Chapter 142

The sunlight shone through the small porthole in the cabin, casting its rays onto the bed.

Bell Tong groggily opened her eyes and reached out a hand from under the covers, fumbling for her phone.

"It's so cold..."

The outside temperature did not seem to have warmed up at all despite the bright sunlight.

After wrapping herself in the covers and putting on her clothes, she tentatively sat up in bed.

"Still sleeping?"

She glanced left and right, but Raina Nan and Roxie Lin were still sound asleep.

"Wake up!"

She called out, but neither of them responded...

"Wake up..."

"Don't call them, let them sleep a little longer."

She looked up and realized that Samson Nan was already standing at the door of the room.

"You didn't even knock before entering the girls' room..."

"I did knock."

"Like hell you did!"

She gave him a disdainful look and then put on her shoes and got off the bed.

"They stayed up all night?"

"They were waiting to see the aurora all night, they only went to sleep when it was almost dawn."

His hair was messy like a bird's nest, and he held a toothbrush in his hand, brushing his teeth while glancing at his phone, looking like he had just woken up.

"Is it true..."

Bell Tong was speechless.

"Did you guys actually see it?"

"We did."

"Really?! Why didn't you wake me up then!"

She rushed over to him and stared up at him.

"It was just a momentary thing, it was gone by the time you came out~"

"Is that so..."

Bell Tong lowered her head slightly, feeling a bit regretful for missing such a rare sight.

Was it beautiful?

Of course.

What did it look like...

"Do you want to know?"

"Yes."

Ahem..."

He cleared his throat.

"Let me give you a rough description of the aurora... It appeared in the pitch-black night sky around midnight, sometimes red, sometimes golden, it was constantly changing, appearing and disappearing~"

"What are you saying..."

Bell Tong listened to him in a daze, like she was listening to a storyteller.

"Just as I said, time flies! I saw the aurora starting to move in a certain direction, and in no time, its shape started to change... and guess what happened next?"

"..."

Bell Tong swallowed and shook her head.

"Finally, when it stopped, I took a closer look and was shocked... There were five big characters in the sky!"

He paused, lowered his head slightly, and looked at her.

"Bell Tong is an idiot."

"..."

Bell Tong was stunned for half a second.

"You, you called me an idiot?!"

"Heh~"

He just smirked, chuckled lightly, and turned away.

"Wait! You stray dog!"

...

...

At 9 o'clock in the morning, the ferry arrived at Oslo Harbor on time.

This was Norway's largest container terminal, where hundreds of tons of seafood and timber were shipped to various parts of the world every day.

In addition to the countless giant containers, there were also tall Norwegian men everywhere you looked.

"Now which way should we go?"

"Let me see..."

Jocelyn York looked down at the map on her phone.

...

"Jiazi!"

"!"

At that moment, a voice came from ahead.

She looked up.

"Xiaoyan?"

"Haha, it's really you~"

Standing in front of them was a tall girl.

"Why are you here? Didn't we agree that I would come find you?"

"Hehe~ I couldn't wait to see you~"

The girl said and then glanced behind her.

"Introduce your friends to me."

"Oh, right..."

She finally realized.

"This is the university classmate I mentioned before, Zhuang Yan. And then..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she turned around, but Zhuang Yan was nowhere to be seen.

"I say, haven't we met somewhere before?"

The girl had approached Samson Nan and stared at him intently.

"...Do we know each other?"

Samson Nan also found her familiar, but couldn't remember where he had seen her before.

"...The swimming pool."

Raina Nan, who was standing nearby, seemed to recall something and whispered in his ear.

"Oh, I remember now."

With her reminder, he also remembered.

"You were there at that time..."

Last summer, he took Raina Nan and Wan Wan to the city swimming pool, and happened to run into Jocelyn York and a few friends. This person seemed to be one of them.

Looking back now, it was quite an embarrassing memory...

...

So that's what Jocelyn York meant by "old acquaintance."

