I became incredibly cute after dressing up as an animal!

Three days later, Chu Yi barged in again.

This time, it was much more skilled than last time.

No sooner had Da Lan left than Chu Yi sneaked into the territory, his route so precise it was as if he had scouted the area countless times.

It bypassed the area with the strongest scent markers, crossing through a dried-up creek without making much of a sound.

Lan Xiaoxiao was lying at the entrance of the cave, gnawing on a thin bamboo twig.

It's called gnawing, but it's really just grinding your teeth.

She's five months old and her gums are incredibly itchy. She bites anything she can get her hands on. Da Lan won't let her bite her own ears, so she can only chew on bamboo to grind her teeth.

I was so engrossed in eating that I didn't even notice something approaching.

Suddenly, a shadow fell.

Lan Xiaoxiao looked up.

A round, large face was right in front of me, her blank expression reflected in the dark circles under her eyes.

"...Woof!"

Lan Xiaoxiao was so frightened that she shrank back, her back hitting the rock wall.

Chu Yi tilted his head to look at her, stretched out his paw, and gently patted her head.

Pat, whimper. Pat, whimper.

Lan Xiaoxiao: "…………"

You seem to remember this process very well.

She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

She survived last time, so she probably won't die this time either, right? She's just here to play with the cubs; she's probably a female panda who just likes cubs.

I really liked this little panda in the first year of junior high school. It was white and soft, and it would make a sound when you touched it.

But why isn't the little bear barking today?

I took another picture on the first day of the lunar month.

Lan Xiaoxiao didn't call out.

Chu Yi tilted his head and patted him again.

Lan Xiaoxiao still didn't call out.

Chu Yi seemed confused. He withdrew his paw, stared at Lan Xiaoxiao for a few seconds, and then nudged her stomach with his nose.

"Eek!" Lan Xiaoxiao couldn't help but cry out.

Chu Yi was satisfied. He lay down on his back, scooped Lan Xiaoxiao into his arms, and began to lick her fur.

Lan Xiaoxiao lay on that soft belly, feeling the warmth of the body and the rhythmic heartbeat, and her nervousness slowly dissipated.

Fine, I'll just lick it then.

Not the first time.

Chu Yi licked very carefully, from head to back, and from back to belly, taking care of every inch of fur. Lan Xiaoxiao was so licked that she was drowsy and her eyes were almost closed.

Just then, Chu Yi suddenly stopped licking his fur.

It gently put Lan Xiaoxiao down from its arms, stood up, and walked into the bamboo forest.

Lan Xiaoxiao paused for a moment, then lay down at the entrance of the cave and watched its back.

Leaving already? So soon? Not going to stay a little longer?

She hadn't even had a chance to catch her breath before she returned on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

It returned with three bamboo shoots in its big mouth.

The bamboo shoots were thick and long, still covered in fresh soil, clearly freshly picked from the ground.

Chu Yi carried a bamboo shoot in his mouth to Lan Xiaoxiao, put the bamboo shoot on the ground, and then pushed it with his paw to Lan Xiaoxiao's mouth.

Lan Xiaoxiao looked down at the bamboo shoot that was longer than her face, then looked up at Chu Yi.

Chu Yi nudged the bamboo shoot with her nose, then nudged Lan Xiaoxiao's mouth, making a soft "baa" sound in her throat.

The meaning couldn't be clearer: eat.

Lan Xiaoxiao: "…………"

What? I'm only five months old and still drinking milk. You want me to eat bamboo shoots?

She turned her head away, ignoring the bamboo shoot.

Chu Yi tilted his head and looked at her, then at the bamboo shoots on the ground, seemingly not understanding why the cubs weren't eating.

It thought for a moment, picked up the bamboo shoot, and placed it back in front of Lan Xiaoxiao, this time even closer, almost touching her nose.

Lan Xiaoxiao moved to the side.

On the first day of the lunar month, he came over and put the bamboo shoots down again.

Lan Xiaoxiao moved again.

We'll follow up on the first day of the lunar new year.

After repeating this four or five times, Lan Xiaoxiao finally gave up moving, lay down on the ground, and covered her face with her two little paws.

She doesn't want to eat bamboo shoots!

Chu Yi stared at her for a few seconds, and seemed to finally realize the problem.

It picked up a bamboo shoot and began to peel it with its teeth. The outer skin was torn off piece by piece, revealing the tender yellow tip inside. Chu Yi peeled it very carefully, removing all the old parts and leaving only the tenderest part.

Then, it picked up the bamboo shoot tip and gently placed it near Lan Xiaoxiao's mouth.

"Mwah~" Chu Yi's voice was soft and gentle, like a child being coaxed.

Lan Xiaoxiao peeked at the bamboo shoot tip through her claws.

It is indeed tender and juicy, and it also exudes a sweet aroma.

If it were her past life, she would definitely have picked it up and started gnawing on it, but now she's a panda cub and her teeth haven't fully grown in yet, so she can't bite it at all.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, she was still bleating, and someone would use their nose to hold the bamboo shoot tip to her mouth, making it clear that she had no choice but to eat it.

Helpless, Lan Xiaoxiao stretched out her little paw, took the bamboo shoot tip, and pretended to take a couple of bites.

Actually, I just ground it with my gums and tasted it.

The bamboo shoots were indeed sweet, but she couldn't chew them properly; she only took two mouthfuls before spitting them out.

He was overjoyed, though.

