Deep affection knows no origin; remember the polar bear's love for you.

Chapter 39: Daring to be Independent, a Manifestation of Courage
Guo Mi got up very early in the morning and was the first to climb out of the cave. She first used her eyes to coldly stare at Caesar.

As it turned out, the male bear was incredibly thick-skinned. He sat there calmly, occasionally rolling around in the snow, and even managed to greet Guo Mi despite her cold gaze.

Guo Mi could no longer bear it. She flashed her gleaming teeth at him and let out a low growl!
Caesar then behaved himself, getting up from the snow, wiggling his bottom as he obediently trotted away from the cave entrance, and then sat about two hundred meters away, staring straight at Guo Mi, tilting his head back and letting out a series of cries, as if he were asking for praise.

Guo Mi resisted the urge to roll her eyes, returned to the cave entrance to bring out the two bear cubs, and then paid no more attention to the male bear sitting there blankly, leading the two bear cubs straight towards the lake.

As expected, Caesar got up on his own after taking only a couple of steps, keeping a distance of about 100 meters from the bear cub and following at a leisurely pace.

With the annoying Caesar around, the two little bears no longer dared to play around Guo Mi like they did yesterday. They only dared to lower their little heads and follow closely at Guo Mi's feet, afraid of being left behind if they were a little slower.

Fishbone couldn't help but look back, and as soon as he turned his head, he met the male bear's eyes.

Caesar's wicked nature kicked in, and he opened his mouth towards the little bear. His gleaming teeth and fierce expression startled the little guy, who let out a shriek, lowered his head, and ran two steps, bumping directly into Guo Mi's hind leg.

When Guo Mi stopped and looked back, Yu Gu had already wrapped his arms around her hind legs and wouldn't let go.

The salmon stood beside her, its little head tilted up, looking at her with barely suppressed fear in its tiny, dark eyes.

Looking at her like that, how could she not know what had happened?!
Guo Mi's face darkened instantly, and she turned around to glare at Caesar with anger in her eyes.

The male bear stood in the snow, its ears twitching twice, its face full of innocence. When it received Guo Mi's gaze, it even showed a hurt expression, perfectly portraying the image of an honest bear who had been wronged but still had to compromise!

Guo Mi turned her gaze away in annoyance, thinking viciously to herself, "If only he were really as innocent as he appears!"
After being frightened by Caesar, the fishbone became tense all over and refused to let go of its little claws.

Like humans, bears' personalities are mostly formed through experience, but some traits are innate.

Just like the salmon and the fishbone, who are twin bears, went through the same things, the salmon became stronger and more independent, while the fishbone became a timid little bear.

Different personalities, whether in human society or the world of bears, may lead to different treatment.

In the human world, the chances of the strong being appreciated or the weak being favored are about 50/50.

However, in the bear world, mother bears tend to prefer cubs that are more independent and stronger.

But in essence, Guo Mi believes that neither approach is desirable. It is precisely because individuals are different that they have different personalities and appearances, and it does not mean that one side is inherently inferior.

The phrase "adapting to local conditions" is also applicable to raising young animals.

Guo Mi abandoned her initial idea of ​​carrying the fishbone on her back and taking him away, and lowered her head to ask softly:

"Fish bones, are you scared?"

Fishbone lifted its little head from Guo Mi's thick fur, then looked at its older sister who was brave enough to stay by Guo Mi's side instead of being as afraid to move as it was. It felt ashamed and embarrassed.

Only the bravest polar bears can survive on this land.

Unfortunately, he is not.

Fishbone dared not look at Guo Mi again and buried her face in her fur once more.

He was afraid to look into Guo Mi's eyes, and he was also afraid that she would say the same things as his mother.

My mother once said that male bears must not be timid or cowardly; they must dare to confront and compete.

Guo Mi did not receive a reply, nor was she in a hurry to continue her journey. She simply stood there and waited quietly.

Only when she felt the fishbone's grip on her hind legs loosen slightly did she softly call his name:

Fish bones.

Guo Mi's hind legs tightened again, and seeing the little bear tense up once more, she continued:

"If you're scared, just run!"

Fishbone suddenly looked up, staring at Guo Mi in disbelief, as if trying to confirm whether she had just said those words.