"Let me introduce you, this is Samson Nan, whom you've met before."

"Hehe, I knew I recognized you. Handsome guys are unforgettable to me~ And what about these three cute little ones? High school students?"

"Who are you calling little ones...?"

Raina Nan murmured and looked to the side.

"Auntie, actually we just graduated~"

Bell Tong grinned and looked up at her.

"A-Auntie...?"

She was stunned for a moment, furrowed her brows with a smile that was not quite a smile.

"What mischief are you up to?"

While saying this, Samson Nan reached out and grabbed her head.

"Ouch! Let go, you brute!"

...

"Hahaha, your friends are really interesting, Jia Zai. And who is this handsome guy next to you?"

"He is William Wei, my..."

Jocelyn York said, then hesitated.

"Childhood sweetheart?"

She wasn't sure if that description was accurate...

"Oh, yes, him. The one you used to talk about often! Ah, so this is what he looks like~"

"Hello..."

William Wei, who was standing by their side, rubbed his cheek and gave a polite response.

She actually mentioned him when she was with her friends?

"..."

What else would she say? He inexplicably felt a little concerned...

...

"Ah-choo! Oops..."

Roxie Lin, who hadn't said a word, covered her mouth and sneezed, getting snot all over her hand.

"Eww, you're so dirty!"

Bell Tong quickly stepped back.

"Y-Yeah, sorry!"

She felt extremely embarrassed and quickly turned around, facing away from them.

She had stayed on the deck all night, and it seemed she caught a cold.

...

"The wind is strong here at the port, let's not stand here."

She turned back to Jocelyn York.

"Okay."

"Let's go, first we'll go to my place and put away our luggage."

"We'll be troubling you then."

"No need to be polite with me~ My car is parked not far over there."

She said and led the group towards the other side of the port.

...

...

"Huh? You want to see the Northern Lights?"

"Yes, do you know any good places?"

In the car, Jocelyn York explained the purpose of their trip to Zhuang Yan.

"There are actually quite a few places in Norway where you can see the Northern Lights. Oslo here is one of them, but you have to wait until after November."

"We can't wait that long... How about other places?"

"As for other places... there's Tromsø, a major city in the north. If you're lucky, you should be able to see the Northern Lights there."

"Oh, really? That's great!"

"But you have to think it through. That place is already within the Arctic Circle, super cold, and covered in ice and snow all year round."

"Samson Nan, what do you think?"

Jocelyn York turned around and looked at Samson Nan sitting in the back seat.

"..."

He thought for a moment, then looked to the side.

And Raina Nan next to him raised three fingers and made an OK gesture.

"..."

It seemed that this girl had no intention of backing down at all...

"Then let's go, since we're here, let's not have any regrets~"

"That's easy to say, but how do we go? It looks really far on the map..."

Jocelyn York looked at her phone and said.

"If you really want to go, it's actually quite convenient. You can drive there, but I don't recommend it. September is the freezing period, the ground will freeze and driving will be dangerous... Hmm..."

Zhuang Yan thought for a moment and said,

"Oslo has recently opened a direct train to Tromsø. Why don't you take the train?"

"Is that so..."

The train ride would probably be long, but there was no other option.

"Ah, there have been so many people who came to Norway to see the Northern Lights and returned empty-handed. I hope you can fulfill your wish~"

...

Most of the roads in Norway have speed limit signs, so you can't drive too fast. By the time they arrived at Zhuang Yan's house, it was already afternoon.

"Come in~"

Walking into the house, it instantly became warm.

This was a two-story house not far from the city center, with a corner of the living room filled with several violins.

In the middle, there was a fireplace that seemed to have not been used for a long time.

"Is this your husband?"

"Yes"

Jocelyn York noticed a photo frame next to the TV with a picture of the two of them together.

Her husband looked like a typical Norwegian, blonde hair, blue eyes, tall, and muscular.

