I have a wildlife zoo

Chapter 379 Cloud Acts Coy

He caught some water in a basin, then poured in half a bottle of spiritual water to increase its allure, followed by three golden Protective Potions.

Passing the basin to Zhuangzhuang under the railing, there was no need for him to urge; Zhuangzhuang's eyes brightened, and he buried his head and "gulped" down the drink.

Spiritual water had an instinctive attraction to animals!

Drinking it regularly could even enhance their spiritual intelligence.

Fang Ye smiled and patted Zhuangzhuang's head, "Alright, no need to worry about getting sick anymore, I'm off!"

Seeing Fang Ye get up, Zhuangzhuang clutched the railing with his paws, pressing his face against it, looking as if he couldn't bear to see him leave.

Once Fang Ye's figure disappeared, Zhuangzhuang stared in the direction he had left, sat dazed on the ground for a while, then slowly went back to the bamboo and continued to chew on a stalk.

Fang Ye then proceeded to Cloud's enclosure!

"Director, you're here!"

"Mhm."

At that moment, Cloud was sitting against the wall, paws resting on her belly, looking listless and disinterested in the pile of fresh bamboo next to her.

She felt anxious and unsettled!

Back at the Panda Base, she had her familiar surrogate fathers and mothers, who called her name every day and brought her delicious bamboo.

She knew the path from her enclosure to the play area very well, including when to draw blood and when to weigh herself.

Sometimes, when she didn't want to be pricked for blood, acting cute with her surrogate parents often resulted in an extra piece of apple.

Just a few days ago, her life underwent a drastic change.

She was confined to a small cage, traveled a long way, and arrived at an entirely unfamiliar place, where all the familiar scents vanished.

At first, having Mama around made her feel somewhat settled, but these past two days without Mama felt like losing a pillar of her soul.

Having grown up at the Panda Base, she was used to hearing Sichuanese; these two days brought unfamiliar animal keepers who spoke in Mandarin — their accents sounded very strange when calling her name.

The bamboo wasn't the kind she was familiar with, and even the cornbread tasted different.

A dish of braised pork, even with the same ingredients, will undoubtedly taste different when made by Mama compared to what one gets from a restaurant.

It's like first-year college students relocating for school, unfamiliar with the climate, roommates, and cafeteria food, all needing time to adjust.

Zhuangzhuang, with his straightforward and carefree nature, adapted quickly; well, although there were no hot pots or spicy tofu, he found sweet and sour pork and pork stewed with vermicelli quite satisfying! After eating, just sleep to his heart's content.

All these changes coming at once proved overwhelming for the sensitive Cloud, feeling as though her world was falling apart, making her extremely uncomfortable and fearful.

Sitting by the wall, she forlornly stared out the window of the enclosure, gazing at the sunlight outside while her thoughts drifted back to the Base.

She missed home!

"Hmm!"

Fang Ye could not help but stroke Cloud's soft ears and said affectionately with a smile, "Oh my, you're so cute!"

As he brushed Cloud, he felt like something was missing.

That's right, it would be perfect to sing a lullaby at this moment—food, touch, lullaby—the three-piece set for comforting a child. Unfortunately, he couldn't sing.

While brushing, Cloud slowly closed her eyes, nuzzled her head into his embrace, and drifted into a sweet slumber.

"Cloud, roll over, let's brush your belly!"

After calling out twice with no response, he realized that Cloud had fallen asleep!

"Damn it!"

Fang Ye couldn't help but laugh and cry. How did she fall asleep so fast? He hadn't even had the chance to feed her the Protective Potion yet!

It seemed that the little one really had been quite scared these past few days.

When the animal keeper Gu returned after a while, he saw the heartwarming scene of Cloud lying fast asleep on Fang Ye's legs, looking very cozy.

Fang Ye said helplessly, "Come back in about 20 minutes!"

"Alright!" Gu agreed, while inwardly marveling at how amazing Fang Ye's ability to bond with animals was, wondering, "How come all animals like him so much? Is he really an Archdruid?"

They were aware of Cloud's anxiety, but they were powerless to help; calling her name only seemed to scare her more.

But as soon as the zoo director came and spent a little time with her, Cloud immediately relaxed and fell asleep.

"Cloud, Cloud!"

Fang Ye poured the spiritual water and Protective Potion into a bowl and softly called to her.

Cloud felt an instinctive desire and slowly opened her eyes.

After drinking the spiritual water, her spirits perked up quite a bit!

Suddenly, she felt like eating bamboo again.

Fang Ye played with Cloud for a while and guided her to climb the perch. Seeing her gradually relax, he said goodbye with a smile.

Cloud was reluctant to let him go, her paws hugging Fang Ye's leg, "hmm hmm"ing twice, not wanting him to leave!

At the door, Gu looked on with envy, wondering when he could have such a close relationship with the pandas.

As for Fang Ye, he was somewhat troubled. What should he do if the panda was too clingy and held onto his legs, preventing him from walking? Advice needed ASAP!

He patted Cloud's head to comfort her, "Next time, next time. I'll come to see you again!"

Finally managing to escape Cloud's leg-hugging tactics and stepping out of the animal house, he spoke to the animal keeper with a few instructions, asking Gu to closely observe Cloud's condition and report any issues to him immediately.