Guo Mi whispered:
"Fishbone, if you can't adapt to the lifestyle of most male bears, then you'll have to create your own lifestyle that suits you."

Her words startled not only the two bear cubs, but also Caesar who was following behind.

Even though there was some distance between them, they could still hear what she was saying. What was this? Instead of correcting the little cub's timidity, the round-faced bear was teaching him to be even more timid?!

For a moment, Caesar felt a mixture of amusement and exasperation, but this thought didn't last long. Looking at the little cub clinging to Guo Mi's leg, the image of another bear from his memory suddenly appeared out of thin air, and then gradually overlapped with the image of the little cub not far away.

In the male bear's distant memory, his younger brother once clung to their mother like this, refusing to let go.

But the words spoken by the mother bear at that time were completely different from those spoken by Guo Mi:

"All bear cubs grow up like this. You can't always run away from a strong enemy. A cowardly bear doesn't deserve to live in the snow!"

"Dare to break free from the herd mentality and create a way to survive that suits you. Even if you are different from others, it is a manifestation of wisdom and courage."

The mother bear in his memory, the mother bear before him—different appearances, different words—intertwined and overlapped, dazzling Caesar's eyes and deafening him.

Caesar was thinking that Guo Mi had taught the little brats a mess, and that these two little things would definitely not live long, but he couldn't help wanting to keep listening.

On the other side, Fishbone's eyes grew brighter and brighter as he listened to Guo Mi speak. Finally, he couldn't help but loosen his grip on Guo Mi and stammered:
"Is it okay? Are you scared?"

Guo Mi answered patiently:

"Fear is a normal emotion, and there is no need to feel ashamed."

She glanced at the salmon out of the corner of her eye; the little guy sat beside him, lost in thought.

Fishbone's eyes lit up, and he asked again:
"No, is it okay if I don't want to fight?"

Guo Mi deliberately made it difficult:

"What if another bear wants to fight you?"

Fishbone's bright eyes instantly dimmed, and it lowered its little head:
"Then, I'll have to run away, but I'm not very fast..."

Guo Mi chuckled softly:

"Then you can become the fastest polar bear in the entire Arctic."

Fishbone hesitated for a moment, then looked up and asked Guo Mi:

"Can I do it?"

Guo Mi patiently guided her:

"Does Fishbone find it easier to run as fast as possible, or is it more acceptable to fight with other bears? Of course, you don't necessarily have to run away; you can choose other ways to get yourself out of danger."

Fishbone turned his head to look at Caesar, and was immediately frightened and shrank back.

He had seen Caesar and Gomi fight more than once or twice; the male bear's mouth looked like it could fit thirty fish in at once when it opened!
The thought of fighting such a terrifying bear made Little Fur Ball feel like it could run even faster!

In the blink of an eye, the little bear, which had been tightly holding Guo Mi, suddenly let go and darted away, its speed comparable to that of an adult bear running!
Guo Mi was very satisfied with her results, while the salmon and Caesar, who was not far away, were in awe!

Caesar chuckled:
The round-faced bear is quite good at tricking its cubs. At first, it tricked the cubs into digging holes, and now it tricks them into running away. With this kind of skill, I wonder how many cubs it could trick into using as a food reserve.

But that spectator's mood quickly faded, for no other reason than that he himself had a silly bear that was just like that little cub, and it had lived for quite a long time.

Caesar's mind was caught in a dilemma. On one hand, he felt that what Guo Mi said was all nonsense, but on the other hand, he thought that the stupid bear Slok was still alive and well and had grown to such a big size, so Guo Mi might not be wrong.

But then I thought that Guo Mi was just teaching nonsense!
Firstly, Slok was able to live so long because he kept pestering him, and if he couldn't eat the mother bear, he would eat the brother bear. Secondly, although he said those inexplicable things again last time, he had at least managed to snatch mating rights from the paws of other male bears, so he was definitely not as timid as before.

In conclusion, that silly bear should now have undergone a complete transformation and become a normal polar bear!

Once Caesar understood, he immediately put away his wild thoughts and watched with a half-smile as Guo Mi led those two little brats astray.

Anyway, he didn't like those two little brats, and they weren't Guo Mi's biological children, so let them be taught wrongly.

Slok: "Hmmm, how can I not have found a way to survive that suits me?"

(End of this chapter)