Chapter 120

At noon that day, Deputy Director Liu had already left. The arrogant breeder brought food to Director Mu and Mr. Xiang. The three of them sat in the car, watching the black-clawed badgers fall in love while eating.

When they were halfway through the meal, someone from the crew came over. It was a young assistant who told Mu Ling that their teacher Bai invited her to have lunch.

Mu Ling raised the almost empty lunch box in her hand: "But I'm almost done eating."

The young assistant was a little embarrassed and hesitated for a moment, but she didn't leave. She still said that Teacher Bai invited her to have lunch.

Mu Ling didn't want to make things difficult for the worker, so she said to Xiang Bie, "Then I'll go over and say hello."

With that, she got out of the car.

Xiang Bie looked at Mu Ling's back as she left, covered the lunch box, and didn't want to eat anymore.

The crew must have just started eating. It was a buffet and it looked very rich. When Mu Ling went over, other staff members had already prepared food for Mr. Bai.

The assistant sent Mu Ling to Bai Su as if completing a task, and then ran away.

Bai Su sat on a large chair. He glanced at Mu Ling first, then placed an empty bowl and chopsticks in front of the seat opposite him and said to the girl, "Sit down."

Mu Ling looked at him, then looked at the chair opposite her, pulled it out and sat down.

The table was quickly filled with delicious food and the staff left on their own accord.

Bai Su waited until there was no one else around before he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Mu Ling then spoke up: "Are you a relative of my grandfather?"

Bai Su had a gentle smile on his handsome face. He picked up a piece of shredded meat and put it in his bowl. He asked, "Do you think we look alike?"

Mu Ling looked at Mr. Bai, but found no resemblance between him and her grandfather in his facial features.

But Bai Su said, "Yes."

Mu Ling was stunned.

Bai Su gestured to Mu Ling to eat and talked while eating.

Mu Ling said directly: "I have eaten."

Bai Su paused for a moment and said helplessly, "Then drink some soup."

Mu Ling picked up the soup bowl next to her, scooped a spoonful with a spoon, and took a sip.

Bai Su then continued, "Your grandfather and I are relatives. In terms of seniority, I should be considered your cousin."

Mu Ling looked at the other person: "But you didn't say hello to me last time."

The last time Mu Ling mentioned was a very cold spring four years ago.

The Mu family was holding a funeral at the time. Mu Ling was wearing mourning clothes and standing in front of her grandfather's spirit tablet with red eyes.

Grandpa passed away when Mu Ling was sixteen years old. Many people came to burn incense at that time, and Mu Ling mechanically bowed to them. Because she cried so hard, her vision was a little blurred.

Later, a strange young man came in. He was in his early twenties and looked like an adult.

That man had an outstanding temperament and was noble in his every move, which seemed very out of place with their country star 877.

This man was not a neighbor of the Mu family, nor was he a teacher or classmate of Mu Ling School. He was nobody, but he came in, bowed, burned incense, and left a very thick gift of silk and money.

The other party did not leave his name, but because the gift was so generous, Mu Ling always remembered this person.

"That time..." Bai Su sighed, "That time, I actually didn't know I was going to burn incense for my uncle. My grandmother was just outside the door at the time, and she let me in to burn incense. Oh, my grandmother is your great aunt, the one who gave you the Beak Zoo."

Mu Ling didn't say anything at first. After a while, she asked, "Why didn't my aunt come in to burn incense? Did my grandfather have any conflict with her?"

Bai Su shook his head: "I don't know about the elders' affairs. Not only me, but my parents are not very clear either. We only know that your grandfather and my grandmother are siblings, but twenty years ago, your grandfather left the Bai family and changed his last name. Since then, the two families have had no contact."

At this point, Bai Su continued, "Our Bai family is from the ancient blue star. Your grandfather is also from the ancient blue star. You should have heard your grandfather mention this, right?"

Actually, no. Grandpa never mentioned where his ancestral home was. Mu Ling has lived on Planet 877 since she could remember.

