I almost touched the moon

Chapter 190 I regret it

After returning to Oxford, it was rainy for several days. Almost every day it was raining and snowing, accompanied by strong winds, which made people very upset.

At 4:30 in the afternoon, it was already dark. Wen Song stood at the entrance of the college, holding an umbrella and lighting a cigarette. Because of the strong wind, the cigarette was blown out as soon as it was lit. She lit another one in an upset state, exhaled a puff of smoke, and sighed deeply.

She took out her phone and saw two missed calls from Cheng Che and three from Qiu Xuanyan. Cheng Che also sent her a WeChat message, "I'm very tired today. I'm going to bed first. Sister, remember to have dinner. Good night."

Wen Song looked at the message and replied with some self-blame, [Sry, I was in the lab just now and didn't check my phone. Have a good rest. Good night.]

Then he replied to Qiu Xuanyan, "What's wrong, Mr. Qiu? I just came out of the lab to smoke. I'm so annoyed. I can't read any more."

Qiu Xuanyan called her immediately, her tone very dejected, "Lu Mingqian seems to have reunited with his ex-girlfriend."

"What?!" Wen Song frowned when he heard this, and immediately became angry, "He is sick, right? Anyone who gets back together with their ex is sick, idiot. It's okay, Mr. Qiu, he is unlucky, just let them be together, lock them up, don't pay attention to him, he doesn't know what's good for him."

"Don't say that."

Qiu Xuanyan sighed softly when she heard her words, her tone still gentle, "I'm not sure either, I just heard it from other athletes in their figure skating team. It's okay, just get back together, if they really get back together, it means they must have feelings for each other. He never promised me anything, even when I invited him to dinner, he refused. I'm fine, just a little sad."

"Boss Qiu," Wen Song advised gently, "Why bother? He doesn't deserve you. Just treat it like I did in the beginning. It's just poverty alleviation. Just treat it as charity. Don't take it to heart."

"Okay..." Qiu Xuanyan didn't feel happy after hearing her words, but she also knew that Wen Song couldn't say anything to comfort her, and this situation couldn't be solved by comfort alone.

Wen Song sensed that she was in a bad mood and immediately said, "Why don't you come to England to play for a few days? Or go on vacation. Didn't Cheng Che and I go to Borabora during Christmas? I think it's better than Tahiti, with great scenery and not many tourists."

"I don't want to go." Qiu Xuanyan yawned. "I've been very busy lately, busy taking over Watson's business in Southeast Asia."

"Come on, Mr. Qiu." Wen Song encouraged her with a smile, "What's the point of being a man? You don't have any kind of man you want. Don't hang yourself on a tree. Learn from Zhang Yue's spirit."

Qiu Xuanyan smiled when she heard her words and said, "I don't know who sent me a WeChat message just now, saying that they couldn't read anymore and didn't want to read anymore. What's wrong? Are you busy recently?"

"It's not all because of being busy." Wen Song sighed, "Actually, if I have to say how tired I am, I'm not as tired as when I was doing graduate school, but the weather is really bad. Especially now in winter, it's dark at 4pm every afternoon, and it's been raining and windy, and my cigarette gets blown out. I regret it. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come to Oxford. It would have been much better to stay in LMU, or I could have gone to ETH, and I could have been with Cheng Che every day."

Qiu Xuanyan knew that she was just complaining, but she heard some other meanings in her words.

"It's not because of the rain, it's because of Cheng Che." Qiu Xuanyan smiled, "The point is that you can't be with him every day, you're done, you've become love-brained."

"Of course not!" Wen Song denied immediately, "Before he went to Beijing for training, we met almost every week, and there was actually no difference. But I really hate the weather in Oxford. It's so cold, so windy, and it rains every day, but it doesn't snow."

Qiu Xuanyan advised gently, "Poor little girl, the weather in the UK is like this. Otherwise, why would I come to Zurich to see you every weekend during those years at UCL? Be patient, you will get through it in three years."

Wen Song nodded and said, "Cheng Che will be attending the Winter Olympics next month. He wants me to accompany him throughout the whole process, so I can only apply for remote work, so I have to complete all the work related to the experiment this month. In addition, I have to assist my supervisor in calculating the orbit design and flight path of the probe, and I have to work on my cooperative project with Eirlys, and collaborate with ESO to observe the target comet.

I am really dying, I can't live anymore, Mr. Qiu, I don't want to live anymore, I don't want to study for a doctorate, I am just a waste, why should I study for a PhD, I am just a waste, I am a little trash, I don't want to live anymore."

Qiu Xuanyan felt dizzy just listening to her long speech, and quickly persuaded her: "Baby, it's okay, my Ilia is the best baby, you can do it. It's okay if you really don't want to study. What's wrong with not getting a doctorate? I will support you."

Despite his complaints, Wen Song still went back to the laboratory after chatting with Qiu Xuanyan and continued to simulate the flight path of the Venus probe through 3D modeling on the computer.

On Saturday, Wen Song finally got some rest. He slept soundly in bed and didn't wake up until around three in the afternoon.

