Wen Youling tried calling the brown bear a few times and could feel its thoughts, which were filled with “delicious, so tasty.”
It was just another food-obsessed bear.
Getting no response from the brown bear, Wen Youling began to grow anxious.
“Which way?”
Wen Youling’s sharp eyes noticed a hidden door behind a fake rock.
“Can we open this door?”
Chen Feng, catching her drift, responded, “It can be opened, but we need to lure all the bears inside first.”
“That door is the key,” Wen Youling said, turning to run down the corridor.
“Little bear! Go to the door behind.”
“Roar!”
The black bear obediently ran over, still holding the egg.
Qian Nuo, slightly slower, hurried after her.
“Should we go down directly? Chen Ge, you’ve been with the black bear for so long, do you dare to face it directly?”
Chen Feng sighed, “That’s a black bear, not a cat or dog. Even cats and dogs can turn on you without warning, let alone a black bear.”
He was speechless.
Wasn’t anyone going to respect the black bear’s strength?
A creature that can mimic human walking to lower people’s guard and then ambush them in the wild; highly intelligent, with strong aggression.
Having dealt with the black bear for years, Chen Feng understood better than anyone just how fierce it could be behind its seemingly clumsy and friendly exterior.
While he dialed a phone to inform the others to get all the bears inside, he tried to convince Wen Youling, “We’re still not sure if this is a goose egg.
Don’t rush.”
Even if the egg couldn’t hatch, there was no need to hurry.
“Even if the egg is no longer viable, it’s just like a regular egg. We can pick it up after it’s broken.”
Wen Youling was already sprinting, following the employee signs.
“If the egg is transferred to the incubator in time, it still has a chance to hatch.”
Chen Feng was stunned. “What?”
“What?” Qian Nuo quickly caught up, confused. “Really? It can still hatch?”
At this point, no one questioned how Wen Youling knew this.
They were all just focused on the fact that there might be hope for the egg!
Qian Nuo, feeling guilty about the egg being dropped earlier, was in deep distress.
He had failed in his duties.
Although he had lost hope for the egg after being dropped so long ago, hearing that it might still have a chance revived his optimism.
【Did you hear that?! It can still hatch?!】
【Ugh, though it’s a bit rude to mention this now, if you know anything about goose egg incubation, you’d know that this egg has no chance left.】
【It’s fine to believe the host, but don’t blindly follow!】
…
Chen Feng sighed when he saw Qian Nuo’s teary eyes.
“Stop believing everything she says.”
But Qian Nuo wasn’t listening.
In his eyes, Wen Youling was like a divine being, and whatever she said, he would trust.
There were two heavy iron doors on the way to the small door, and when they opened, their dull sound made it clear how heavy they were.
Luckily, Chen Feng had the highest authority in the bear enclosure, and he could open these doors with his information pass.
“Don’t rush to open the door. Qian Nuo, put the key down,” Chen Feng said, but before he knew it, Qian Nuo had already opened the first door.
“It’s fine, we’re going in anyway.
It doesn’t matter if we go in earlier or later,” Qian Nuo said casually as he waved his hand.
“The door will take some time to open. We’ll go first.”
The hallway was eerily quiet when the intercom crackled with static, followed by the anxious voice of a colleague: “Chen Ge! It’s no use.
Ri Yue is guarding the small door, and it won’t move even with fresh meat hanging outside.”
“It won’t move? Try using deer meat,” Chen Feng frowned.
Ri Yue, the black bear, loved deer meat. Normally, when given deer meat, Ri Yue would make the other bears fight for it before she could enjoy it.
The colleague sighed helplessly. “It’s deer meat.”
“Roa—!”
‘Go away!’
‘Don’t block my view.’
Ahead, on the other side of the small iron door, Wen Youling could hear the black bear’s thoughts.
The black bear was guarding the goose egg and wouldn’t let anyone near.
It shook its head at the hanging deer meat behind the door, clearly unwilling to give it up.
‘Bears don’t like that.’
‘Bears want to see humans.’
…
Chen Feng glanced at the door key and stopped. He said to Wen Youling, “If you can communicate with Ri Yue, tell him to leave the egg at the door and go eat the meat.
Otherwise, it won’t open the door for you.”
Wen Youling didn’t want to waste time and immediately spoke to Ri Yue.
“Ri Yue, can you leave the egg at the door and go eat the meat?”
“Roa—!”
‘No!’
‘I’ll be robbed.’
The black bear was still alert to the sneaky brown bears.
“Hmph.”
‘Bad guys.’
The brown bears were always the worst.
Wen Youling tried to reassure the black bear, “Don’t worry, the brown bears are locked up.”
The black bear hesitated, glancing toward where the brown bear had been, but saw it there again.
The two bears made eye contact unexpectedly.
