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

Chapter 71 The Mosquito Catastrophe
The silence was broken by a faint buzzing of mosquitoes, a tiny sound that was so distinct in the breeze, swirling around my ears before abruptly disappearing.

Caesar lifted his eyelids...

He just happened to make eye contact with a mosquito that landed on his nose!
Without hesitation, the male bear raised its paw and slapped its own nose hard!
I don't know if the mosquito died or not, but my nose was almost flattened by the slap!
Caesar instinctively let out a muffled groan, which he forcibly suppressed. He covered his nose with his paws and nervously looked at Guo Mi. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was still lying in the flower bushes with her eyes closed and resting. It took him a while to put his paws down.

Caesar's ears twitched, and after confirming that there were no mosquitoes around, he closed his eyes and continued to rest.

Now it's Guo Mi's turn.

She loathed mosquitoes so much that she opened her eyes as soon as she heard their distinctive, irritating buzzing!
When I opened my eyes, I was completely bewildered, with a persistent buzzing sound in my ears, but I couldn't see anything around me.

Guo Mi was getting a little annoyed and was just about to start swatting around with her paws, when the buzzing suddenly stopped!
She immediately became alert, and the first thing she did was look at the tip of her nose!
Guo Mi breathed out hot air from her dark, moist nose, but there was no sign of mosquitoes. She felt a little relieved, but a moment later her ears were suddenly filled with an amplified version of the buzzing sound that mosquitoes are known for!
She was startled and quickly shook her head. The chirping of insects disappeared quickly, but it was too late!
Soon, an unbearable itch came from her ears. Guo Mi raised her paws and frantically rubbed them, but the more she rubbed, the itchier it became. In the end, she could only collapse and cover her ears with her paws.

Finally, when I was really too tired to lie down in the grass anymore, I got up and walked around for a bit.

Caesar opened his eyes again when he heard the noise and saw Guo Mi looking restless and impatient. His heart, which had just been at ease, immediately jumped again!
He desperately needs a way to regain Guo Mi's attention!
But the thick-skinned male bear has already exhausted all its abilities to do this much; what other skills could it possibly have?

Suddenly, the final move Slok mentioned yesterday flashed into my mind. Should I really use that?!

Caesar hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth!
Guo Mi glanced back unintentionally and saw a male bear with its chin pressed firmly to the ground, its front paws also pressed firmly to the ground, its hind paws standing up and its buttocks raised high, slowly crawling forward!

"...?!"

This is not a special action; polar bears often slide and play like this in the snow.

Slok was full of confidence yesterday:
"The mother bear loves watching this!"

Although Caesar harbored deep doubts, he had no other choice but to boldly comply!

The damp ground, which was originally just a place to lie on with grass as a barrier, was now being rubbed by Caesar, and in no time he was covered in dirty mud!

He crawled around on the ground with his butt sticking up high for a couple of rounds, not forgetting to steal glances at Guo Mi.

But she just stood there without reacting, her mouth slightly open, her eyes obscured, and she certainly didn't look happy.

Caesar's heart skipped a beat, and his twisting crawling motion gradually stopped. Finally, he pushed himself up with his two front paws and stood up again.

Guo Mi watched as the huge, dirty bear, covered in mud, wobbled towards her, looking all fresh and clean, and instinctively took two steps back.

Immediately afterward, the male bear paused in its approach, a look of sadness flashing in its dark eyes.

Guo Mi turned her head away, scratching the ground with her bear paws, looking somewhat embarrassed.

It's not her fault; Caesar is just incredibly slovenly right now!
The thought of such a dirty bear sticking close to her and smearing mud all over her made Guo Mi think that it was understandable for Caesar to be sad.

Of course, to ease the somewhat unpleasant atmosphere, Guo Mi took two steps forward and gave a dry laugh:

“Ha, haha, the flowers here are so beautiful…” Caesar immediately wanted to reply, but then he remembered that he and Guo Mi were still arguing.

...Although he wants to make up now, wouldn't being too enthusiastic make him seem like he's trying too hard to get close to the round-faced bear?
Even though it was she who treated him differently, and there was a reason for it, Caesar immediately felt uncomfortable when he thought that the stupid bear Slok was treated better than him.

So this male bear, who had been making a fool of himself all day and was just moments before trembling with fear that Guo Mi would turn and leave, now seemed to have finally remembered his bear persona. He took two steps back and spoke in a haughty tone:

"Really beautiful."

Little did Guo Mi know that with such a big, dirty bear standing there blankly, even if he said those words with ice in his mouth, he would look no different from a simpleton in Guo Mi's eyes.

Guo Mi was completely unaware of the male bear's ulterior motives. She measured the distance between herself and Caesar and took two steps forward.

This distance is perfect – it doesn't feel too distant, and it also ensures that Caesar's dirty fur doesn't stick to him.
Guo Mi was satisfied before continuing:

"These flowers smell wonderful; I'd like to take some home with me."

That's a strange request.

Caesar tilted his head, his eyes full of doubt. A flower is just a flower; it can't be eaten and is completely useless. What's the point of taking it back?
Of course, he wasn't stupid enough to ask that question aloud. He could only keep his doubts in mind and follow Guo Mi as they picked out the beautiful flowers, bit off the pieces, and then painstakingly stacked them neatly to one side.

As Guo Mi looked at the ever-growing pile of flowers, the unpleasant feeling of being bitten on the ear by mosquitoes gradually faded, and she began to pick out her favorite flowers with great interest.

Although Caesar didn't know what the flowers were for, seeing Guo Mi's bright eyes, he had long since stopped worrying about them and followed her to pick up the broken flowers and put them away.

The atmosphere was just right.

The giant, white, brownish-white pom-pom darted nimbly through the flowers, occasionally breaking off a flower or two, its round ears swaying gently on its head, looking quite pleased with itself.

Dirty Bear followed closely behind, picking up the broken flowers from the giant furball one by one, sometimes placing its paws on the paw prints left by the furball, looking quite happy.

The mosquito harassment seemed like a minor incident, quickly forgotten by the two bears.

That was indeed an interlude, but it was only the beginning of the interlude, not the end!

With flowers, grass, and a pond, the damp environment is a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes!
I thought things had calmed down, but it turned out to be just a small prelude!
A large swarm of mosquitoes attacked in a short time!

As if they had suddenly appeared, by the time the two bears reacted, they were already completely surrounded by mosquitoes!

Countless tiny black dots danced and spun above the flowers, and the deadly buzzing sound gathered together, no longer faint, as if it filled the entire sky!
These tiny insects were not afraid of the two behemoths, Guo Mi and Caesar, at all; on the contrary, they seemed even more delighted!
When Guo Mi saw the scene before her, she felt a wave of darkness wash over her, as if she were witnessing a hellish place!
Now she no longer had any thoughts of picking or arranging flowers; her mind was filled with only two words:

Run away!
Guo Mi turned around and called out to Caesar, then ignored everything else and ran headlong in the direction she had come from!

Caesar was also startled by the sudden appearance of the swarm of mosquitoes around him, and when he saw Guo Mi fleeing, he followed suit!
After running a couple of steps, he seemed to remember something and turned back. He bent down, picked up the flowers he had just piled up, and finally hurriedly followed Guo Mi away from the mosquito forest!
(End of this chapter)