When it saw the little bear eating the bamboo shoots, the whole bear got excited, circled around Lan Xiaoxiao twice, and then rubbed its head against her body.

Then, it picked up a bamboo shoot and began peeling it.

Soon, the second bamboo shoot was handed over. Lan Xiaoxiao had already given up struggling. She took the bamboo shoot, pretended to take a few bites, and then, when Chu Yi wasn't paying attention, she secretly stuffed the bamboo shoot under her body to press it down.

Chu Yi saw it, but wasn't angry. Instead, it came over and gently touched the spot where Lan Xiaoxiao was hiding bamboo shoots with its nose, then bleated contentedly.

It really loves the bear!

Behind the bushes in the distance, the research team held up a camera and filmed the entire scene.

"Is it...feeding Lan Xiao?" Xiao Zhang's voice changed.

"Yes." Professor Xu's voice was a little unsteady. "It's feeding Lan Xiao bamboo shoots. This is typical parenting behavior. The mother panda will bring food back for the cubs, and when the cubs are a little older, she will start teaching them to eat bamboo."

"But Lan Xiao is only five months old, she can't eat bamboo shoots at all."

"At first, it didn't know; it thought the cubs should learn to eat them too." Professor Xu couldn't help but laugh. "Look how serious it is; it even knows how to peel them, giving only the tenderest parts."

"It really loves Lan Xiao," Xiao Zhang said with emotion. "This is no longer just simple curiosity; it's genuinely raising Lan Xiao as its own cub."

Professor Xu nodded, his expression completely relaxed: "Alright, it's confirmed now. Chu Yi won't hurt Lan Xiao; it just likes this cub too much."

"So, can we withdraw our previous contingency plan?"

"Let's leave. We can come back on the first day of the new year and keep normal observations and records." Professor Xu looked at the giant panda licking Lan Xiao's fur on the monitor and said gently, "Having such a neighbor may not be a bad thing for Lan Xiao. When Lan Xiao gets older, having an adult panda to take care of him will actually increase the safety factor."

"Big Blue doesn't think so," Xiao Zhang laughed.

"Da Lan will get used to it eventually." Professor Xu smiled as well. "Chu Yi doesn't fight it for territory; it just likes the cubs. Although pandas have a strong sense of territory, they are more tolerant of individuals that pose no threat."

On the monitor, Chu Yi was lying on his back, with the teddy bear on his belly, licking it intermittently.

Lan Xiaoxiao was completely relaxed, lying sprawled out, occasionally letting out a comfortable "hmm".

The scene was as warm and inviting as a painting.

However, another voice gradually emerged from the background music of the painting.

Click...

It was the sound of bamboo being broken, but this time the sound was loud, heavy, and carried a sense of anger.

Little Blue's ears perked up.

The first-year student stopped licking its fur and twitched its ears, as if trying to identify the sound.

The next second, Da Lan's figure rushed out of the bamboo forest!

Its fur stood on end, its mouth was wide open, revealing sharp canine teeth, and it let out a deafening roar, a roar full of rage!

The entire bear sprang up in an instant.

It shook Lan Xiaoxiao off its belly, and after kicking its four legs wildly on the ground, it finally rolled over from its supine position.

It was still holding the bear cub in its paws when it turned around and the big blue dog was already rushing in front of it.

Chu Yi had just stood up and hadn't even had a chance to run when Da Lan slapped him across the face.

"Snapped!"

The sound was crisp and clear, echoing through the valley for several seconds.

The bear's head was slapped to one side, and it was completely stunned. It froze for a second, then turned and ran away!

Before running away, I carefully placed the teddy bear on the ground.

The chubby little boy rampaged through the forest, breaking several bamboo stalks in the process.

Big Blue chased after him for a few steps, then stopped and made a series of "whoosh" warning sounds at Chu Yi's back.

On the first day of the lunar new year, he didn't look back and just kept charging forward.

It was running too fast and didn't see the road clearly, so it stepped on something.

The thing was round and smooth. When Chu Yi stepped on it, his foot slipped, and the bear lost its balance, rolling several times on the ground.

When it finally stopped, it ignored the pain, got up and continued running, disappearing into the depths of the bamboo forest in the blink of an eye.

The scene quieted down.

Big Blue walked back to Little Blue's side, sniffed her to make sure the cub was alright, then picked her up and carried her back to the cave.

The thing that Chu Yi stepped on was an infrared camera disguised as a stone, which was lying on its side with its lens pointing towards the sky and still running.

The scene that just happened was terrifying for the research team members, but thankfully Da Lan and Chu Yi didn't start fighting.

Chu Yi is really sensible. As soon as the mother bear comes back, it runs away. When the mother bear is not around, it comes to steal and play with the cubs.

A few hours later, Xiao Zhang made his way up the mountain, panting as he ran to pick up the camera.

He checked it over, picked up the walkie-talkie, and said to the people below, "It's not broken, it's still recording."

"Let's replay it and see what was captured," Professor Xu said.

Xiao Zhang pressed the replay button and dragged the progress bar to the last few seconds.

The scene first shows a normal bamboo forest, then Chu Yi's head suddenly appears, followed by a violent shaking of the camera, which is the view of Chu Yi falling down after stepping on it.

The camera rolled on the ground several times, capturing images of the first-year student's body from various angles.

In just one frame—

Xiao Zhang pressed pause.

Xiao Zhang's eyes slowly widened!