I almost touched the moon

In the Arctic Circle, it is already freezing cold in September. The snow on the mountains has not melted yet, and the long days before the autumnal equinox make time go very slowly here.

The small town located at 67° north latitude is sparsely populated, but the unique cold weather makes it one of the most famous ski resorts in Finland.

There is only one flight from Helsinki to Levi every day. The small cabin is overcrowded and the air is a bit turbid.

Wen Song put on a mask. The early transfer and the dense crowds made her feel dizzy. She leaned against the window and complained to herself, "Why did I come here..."

"Ache." After landing, she called Cheng Che, "I'm in Levi, can you send me your address?"

"Why are you here, sister?" Cheng Che's voice was full of surprise. "I'm still in training. I'll send you the address of where we live. You go there and wait for me first."

"Okay." Wen Song shivered and cursed inwardly, "Why is it so cold?" "See you tonight then."

Cheng Che quickly sent an address along with a message, "There's someone in the room, just ring the doorbell when you get here."

After having a simple lunch at the airport, Wen Song rented a car and drove to the address he gave. After ringing the doorbell, an oriental woman in her forties opened the door.

When she saw Wen Song, she was obviously a little surprised and asked in her unprofessional English: "Who are you looking for?"

"Hi, I'm Cheng Che's girlfriend. He asked me to wait for him here." Wen Song also replied in English.

The other party looked at her appearance and tentatively asked in Chinese: "Ache's girlfriend? Chinese?"

"Well, I guess so." Wen Song nodded without further explanation.

The other party immediately welcomed her into the house, poured her a cup of hot tea, and said enthusiastically: "Are you from China? It must be hard for you to come from so far. It must be cold here. Have some hot tea."

Wen Song thanked her for her kindness. She was a little uncomfortable with the other party's enthusiasm, but she still smiled and thanked him, and responded politely, "No, I'm from Switzerland, so it's not far."

"Is that so?" The other person nodded, looked at her curiously, and then praised, "You are so beautiful. No wonder Ah Che has rejected everyone who pursued him in China for so many years. It turns out that he has such a beautiful girlfriend. What should I call you?"

Wen Song smiled and thanked the other party for his kindness, nodded and said, "Iseylia."

Noticing the puzzled expression on the other person's face, he added, "Wen Song, the song of praise."

The other party smiled and said, "Then I'll call you Xiao Song, is that okay? I'm Liu Yiling, their life coach and team leader. My daily job is to take care of these kids. You can just call me Sister Liu, that's what they all call me."

"Okay, hello, Sister Liu."

Liu Yiling added: "In addition to Che, we have two other players participating in the training camp this time, one male and one female, plus the team doctor, two coaches and me, a total of seven people."

"Okay." Wen Song nodded, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Before she came, she didn't know there would be so many people here. Now it seems that she should book another hotel by herself.

Liu Yiling is obviously a talkative and outgoing person. Although she could see that Wen Song was a little embarrassed, she continued the conversation, "Ache is a really good kid. He comes from a well-off family and is not spoiled at all. He always trains until the latest. The key is that he is also warm-hearted. He helped us contact and confirm the ski resort and accommodation for our training in Finland this time."

"Yeah..." Wen Song nodded again, took a sip of tea to ease his awkwardness, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. Cheng Che has always been a kind and enthusiastic person.

"Have you eaten yet?" Liu Yiling said again, "Look at me, I'm just busy chatting with you. If you haven't eaten, can I make you something simple?"

Wen Song was indeed a little hungry, but he never liked to bother others, so he said casually: "I've eaten at the airport, no need to bother, thank you Sister Liu."

"Okay then." Liu Yiling continued, "The days are long recently, so they won't be back until after eight in the evening. If you're tired, go and rest first. Che's room is on the third floor."

He also added, "He lives alone on the third floor. His room is the largest and has a private bathroom."

"Ah..." Wen Song understood the meaning of her words and said embarrassedly, "It's okay, I'll stay in a hotel by myself."

"That's impossible." Liu Yiling held her hand and said, "You came all the way here, how can I let you live alone? Tomorrow is Sunday, we all have Sundays off, let A Che spend some time with you."

"Okay..." Wen Song had a polite smile on his face, but he really didn't know what to say.

"Let me go for a walk with you. The scenery here is beautiful. You've come here with great difficulty, so you must take a walk around more."

Liu Yiling's enthusiasm made Wen Song really at a loss as to how to deal with it, but she couldn't refuse her kindness either, so she could only follow her to take a walk in the town.

When they returned to the villa, it was already past seven in the evening, but no one had returned yet. Liu Yiling asked Wen Song to sit in the living room for a while, and she went to the kitchen to prepare dinner for them.

More than half an hour later, the door opened and several young people in ski suits came in.

"Wow, you're back so early today." Liu Yiling heard the voice and walked out of the kitchen.

"Yeah, Cheng Che was lazy today and finished early." The person who said this was a boy in a colorful ski suit. He was shorter than Cheng Che and had a darker skin. He was obviously Cheng Che's teammate.

"Ache's girlfriend is here. It's good that she didn't leave you in the middle of the day." Liu Yiling said jokingly.

As he was talking, Cheng Che had already walked into the living room. When he saw Wen Song, a smile spread across his eyes. He walked over to sit beside her, held her hand, and gently called her, "Sister, have you been waiting for me for a long time?"

Wen Song knew that if there was no one around him, he would definitely hug her.

"Oh, I'm so sick of it!" The boy who just spoke said again, "Come on, let's all move out tonight and leave the house to Master Cheng."

"What a beautiful sister." Another female team member also said, "Brother Cheng is so lucky. I envy him when I see him."