When she turned on her phone, she saw a missed call from Cheng Che. She glanced at the time. It was just past eleven o'clock Beijing time, so Cheng Che should not be asleep yet, so she called him immediately.

Cheng Che quickly picked up the phone, with a hint of complaint in his tone, "Dr. Iseylia finally remembered that you still have a boyfriend. If you continue to ignore me, I will fly to Oxford to see if you have other handsome guys."

"Stop joking. Who is as handsome as you? No one is as handsome as you. How could I possibly be attracted to someone else?"

Wen Song knew that he hadn't contacted Cheng Che for a week, and Cheng Che must be unhappy, so he quickly coaxed him, "Ah Che, I'm sorry, I'm really too busy. I usually live in the laboratory. I didn't mean to ignore you. I called you as soon as I woke up today, don't be angry."

Cheng Che knew that she was busy, but he was still not very happy. He was also busy with training, but no matter how busy or tired he was, he would still want to call her before going to bed every day. However, no one answered every time.

So she said with some displeasure: "I know you are very busy, but I am also very tired preparing for the Winter Olympics. But I can't ignore my sister because of this. But you, look at yourself, you have said a few words to me in the past few days, every day only, 'rest early, good night'. Sister, no matter how busy you are, can you be busier than me?"

"Cheng Che, what do you mean?" Wen Song was already feeling a little depressed because of the weather and his busy research work, and he became even more angry when he heard his words.

"Your Winter Olympics are very important. You've worked very hard to prepare for them. I know and I understand. But is my research unimportant? This is my first time to assist in the development of a Venus probe. Do you know how much this means to me? It's no less than what the Winter Olympics means to you. And I have other research projects. Do you think I'm on vacation in Oxford?"

Cheng Che was also a little angry after hearing what she said.

When he arrived at the ski center for training on January 1, not only Deputy Director Sun, but even Director Xu, who had always had a liking for him, complained about him and tactfully warned him,

"Xiao Cheng, we all know that you are talented and strong. But precisely because of this, you cannot slack off. There is no weak athlete who can participate in the Winter Olympics. There is only more than a month left before the slopestyle qualifying competition. What are you doing? What could be more important than the Winter Olympics."

Moreover, although he always managed to achieve 1980 in roller skating training, he always failed when he put on the skis for formal training. But since he couldn't achieve 1980, he was not so confident that he could win the gold medal.

He sighed and complained: "I know my sister is very busy, but can't you even give me 10 minutes every day? I really miss you. Why don't you always think about me?"

Wen Song couldn't help but feel upset when she heard his words. She wanted to blurt out, "If I didn't consider you, why would I live in the laboratory every day? Isn't it just because I need to work remotely to come and watch you in the Winter Olympics that I'm so busy every day?"

But she knew that after she said this, Cheng Che would definitely feel aggrieved again, so she could only try to calm herself down and soften her tone.

"Ah Che, are you in a bad mood because you are under too much pressure preparing for the Winter Olympics?" Wen Song advised softly, "Don't worry, with your ability, you can definitely win a medal, don't put so much pressure on yourself. Train well, I bought a plane ticket to Sapporo on February 2st, I will come to see you as soon as I arrive in Sapporo."

When Cheng Che heard her gentle and consoling voice, his dissatisfaction with her faded a lot, and he told her about his troubles.

After listening to him, Wen Song understood his concerns and continued to comfort him: "It doesn't matter if you really can't do 1980. Maybe Evan was just lucky that day. You can't predict such things. Maybe he won't be able to do it during the Winter Olympics."

"Sister, how can slopestyle rely on luck..." Cheng Che sighed, "It's okay, I'll practice more."

"Why can't we rely on luck?" Wen Song did not agree with him.

“Everything in this world is tied to luck, just like I’m now studying to understand planet formation through chemical position of ets.

This topic is not that complicated, but the premise is that I am lucky and just happen to find a perihelion comet that can be used for research. But if I am unlucky, maybe this comet will hit Jupiter tomorrow, then I am doomed, and I have to change the entire topic. "

After hearing what she said, Cheng Che couldn't help laughing. He was no longer so upset and joked with her, "The comet that sister chose is not Rosey, right? If Rosey hits Jupiter, I will be very sad."

"It's not Rosey, it's another short-period comet." Wen Song also laughed and said immediately, "But it can't disintegrate either! If it disintegrates, I can disintegrate too."

"It won't fall apart." Cheng Che smiled and said to her, "I'm not sad. I'm sorry, sister. Am I being unreasonable again? But I just want you to stay with me more, because I really miss you, I miss you every day, I want to hear your voice, and chat with you. So, can you call me every day in the future?"

Wen Song never liked making phone calls, but he understood that Cheng Che must be under tremendous psychological pressure because of preparing for the Winter Olympics, and he also knew that he was the only comfort for him.

So I nodded and agreed to him, "Okay, from now on I'll call you at 4pm UK time every day, okay?"

"Okay." Cheng Che smiled immediately, "Then I'll go to bed first. Honey, remember to eat. Good night, my wife."

"Good night."