I have a wildlife zoo

After having breakfast in the city with Lan Li and buying tickets, they arrived in Pingjiang, and it was already a quarter past nine in the morning.

To save time, Fang Ye directly hailed a taxi, "Driver, to Feilong Tourism Expo Park!"

The driver felt a twinge of jealousy as the two got into the car.

The girl was obviously all dolled up, dressed innocently and cutely, with a joyful gleam in her eyes mixed with a touch of shyness. Her lightly curled long hair added to her elegance, and she had a pair of beautiful white legs, which were like a blooming bundle of baby's breath.

The guy, however, was dressed very casually, in camouflage green clothes as if he was going on an adventure, not at all dressed for a date. His looks were merely slightly handsome, showing no enthusiasm towards such a cute girl.

What advantage did this guy have, and how on earth did he manage to pursue such a beautiful girl!

Usually, he would chat with passengers when they boarded his taxi, but today he was annoyed! No chatting!

He sped up and quickly drove to Tourism Expo Park.

They reached their destination at 10 o'clock in the morning!

By then, the sun was high in the sky, and the sky was clear and cloudless. Although it wasn't the hottest time at noon yet, it was still quite scorching.

When Fang Ye got out of the car, he couldn't help but squint his eyes, his hand forming a visor above them.

It's quite sunny! Maybe I should have worn a hat?

Lan Li didn't seem to feel the heat from the sun at all. With the breeze blowing in her face, she was in a very happy mood!

Seeing Fang Ye with his hand over his eyes, she finally realized.

She took a folding umbrella out of her purse, pressed the button, and with a "snap," the umbrella opened.

Sneaking a glance at Fang Ye, she moved closer, propped up the refreshing sky-blue little umbrella, and nonchalantly tilted it over his head.

Lan Li felt her ears getting a bit warm, holding the umbrella high, her eyes fixed ahead, "The sun is a bit scorching. Let's share the umbrella."

This umbrella was clearly meant for a girl, delicate and compact. It was fine for one person, but a bit of a squeeze for two.

"Ah?" Fang Ye felt a cool shadow fall over his head and glanced at Lan Li, whose half face was being sunned, and laughed, "It's okay, just hold it yourself. A guy can stand a bit of sun, and once we go inside there will definitely be trees lining the roads."

Nevertheless, Lan Li remained unmoved. Fang Ye, seeing this, resignedly said, "Come on, give me the umbrella."

As their palms touched, he took the umbrella from Lan Li's hand. He was taller, making it easier for him to hold the umbrella.

With tickets at 200 yuan each, they bought tickets and entered the park!

Just as seen online, there was a golden, undulating dragon statue in the center of the plaza. Many tourists were taking photos with it.

Lan Li's eyes sparkled, like a chirpy little sparrow, her voice clear, "Boss, should we take one together?"

"Forget it, it's too much trouble, and we'd have to ask someone to help us take the photo. This thing isn't even nice-looking, too gaudy with all that gold…"

Fang Ye said as much, but as he turned his head by chance and saw the look of anticipation on Lan Li's face, he felt a little soft-hearted again, "Alright, let's take one then…"

"Yay!"

Lan Li was instantly overjoyed, rushing over to a middle-aged man, gesturing towards Fang Ye, chattering away, and then handing her phone to him, indicating that communication was complete.

The two stood in front of the golden dragon, and the middle-aged man, five meters away, with sharp eyes like a general charging into battle, commanded with great authority, "Hey, stand closer together! No, still too far, a bit closer! Young man, put your arm around your girlfriend's waist, do I need to teach you that too?"

"Erm…"

Fang Ye was a little embarrassed. We are very pure!

Trying to explain seemed too complicated, and who would believe they were not boyfriend and girlfriend.

He reluctantly glanced at Lan Li, who was blushing and said softly, "It's okay…"

She moved closer, leaning sweetly against him, like a little bird snuggling up to its mate.

"Alright, it's just taking a photo..."

Fang Ye gently took Lan Li into his arms, feeling the softness of her body and her body warmth, a delicate fragrance wafted by his nose, and he couldn't help but become somewhat restless, harboring some inappropriate thoughts.

He then startled himself, and quickly warned himself, "Don't overthink it, don't overthink it… Overthinking won't even leave you with a friend."

In his previous life, Fang Ye harbored a crush on a female classmate from the sixth grade of primary school until high school, and the only time he confessed at the end of high school, he was rejected with surprise. The feeling was so mortifying that he still contemplated death and wanted to bury himself in a hole.

Unless the girl confesses her feelings first, it's better to be a well-behaved, neither sad nor happy log.

Uncle shook his head and sighed, "Eh, still no girls taking the initiative! Change the pose, and hug the shoulder again!"

Fang Ye inexplicably felt his mouth dry, her hair was so silky, his hand felt so comfortable on it, as if he was touching a smooth piece of satin.

Is the feel of a girl's hair really this nice?

Lan Li's face was so red it looked like it could boil water!

Uncle clicked away, taking several pictures of them, then handed back the phone, "Take a look, how are the shots?"

Lan Li took the phone, thanking him repeatedly, her smile sweet, "Thank you, uncle! You take really good photos!"

Uncle looked at Fang Ye, giving him a serious piece of advice, "You have such a beautiful girlfriend, you should cherish her!"

Fang Ye vaguely agreed, "Hmm, hmm."

Though in his mind, he thought, forget it, matters of the heart are too troublesome, better to just go with the flow...

Uncle nodded contentedly, patted his shoulder, flicked his sleeve, and walked away slowly in his slippers, leaving behind a somewhat portly but dashing silhouette.

Don't thank me, just call me a good guy!

Fang Ye's mood regained calmness, as if nothing had happened, and looked at the tour guide sign, "Let's go to the zoo, we should take this road on the left, the amusement park is on the right."

"Mmm." Lan Li obediently agreed.

Walking down the left road, they soon saw a huge billboard similar to those that introduce real estate properties by the roadside, featuring a background of blue sky, white clouds, green mountains, and blue waters, with tigers, lions, brown bears, kangaroos, zebras, and other animals inhabiting the grassland.

The prominent letters on it read "Welcome to Pingjiang Zoo," surrounded by smaller words like "Animal Rescue Base," "Animal and Plant Research and Education Base," "Protecting the Earth, Protecting Our Common Home."

The signboard looked quite decent.

But Fang Ye furrowed his brows!

Not because animals from all corners of the world were on the lush green grass, and despite looking a bit mismatched, it was a minor issue that could be overlooked.

The key was the location where this signboard was erected; it was within an exhibit area, against a wall at the back.

The exhibit area looked to be about 20 meters wide, utterly empty, it was simply an uneven red brick floor with only two trees at the corners of the walls. Outside the exhibit, the surroundings did look lush and green.

A few deer lay in the shadow of the signboard, seeking refuge from the sun's rays in the limited shade.

Too far away, and since they were in the shade, it was hard to see clearly what kind of deer they were.

He couldn't help but criticize, "Is this it? Audacious enough to put 'protection of animals, scientific research and education base' on it? The effort was all put into the signboard?

With such a shiny golden dragon in the square, there's apparently funds for such fanciful stuff, why not improve the living environment for the animals? This is the first exhibit when entering the zoo!

Lan Li added, "Animal and plant."

Fang Ye said speechlessly, "Right, animals and plants, a bit of grass and trees, and they can just tack on 'plants,' huh? Not even close to educational, and they dare to call it research, without even bothering to draft their boastings... Is this considered false advertising?"

Not a single word in the project slogan matched the reality!

It was indeed pretty outrageous.