Cheng Che spat at them and said, "Don't talk nonsense." He then took Wen Song's hand and introduced them one by one: "This is my girlfriend, Iseylia. This guy who talks nonsense is Jiang Xu, he practices single board slopestyle. This is Wang Shuning, she practices women's double board slopestyle. And this is Shuning and I's head coach, Mr. Mitchell, and Jiang Xu's coach, Coach Lin. And this is our team doctor, Doctor Zhang."

Wen Song greeted them one by one. Wang Shuning excitedly pulled Wen Song and said, "Sister Iseylia, you are so beautiful and your skin is so white. How do you take care of your skin? Can you teach me?"

"Okay, I'll help you with your skin and makeup while you rest." Wen Song also liked this lively little girl and immediately agreed.

Jiang Xu patted Cheng Che on the shoulder and said, "Okay, your girlfriend is here, so I don't need to relax your muscles tonight. Sister-in-law, you don't know, every time I use the fascia knife to relax Brother Cheng, his screams are really heart-wrenching and resounding through the sky. If there were no neighbors nearby, the police would have been called to me."

"I'll testify!" Wang Shuning also said, "I was on the first floor and could hear Brother Cheng's screams. It was so scary. I heard that sound on the first night and I thought it was haunted."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Cheng Che pretended to be angry, "It's not that exaggerated, you are just deliberately trying to discredit me in front of Sister Iseylia."

"Is it really that exaggerated?" Wen Song said with a wicked smile, "I'd really like to see it."

"Hey, don't pay attention to them, they are all talking nonsense." Cheng Che shook Wen Song's hand and said, "Sister knows, I'm not that weak."

"Yeah, yeah, I know."

Seeing that everyone around him had an expression of "I can't stand it anymore", Wen Song gently squeezed Cheng Che's hand, signaling him not to be so exaggerated.

After dinner, Cheng Che whispered to Wen Song, "There are no extra rooms here. Sister will stay in my room and I will sleep in the living room."

"It's okay." Wen Song said calmly, "I have booked a hotel and will be there soon."

"Ah..." Cheng Che was a little reluctant, and when no one was paying attention, he hugged her waist, pecked her lips and said, "Aren't you here to accompany me..."

"There are too many people..." Wen Song's face suddenly turned red, "I'm not used to it..."

"I know." Cheng Che also laughed, "I was just joking with my sister. I'll ask Jiang Xu to help me relax my muscles, and then I'll go back with you."

"Fascia knife?" Wen Song said with a wicked smile, "How about I help you? I want to see how loud you can roar."

"They lied to you!" Cheng Che immediately retorted, "If you don't believe me, listen at the door later to see if I make any noise."

"What? I can only listen but not watch..." Wen Song sighed softly, "How stingy."

"You need to take off your clothes..." Cheng Che's face and ears were already red before he finished speaking. He said embarrassedly, "I'll be shy if you're around..."

"Okay." Wen Song knew that he was always introverted, so he stopped joking with him and just said to him, "Go quickly, I'll wait for you."

While Cheng Che was relaxing his muscles, Wen Song sat in the living room chatting with Wang Shuning. Wang Shuning seemed a bit outgoing and asked Wen Song where she came from, what she did, and how she knew Cheng Che.

Although she was enthusiastic, Wen Song did not feel uncomfortable, so he answered her questions with a smile.

When Wang Shuning heard that she was studying astrophysics, he said with some admiration: "Wow, that sounds amazing, Brother Cheng is so lucky. But Sister Iseylia, there are a lot of girls around us who like Brother Cheng, especially those who are in figure skating and synchronized swimming, where there are a lot of beautiful girls. And oh, there was a little star who confessed to him before, but don't worry, Brother Cheng didn't agree to anyone."

"There's actually such a thing?" Wen Song showed some interest in gossip. "Which little celebrity is this? What does she look like? Can I take a look?"

Wang Shuning lowered his voice, took out his mobile phone, searched for a photo online, and put it in front of Wen Song. Wen Song took a look and saw a very sweet-looking young girl.

Wang Shuning said mysteriously, "It's that singer, his name is Shen Xiangzhu, I don't think he's as pretty as you. Sister, please don't tell Brother Cheng, otherwise I'll be in trouble."

"Is Cheng Che very mean to you?" Wen Song couldn't help but ask.

"Not really, he's very nice to us." Wang Shuning said, "But he's our senior, so the coach often uses him as a benchmark for us and asks us to keep up with his pace. Brother Cheng is a person who trains like he's risking his life, I can't stand it."

After a while, Cheng Che came downstairs and saw them chatting. He asked, "What are you talking about?"

"Oh, Brother Cheng, you scared me to death. Why don't you make any sound when you walk?" Wang Shuning was obviously frightened and patted his chest.

Then he said to Cheng Che, "It's strange, why didn't I hear your scream today, Sister Iseylia? Usually, Brother Cheng's scream is really scary."

"Nonsense, I wouldn't have screamed anyway." Cheng Che's face was full of black lines, and he took Wen Song's hand and said, "It's getting late, I'll take my sister back to the hotel."

"Ah?" Wang Shuning was a little disappointed. "Sister Iseylia, don't you live here? Live here. Sister, you sleep with me."

"Don't break up a couple." Cheng Che said in a serious tone, "Go play somewhere else, kid."

"What kid? I'm only one year younger than you." Wang Shuning pouted unhappily and said to Wen Song, "Sister Iseylia, you must come tomorrow. Let's go take pictures!"

"Okay." Wen Song replied with a smile, "I will definitely come and help you with your makeup."