But Grandpa did tell Mu Ling many stories about the Ancient Blue Star, so many that even though she had never been to the Ancient Blue Star, when Mu Ling arrived there, she did not feel unfamiliar with it. Instead, it felt familiar everywhere.

Bai Su said, "Both of the elders have passed away, but before they died, they didn't allow our two families to meet formally. I think they were probably still having some disagreements and didn't want us to get to know each other closely. But after my grandmother passed away, she left you a zoo. I think she still recognized you as her niece. My parents also want to meet you. Since you are here on Ancient Blue Star, why don't you come home with me tonight and have dinner?"

Mu Ling paused, then put down the bowl of soup in her hand and shook her head slightly.

Bai Su was stunned: "You don't want to have dinner with us?"

Mu Ling pursed her lips and was silent for a while before saying, "I'm here on a business trip, so I don't have much time..."

This was obviously an excuse; she just didn't want to have dinner with her family.

Bai Su looked at Mu Ling for a while, then said, "Then I won't force you. But after all, we are still family. How about this, you write down my phone number, and call me if you need any help in the future."

In the end, Mu Ling and Bai Su exchanged contact numbers. After the exchange, Mu Ling said that he had something else to do and had to leave first.

Bai Su didn't try to persuade him to stay.

When Mu Ling returned to the Black Claw Badger, she saw Brother Xiang waiting for her outside the car from afar.

For some reason, the uncomfortable feeling in her heart that she had been holding back in front of Bai Su suddenly seemed to relax a little after seeing Brother Xiang. Mu Ling ran over quickly: "Brother Xiang!"

Xiang Bie looked at her expression and frowned slightly.

She was clearly smiling, but there was a hint of sadness in her clear eyes.

Xiang Bie asked coldly: "Did he bully you?"

Mu Ling was stunned: "You mean Mr. Bai? No, why would he bully me?"

Xiang Bie saw that the sadness in her eyes disappeared again, and she pretended to be indifferent...

Xiang Bie's face became even colder.

Mu Ling opened the car door and got in again.

The arrogant breeder was still in the car, and the surveillance camera was still broadcasting the love scene between the butcher and the arrogant breeder.

In the picture, the butcher is leaning against the beehive and has completely gained the arrogant favor.

Kuangwang ran to a cave in the woods, and the butcher followed him. After Kuangwang had eaten and drunk his fill, he wanted to take a nap, so the butcher slept next to him. He put his two little hands around Kuangwang's neck from behind and hugged and cuddled with him.

They are still in the stage of developing their relationship and haven't really made love yet, but it seems like success is just around the corner!

Mu Ling was very happy, the arrogant breeder was also happy, but Xiang Bie was not very happy.

Xiang Bie looked at Mu Ling, who was obviously worried, thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "Let's go shopping."

Mu Ling was stunned and looked at him: "What?"

Xiang Bie said: "Let's go out for a walk and see the giant pandas. Don't you want to see them?"

When the taxi driver mentioned pandas in the morning, her eyes lit up.

The arrogant keeper then said, "Do you want to go see the pandas? Sure, there are thirty-six pandas in the giant panda pavilion in our zoo!"

"Wow, there are so many!" Mu Ling was a little tempted when she heard him say that, but she was worried about the butcher.

The arrogant breeder said, "I'm watching this place. If anything happens, I'll call you."

Since everyone said so, Mu Ling thought about it and agreed embarrassedly.

The arrogant breeder called a shuttle bus for them, and the bus arrived quickly.

After they got on the bus, the shuttle driver asked them if there was any place they wanted to go. Mu Ling said she wanted to see giant pandas. The driver smiled and said, "Everyone who comes to our park wants to see giant pandas. I'll take you the shortest way. There are also peacock pavilions and golden monkey pavilions along the way."

Mu Ling smiled and said yes.

The car drove forward, and after a while, it drove out of this relatively remote area and came to the more crowded dining area. At this time, they passed a dessert shop, and Xiang Bie suddenly said, "Stop."

The driver stopped the car, Xiang Bie got out to buy a box of small cakes and handed the cake to Mu Ling.

