends, you abandoned me." Felix joked, "Well, then I will have to stay alone in Zurich, but Iseylia, when you come home, we will go skiing together."

Wen Song immediately said, "Okay, I will definitely go skiing with you."

Then Cheng Che introduced Felix: "This is my boyfriend. He also graduated from ETH, but in the Department of Architecture."

"Wow, you must be a very good architect." Felix generously extended his hand to shake hands with Cheng Che and introduced himself, "I'm Felix, Iseylia's undergraduate classmate, currently studying for a doctorate at ETH."

"Thank you, you are too kind." Cheng Che said with a smile, "But I am not a good architect, not even an architect. I am a ski athlete."

Wen Song immediately responded, "Roche is the best freestyle skier in Asia. He is good at slopestyle and ski cross. He won the world championship in slopestyle in Livigno at last year's World Cup. He also won the silver medal in slopestyle and the bronze medal in ski cross at this year's World Championships."

"Wow, that's amazing." Eirlys and Felix said in unison.

Eirlys praised: "Roche is not only an excellent architect, but also an excellent athlete. He deserves to be Iseylia's boyfriend. By the way, I remember that Iseylia also likes skiing very much. In her sophomore year, she broke her arm while skiing."

"Of course, I have an impression of that," Felix said with a smile. "At that time, Iseylia went to ski on the Zugspitze on the weekend. When she went to class on Monday, her arm was in a plaster cast. I even signed the plaster."

"I signed it, too." Eirlys smiled. "Iseylia said she successfully challenged the undeveloped north cliff of the Zugspitze. The only regret was that she lost an arm. Fortunately, it was her left hand, so it doesn't affect her daily life much. Iseylia, is this why you're dating Roche? With him around, you won't get hurt again, right?"

Wen Song shook his head and said, "Yes, because Roche is really good at skiing. He would help me prepare the equipment in advance and would also be my guide. But the first time I met him, he broke his leg and sat on the slope without moving. I could only call a helicopter for emergency treatment for him."

When Cheng Che heard them telling the story of Wen Song breaking her arm while skiing, even though he had heard about it before, he still frowned in dissatisfaction, held Wen Song's hand tightly, and gently pinched her fingers as a "punishment."

Then he said to Eirlys and Felix, "That's why I'm against Iseylia going to the mountains for skiing, because it's really dangerous."

"I don't mind." Eirlys said nonchalantly, "Life is meant to be about trying all kinds of life and experiencing different lives. Skiing on the trail is certainly not as exciting as alpine skiing. After I came to the United States, I also went skiing in the uninhabited area of ​​Alaska. It was so exciting. Iseylia, let's go together next time."

"Okay." Wen Song agreed immediately, "I'm looking forward to it too."

But as soon as she said that, her right hand fingers were suddenly tightly grasped by someone. She turned around and saw Cheng Che's expression was gloomy. He stared at her with some dissatisfaction and whispered in her ear in Chinese, "Don't go! It's too dangerous!"

Wen Song knew his temper. If she really went skiing in the deserted area of ​​Alaska with Eirlys, he would definitely make a fuss. She could only whisper to him, "It's just a joke. I won't go."

Felix nodded and said, "I am also interested in skiing in the deserted areas of Alaska. Roche, are you interested?"

Cheng Che immediately laughed awkwardly and said, "Sorry, I don't really like backcountry skiing."

Wen Song also said: "Roche is a very careful person. He will not go skiing in the wild."

After listening to their conversation, Cheng Che was so confused that he finally understood why Wen Song could become good friends with them. Astrophysics requires researchers to be absolutely rigorous, cautious and calm. These three people are obviously excellent scholars, but in real life, they are all free and casual.