Black Bear: “Roar—!”
‘Go!’
Before the black bear could enter, the door was momentarily left open.
Wen Youling sensed the egg’s reaction growing weaker.
She said calmly, “Don’t make it complicated.
Just open the door and let me take it.
The consequences are mine to bear.”
“You’re joking, right?”
Chen Feng looked at her as if she were crazy.
He smiled wryly, “No way. Don’t even think about it.”
Wen Youling understood his concern but knew that if the egg was delayed any longer, it would be doomed.
“You saw it; the black bear is friendly.
I can take the egg and immediately close the door.”
“One more delay, and the egg is finished.”
Qian Nuo, also worried, hesitated.
Saving the egg was important, but they couldn’t risk Wen Youling’s safety.
After seeing
“Why are you watching a replay while at work?”
Chen Feng didn’t explain much, leaving his colleague with some suspense before hanging up the phone.
Wen Youling had been comforting the black bear for quite a while, promising that she would come to visit it often.
Only then did the black bear loosen its grip on her.
“It’s time to go. Could you close the door?”
Wen Youling looked at the broken door.
“Hmm, how much does this door cost? Should we just pay for it, or should we find someone to install a new one?”
Chen Feng quickly replied, “No, no, no.
Damage caused by animals is something the park handles itself.
You won’t need to pay for it.”
After all, the black bear had caused the damage, not Wen Youling herself, so it could be reimbursed.
Wen Youling waved at the black bear.
“Goodbye, see you next time.”
“Roar!”
The black bear slammed the damaged door again, wedging it awkwardly into the doorframe.
After finishing, the black bear stretched lazily, walked back, and stopped in front of its stone where it kept fish.
“Roar—?!”
‘Fish!’
‘Where’s the bear’s fish?!’
‘Thief!’
【Ah… It’s already over? I wanted to watch the bear more.】
【Didn’t the zookeeper say there would be a program where we could take pictures with the bear? Can we pet the bear during the photoshoot?】
【Wait, everyone is watching the live stream, who’s so quick! The tickets for the next seven days are already sold out!】
【What? I bought the tickets when the streamer was taking a cab to the park, and there were still plenty available at that time.】
Wen Youling had her phone fixed to her chest.
“Should we end the stream for now? If we’re watching the monkeys, they might snatch your phone.”
Monkeys were relatively harder to communicate with.
Well, not exactly hard to communicate, they could chat normally, but the problem was… they didn’t listen.
Back when Wen Youling worked before, if she needed to communicate with monkeys, she would always bring along a tiger or lion, and the monkeys would behave and listen to her.
But now…
That wasn’t an option.
The black bear could also intimidate the monkeys, but…
Wen Youling looked back at Chen Feng, who was still looking pale, sighing. The black bear couldn’t help here.
“No, the monkeys at Monkey Mountain are golden snub-nosed monkeys, not the famous ones online.”
Chen Feng, familiar with the animals at the park, explained.
“Golden snub-nosed monkeys have very good temperaments.
The wild monkeys we kept before in Emei Mountain, though… they started attacking tourists every week.
In the end, we had to send them to another zoo, and now we raise golden snub-nosed monkeys.”
【The love for golden snub-nosed monkeys versus the wild monkeys is really clear.】
【For people who’ve been bitten by monkeys, they just want to say: It’s a good swap!】
Upon hearing this, Wen Youling decided not to end the stream.
She placed her phone properly.
“Why are you out here? Aren’t you supposed to stay at Bear Ridge?”
The staff still had to keep an eye on things, stop visitors from littering, feeding animals, and so on, so the work was quite tedious.
Chen Feng replied, “My colleague is covering things over there.
I’ll walk with you for a bit as a guide.
Once Xiao Nuo gets back, I’ll leave.”
Qian Nuo, eager to send the goose egg back but worried about leaving Wen Youling alone, had asked him to look after her.
“I can manage on my own.”
Wen Youling was like a fish in water at the zoo, and even though it wasn’t the zoo where she worked, she could still build good relationships with the animals using her skills.
Even if something went wrong and she couldn’t handle it, she could always shout for help or jump into the big cats’ enclosure—no one would be safer than she would be.
“I can tell,” Chen Feng said, despite being a staunch materialist.
He had to admit that Wen Youling seemed to have some extraordinary ability.
It was because he had realized this that he had taken on this job.
“The management over at Monkey Mountain is… uh, a bit proud.
Some things might not be easy to say.”
By following her, he could mediate a bit and keep the atmosphere from becoming too awkward.
Wen Youling saw the troubled expression on his face and guessed a little, “A connection?”
Chen Feng nodded.
Not just any connection, but a very influential one—so much so that even the park director couldn’t control it.
Not wanting to delve further into the topic, Chen Feng took a few steps forward and walked alongside Wen Youling.
