I almost touched the moon

On Tuesday, Wen Song took her doctoral students and Si Yao to Cologne to attend a seminar. After the afternoon meeting, she unexpectedly saw Cheng Xuan at the door.

Cheng Xuan came up to her happily when he saw her, looked behind her, and asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, where is Si Yao?"

Wen Song looked at him helplessly and asked silently, "Why are you here? If I remember correctly, there is a lecture today."

"Hey, I went to class in the morning and came here right after class. I came here to play, and my brother asked me to treat you and your students to a meal on his behalf."

Cheng Xuan said, trying to take the bag from her hand very attentively, "Sister-in-law, let me help you. What are you going to eat later? How about we go to Dusai to eat Japanese food? I'll treat you and my brother will pay."

"She's still participating in the discussion, so it might take some time." Wen Song kindly reminded him, "If you're here for Artemis, it's better not to show up. She's already said she doesn't like you, and your constant pestering will only annoy her more. At least that's how I feel."

Cheng Xuan sighed and said, "But my brother told me that if you pursue a girl, you have to pursue her relentlessly. He said that he was just like that at that time, just to make his presence felt around you..."

"Then did your brother tell you a very important premise?" Wen Song felt that Cheng Che was really a dog-headed military advisor. He taught you everything except the most important thing. "That is, I also liked him at that time. If I didn't like him and he was always by my side, I would only feel annoyed and might even call the police."

"Okay..." Cheng Xuan lowered his head in disappointment, "What should I do now? Sister-in-law, can you help me ask her why she doesn't like me?"

Seeing that it was still early, Wen Song was happy to help Cheng Xuan and advised earnestly: "First of all, you have to respect her completely. Since she really doesn't like you, don't force it. Secondly, don't appear around her too often and make her feel bored. And Artemis admires strong people, so if you want her to have a good impression of you, at least your grades shouldn't be like they are now."

"I understand..." Cheng Xuan sighed again, "Then I'll go home first?"

"Ok." Wen Song nodded, "Don't listen to your brother, he doesn't know how to chase girls. I will find a chance tonight to ask her why she doesn't like you. Now go back and study hard, ok? There are still four weeks until exam week, can you pass all of them?"

Cheng Xuan laughed dryly and said to Wen Song, "Okay, sister-in-law, I'll go back then. Can I stay at your house tonight? I want to eat the food my brother cooks."

"Surely." Wen Song also smiled, patted his shoulder and said, "Go home quickly, I will talk to A Che and ask him to prepare dinner for you at home. It just so happens that I haven't had time to give you the birthday present I prepared for you."

"That's great!" Cheng Xuan immediately smiled, "Sister-in-law, you are the best. You are really much better than my brother."

After dinner, Wen Song returned to the hotel and knocked on Si Yao's door. Si Yao was obviously surprised to see her and asked in confusion, "Professor, what's up?"

Wen Song smiled and said to her, "Nothing, the bar in this hotel is nice, you can enjoy the night view of the Rhine River, do you want to go for a drink together?"

When Si Yao heard her speaking Chinese, he knew she was looking for him for a private matter, and immediately said, "Of course, but you have to treat me, I don't have any money."

Wen Song also laughed and said half-jokingly: "It seems that I need to give you a raise."

When they arrived at the bar, Wen Song ordered two mogits and sat with Si Yao on an open-air double seat overlooking the river, enjoying the evening breeze on the Rhine River in early summer.

Right in front of them is the famous Hohenzollern Bridge. At night, the bridge cannot clearly see the clusters of love locks on the bridge, which makes it more solemn and less romantic.

"I've hung a lock there before." Wen Song said, looking at the bridge, "Cheng Che insisted on going there. Later we broke up. When I came to Cologne, I found the lock, pried it open and threw it into the river."

Si Yao couldn't help laughing after hearing her words. He took a sip of wine and said, "It seems that what they said is true. The Cologne Lock Bridge is a curse. Any couple who put a lock on it will eventually break up. My ex-boyfriend and I also put a lock on it, and we broke up the next year. Fortunately, Professor, you pried open the lock and threw it away."

"Yeah, fortunately..." Wen Song also took a sip of wine and asked tentatively, "Maybe I can ask why you broke up?"

"Of course." Si Yao smiled. "We are just chatting privately now. You can ask anything you want. He is three years older than me. When I was a sophomore, he happened to be studying for a master's degree. Later, he graduated from graduate school and wanted to return to China, but I didn't want to, so we broke up. It's a very simple reason."

"Will you be sad?" Wen Song asked again, "When I first broke up with Cheng Che, I could only numb myself with literature and experiments. I didn't dare to sleep at all. As soon as I closed my eyes, I thought of him."

"I'm not that sad." Si Yao shook his head and smiled nonchalantly, "Maybe I didn't like him that much anyway. It's better to be alone, more comfortable."

Wen Song smiled faintly. This thought was exactly the same as hers before. She smiled faintly and said with some embarrassment: "You know... Cheng Xuan likes you very much."

"I know." Si Yao replied calmly, "But I don't like him."

"Artemis, if you don't mind, may I ask why you don't like him?"