Mu Ling took it with a smile on her face and said, "Brother Xiang, I'm really full. Why are you letting me eat all of it?"

Xiang Bie sat back next to her and said calmly, "It's sweet. It makes you feel good."

Mu Ling paused.

The driver has started the car again.

Mu Ling glanced at Brother Xiang. After a while, she finally opened the cake, scooped a spoonful of cream with a spoon, and put it into her mouth.

"Wow, so sweet."

Seeing that she was willing to eat, Xiang Bie's tense expression finally relaxed.

Mu Ling was indeed in a bad mood, but she thought she shouldn't show it.

I didn't expect Brother Xiang to be so perceptive.

Mu Ling was in a bad mood because of what Bai Su said.

Why didn't her grandfather contact the Bai family anymore?

The Bai family is so rich, but grandpa would rather be poor and pick up waste on Planet 877 than say a word to the wealthy Bai family.

What kind of conflict did my grandfather and my great aunt have in the past that caused this pair of siblings to be so unwilling to go to the coffin to burn incense in person even after one of them passed away?

Mu Ling couldn't figure these things out, but she had a vague guess in her heart...

Maybe it was because of her.

Because she had that kind of disease, the kind of disease that a normal family would never accept.

So, was it because Grandpa wanted to keep her who was sick that he broke up with the Bai family?

But her aunt gave her a zoo.

Did you regret it later?

Mu Ling couldn't understand all this, but she felt sad whenever she thought that she might be the source of trouble for her grandfather.

This sadness made her feel a little breathless. Even while eating dessert, she still felt her arms starting to itch.

Putting the cake on her knees, Mu Ling began to scratch her arm through her sleeve.

There was nothing special about her action, but Xiang Bie next to her suddenly frowned.

Xiang Bie felt his heart beating suddenly faster and his eyes felt a little hot.

He felt as if his eyes were turning blue.

But he clearly didn't force himself to do so, so why did he suddenly want to change?

Xiang Bie immediately covered his eyes and rubbed them heavily. Then he took out the vitamin tablets in his arms, shook out two, and immediately put them into his mouth.

Xiang Bie was fighting against his body's instincts, but he didn't notice that Mu Ling beside him was also rummaging through her backpack, looking for something.

At the same time, their shuttle bus left the crowded dining area and came to a relatively empty path.

After crossing this path, the Golden Monkey House is in front.

But before arriving at the Golden Monkey House, they will pass through a separate venue that is not open to the public.

The outside of the venue was completely covered by the mountain, and inside, as their shuttle bus approached, a skinny S-level Iron Bear suddenly opened its eyes slowly in the depths of the bamboo forest.

The iron bear, with black and white fur, looks almost exactly like a giant panda. It raised its head and sniffed the air outside the mountain. After sniffing for a while, it slowly walked towards the edge of the mountain. But halfway through, due to exhaustion, it fell to the ground with a clang, and then fell into a deep coma.

Mu Ling finally found her calcium tablet. She quickly took one and then adjusted her breathing so that her arms would no longer itch.

Xiang Bie felt that he had it under control, his heartbeat began to return to normal, and his eyes were no longer hot.

He put down his hand and let out a long breath.

After taking the medicine, Mu Ling calmed down. She lifted her sleeve and made sure that her arm was fine. She finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Mu Ling, having calmed down, no longer dared to think about her grandfather and the Bai family. She reminded herself not to get emotional so easily, otherwise, the medicine would really not be able to suppress the effects...

Picking up the cake, Mu Ling took another big bite, trying to divert her attention, but at this moment, Mu Ling heard the sound of an urgent ambulance outside the car window.

She looked outside and saw two ambulances driving towards them at a crazy speed, passing by their shuttle bus.

"Hey, what's going on?"

Mu Ling looked at the two ambulances that almost sent sparks flying and asked the drivers in confusion.

The driver glanced through the rearview mirror and sighed, "It should be Nini, a retired S-class iron bear in our park. The place we just passed was Nini's stadium. I think Nini is really dying..."