“You seem to like animals?”
“Mm. Animals are the purest creatures in the world.
They’re all so cute.”
Wen Youling enjoyed working in an environment with small animals.
There was no backstabbing, only opportunities to cuddle with the little creatures.
Just thinking about her work—petting soft fur—made her mood instantly better.
“Our zoo’s pet medical team is outsourced to a frontline pet medical service, and we also collaborate with an animal hospital,” Chen Feng casually mentioned.
“Xiao Nuo said you can treat animals?”
Wen Youling smiled, her eyes curving playfully.
“Yeah, would you like to hire me as a zoo doctor?”
Chen Feng smiled back.
“I’ve thought about it, but the qualifications are pretty strict.
After all, we have a lot of protected animals here.
To apply, you need to have a veterinary qualification certificate.”
“I have one…” Wen Youling paused, then added, “An electronic version.
I haven’t had time to pick up the physical certificate.”
Wen Youling had taken the exam as soon as she entered the zoo, just in time—if she had arrived a few days later, she would’ve missed the application.
The exam results had already come out, and the electronic certificate was available online.
Chen Feng raised an eyebrow.
He had taken a quick look at Wen Youling’s live stream earlier, and he noticed that her approach to treating pets seemed unorthodox.
He had thought she was relying on her ability to read minds to figure out how to treat animals, but it turned out she had a solid foundation in animal medicine.
Chen Feng chuckled.
“I really should recommend you to our park director.”
We can’t let such a talent slip by.
【Are we fans of her now? Trying to poach talent?】
【Wen Youling isn’t active in her live streams usually.
Once she gets a job, will she still be able to stream?】
【New fans strongly disapprove.】
Monkey Mountain attracted more visitors than Bear Ridge.
While many of the visitors at Bear Ridge were indoors, those at Monkey Mountain could interact with the monkeys, so the number of outdoor visitors was much higher than those who could only look at the animals through glass indoors.
Even under the direct sun, people queued to shake the hands of the golden snub-nosed monkeys.
The charm of a national first-class protected animal.
However, shaking hands was purely voluntary for the monkeys.
The zoo didn’t force them.
They had set up a few platforms where visitors could buy some fruits to attract the monkeys.
Most of the golden snub-nosed monkeys were sitting in the trees, with their chins resting on branches as they seemed deep in thought.
There was a fruit stand at Monkey Mountain.
Wen Youling stood in front of it, looking at the best apples.
“Four bags of apples, please.”
The apples were small but pretty much the same.
Each bag contained ten apples.
Wen Youling glanced inside the monkey area, thought for a moment, and then said, “Actually, make it five bags.”
“Buying so many?” Chen Feng was surprised.
One bag of ten apples was meant to account for any mistakes, in case the monkeys grabbed the apples and ran off before anyone could pet them.
With ten apples, there would always be a chance to interact.
But Chen Feng thought buying so many was unnecessary.
He believed Wen Youling would be very popular with the golden snub-nosed monkeys.
The black bear’s friendly behavior earlier was a great example.
The fans in the live stream might not realize it, but Chen Feng, who knew the black bear well, could see the difference in how the black bear behaved around Wen Youling versus how it acted with him.
It was very obvious!
This behavior would likely be even more apparent with the gentle golden snub-nosed monkeys.
So… buying so many apples to attract the monkeys seemed a bit excessive.
The fruit vendor, whose income depended on the fruits sold and tips, was happy to see Wen Youling buying so many.
“These are good fruits.
If the monkeys don’t want them, you can eat them yourself.
Nothing goes to waste.”
Chen Feng realized he might have interrupted the vendor’s sales and awkwardly rubbed his nose.
The five bags of apples were packed into one big bag.
Wen Youling took it and walked towards the platform where she would feed the golden snub-nosed monkeys.
“It’s not too much.
Everyone should get an apple.”
Buying more rather than less ensured that no monkey would feel left out.
Chen Feng heard this and thought it was a new perspective.
Wen Youling set the full bag of apples down beside her, smiling as she waved at the golden snub-nosed monkeys that were close by.
“Hey, little one, want an apple?”
The moment she spoke, all the monkeys in Monkey Mountain turned to look at her.
It felt like there were many chaotic voices in a crowded room, but one voice stood out clearly above the noise.
The golden snub-nosed monkeys, curious, turned toward her.
The one closest, munching on a small piece of watermelon, paused and blinked as if trying to understand what Wen Youling had said.
‘Is she calling me?’
Wen Youling extended the apple towards the monkey. “It’s very sweet.”
The monkey took a few steps forward, then shyly stopped.
Its bright eyes looked at Wen Youling before lowering them.
Slowly, it stepped closer and picked up the apple from her hand.
‘Thank you.’