"He hasn't finished work at this hour. I'll introduce him properly when he comes back later~"

...

"Luo Jia, I've put your luggage in the room."

William Wei said, picking up her suitcase and heading upstairs.

"Thanks~"

"Huh~"

Zhuang Yan glanced at her with interest but didn't say anything.

"Luo Jia"

Just then, Samson Nan also finished arranging things and came downstairs.

"I'm going out with Raina Nan to buy something."

"Shopping? Should I accompany..."

She stopped halfway through her sentence.

...

After a while,

A smile appeared on her face.

"Well, then come back early~"

"Yes"

He said and left with Raina Nan.

"Phew..."

She sighed softly and turned back.

Only then did she notice that Zhuang Yan was staring at her.

"Hey~~"

"Why are you looking at me..."

"Jiazi, don't you have something to talk to me about?"

"No, not really."

She hesitated and looked to the side.

"Let me ask you, between those two guys, who is your crush?"

"Huh?!"

She probably didn't expect her to ask this, and instinctively took a step back.

"Hey, that can't be true..."

Seeing her reaction, Zhuang Yan became more certain.

"Come here..."

She said and pulled Jocelyn York into her room.

Click, she locked the door.

"What's going on? Why are you suddenly..."

"There's something I need to ask first."

She lowered her voice slightly and spoke softly.

"Is the girl who went out with Samson Nan his girlfriend?"

"..."

Jocelyn York was stunned for a moment.

"...Does she seem like his girlfriend?"

"Oh, don't worry about whether it seems like it or not, just tell me! I can't say for sure, but I feel like their relationship is a bit ambiguous... Are they or not?"

"Is this important...?"

Why was this person more anxious than herself...

"Of course it's important. Listen to your sister's advice, if you're going to make a move, do it sooner rather than later. Once they're together, you'll have no chance!"

"That's his sister."

"Oh, sister... Ah? Sister?!"

She looked at Jocelyn York in disbelief and after a while, she spoke again:

"Blood sister?"

"Yes"

"Strange, sometimes I see them holding hands when they walk on the street, so I thought..."

"When did you become so gossipy..."

"I'm just worried about you. Look, you're such a good catch but still not married. I'm worried for your dad!"

"......"

"If it's your sister, then you still have a chance!"

"OK, let's stop this topic here!"

Jocelyn York pushed her away and whispered.

She didn't seem to want to continue any further.

"Jiayu~"

"That's enough~"

"What's the point...?"

......

......

......

On the other side,

"Little One, what are you going to buy for Mom and Dad?"

"I haven't thought about it yet..."

The two walked along the narrow street, coming out of their house.

Small snowflakes were falling from the sky, and they couldn't find a proper gift shop despite walking for a long time...

"My English is not good, you go and talk when we buy things later."

"It's useless..."

"......"

He didn't say anything, just walked while looking at her from the side.

She was wrapped in a thick scarf, and her nose was slightly red from the cold and dry air.

"Hand."

He spoke and stretched out his left hand.

"......"

She lifted her head slightly and glanced at him.

After a moment of hesitation, she also reached out her hand.

"Are you a cold-blooded creature? It's so cold..."

He took her hand and held it in his palm.

Maybe it was because of her constitution, this girl's hands were always cold, no matter how thick she dressed in winter.

"That's why I told you to exercise more, but you never believe me~"

"......"

Seeing her not responding, he continued:

"By the way, didn't I ask you to go for a run every morning? Are you still sticking to it?"

"......"

"Don't tell me you've been slacking off as soon as I'm not around? I can still keep an eye on you now, but once you go to college, I won't be able to control you anymore..."

......

"Brother."

Her voice interrupted his incessant talking.

......

Her face, flushed and covered by the scarf, couldn't be clearly seen.

Fine snowflakes fell on her hair, melting away in half a second.

"......"

He paused and turned around to look at her.

A brief silence.

She quivered her lips slightly, her voice clear and audible.

"Do you like me?"