Chapter 1 Meeting of the Twins

"Hello, I want two fried pancakes with red bean paste filling."

A clear and babyish voice rang out in front of the pancake stall at the entrance of the zoo.

The stall owner, who was lying on a recliner watching a short video, stood up suddenly and looked over.

A little cub, about three years old, stood in front of the stall. The fluffy hood covering his round head swayed slightly as he tilted his head back, revealing a childish and cute face. His little hands were tucked into the crookedly sewn flower-bud trouser pockets, and his two short legs were steadily stepping on the children's skateboard.

It was the first time that the pancake owner had seen such a sweet and cute baby. While turning on the fire to make pancakes, he smiled unconsciously and asked, "Little boy, are you here to play in the zoo with your parents?"

"No." The child took out a few coins from his trouser pocket and put them on the stall, "My mom and I are here to see a lion."

"...The big lion in the zoo?"

The child nodded.

The sesame cake vendor looked at the pretty little girl, his lips twitching. He hesitated to speak, but finally silently packed the pancake and handed it over. "Here, little one, your pancake is ready."

Shang You took the pancake with both hands, saying, "Thank you, uncle," and then skated into the park.

She found a step near the bird garden inside the park and sat down. One small foot rested diagonally on the slightly curved edge of the worn skateboard, then tore open the wrapper and began to eat the pancake.

Four and a half hours ago, Shang You and her mother had been squatting under a peach tree on the mountain, munching on freshly picked sweet peaches.

Uncle Yan called in a hurry, saying that something serious had happened at Grandma An's Mingling Zoo, and her mother had led her down the mountain.

Once at the zoo, Uncle Yan and his men rushed to pick up her mother. Shang You planned to play around the park for a while before returning to her mother.

Shang You was biting into the pancake, which was bigger than her face. Suddenly, her ear moved slightly, and she took the pancake away to take a look.

A human child who looked about the same size as her suddenly appeared from under the steps where she was sitting.

Young Master He was wearing a pearly white suit. His small face, with its fine features, was a sickly white. His eyes were large, and he wore a string of thin green sandalwood Buddhist beads on his wrist. Because he had been weak and sickly since childhood, he even wore a fragrant wood pendant made of a natural medicine sac around his neck all year round.

At this moment, he was staring at the greasy and crispy pancake in Shang You's little hand without blinking.

Shang You lowered her little face and glanced at him, not understanding his outfit, and continued to eat her pancake with big mouthfuls.

Young Master He moved his little leather shoes, thinking he was calm, and changed to a closer angle, still watching her.

He swallowed his saliva with restraint. After a while, Shang You finally seemed to give up. She freed one hand to open her schoolbag, pulled out the other pancake she had just stuffed in, and turned her cool face to the side. "Here, take it. Don't bother me here."

The young master's gaze shifted from Shang You's face to the pancake she held out. 

The transparent plastic bag was still visibly greasy, but the mysophobic young master He didn't immediately reach out to take it. 

He first fished a clean, neat handkerchief out of his small suit pocket, took the pancake in his small hand, wrapped it around the plastic bag, and carefully wiped the bag clean. Then, gracefully, he lowered his head to take a small bite, chewing it slowly and carefully, and seriously commented: "Thank you, your pancake is crispy and delicious, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it's very delicious—" 

Before he could finish his string of idioms, Shang You took another big bite, puffed up his little mouth and said vaguely: "...I think you are the real pancake." 

Young Master He tilted his head slightly in confusion. Just as he was about to say something else, he heard the bodyguard's anxious call from behind, "Young Master is here!" 

He Zhimo turned and answered the two bodyguards who had rushed over. 

He was about to introduce his new friend to the bodyguard, but when he turned back, the stairs were empty, and the hooded child was gone. 

"Young Master, the zoo said that Ruibai was sent for a routine checkup today, and he may not be able to return to the zoo so soon. How about we come back another day?" 

He Zhimo looked at the steps with a little disappointment and said, "Okay." 

On the other side, in the lion pavilion of the park. 

In order to avoid his appearance being too conspicuous, Shang Youqing temporarily changed his appearance and went down the mountain. 

On the way here with Old Yan, he heard that there were two major incidents in the zoo recently, which made Mrs. An so anxious that she fell ill and was hospitalized. 

"Xiao Shang, do you still remember the little white lion you rescued before?" 

Shang Youqing nodded, "I remember." 

Last year, when she took her baby, who was still a little furry ball, out to keep watch for the first time, she accidentally encountered a little white lion that was being attacked by a group of hyenas. 

The white lion cub was severely injured and had little chance of survival. However, Shang Youqing couldn't bear to see her baby witness the cruel scene of a white lion being devoured by hyenas on its first trip out of the house, so she rescued the dying cub and infused it with her own spiritual energy to heal its wounds. 

In the end, the cub survived, but due to its lameness, it could no longer survive in the wild. Shang Youqing asked Old Yan, who had come to visit her in the mountains, to take it to Old Lady An's Mingling Zoo. 

"Xiao Shang, you don't know that the old lady's zoo was on the verge of bankruptcy during that time. But it happened that because of the little white lion you sent, Mingling Zoo unexpectedly received a generous amount of public welfare adoption funds, which allowed it to operate until now." 

Upon hearing this, Shang Youqing tilted his head and looked at him, a little confused, "Ah, is it because the little white lion is very popular with tourists?" 

"No, no, no, on the contrary, because the little white lion has a disability in its right leg and is ostracized by the other lions in the enclosure, it usually lies in the corner and doesn't move much. In fact, few tourists who come to the zoo are willing to see it." " 

The turning point was that one time a big shot came to the zoo, that is, Mr. He from Bindao." 

"That day happened to be the birthday of Mr. He's youngest son, and he specially brought the child to visit his lover's hometown. After arriving at Mingling Zoo, the young master He was attracted by the little white lion you rescued at first sight. Moreover, the little white lion, who usually doesn't like to move, took the initiative to come over from the corner to give him a pat on the head." " 

It is said that the young master He has not been in good health since he was a child, and he rarely shows interest in things outside the world. When President He saw that his son liked the little white lion, he offered to adopt the 

little white lion on the spot, and regularly donated to Mingling Zoo to help the lion improve its conditions." "Since then, the little white lion was officially adopted by the young master He and named Ruibai. The young master will take the initiative to visit Ruibai every two months." 

Shang Youqing nodded as he listened, "Then this young master is quite caring, so what is the point you want to make?" 

At this point, Old Yan's face quickly fell again, "I don't know what happened during this period, Ruibai suddenly became seriously ill, and several veterinarians were found but they were helpless. He was about to die... If President He knew about this, he would spend so much money to adopt an animal for his son, and it was suddenly going to die. The zoo might have to close down tomorrow..." " 

And, it's not the worst. What's worse is that another big thing happened in the past two days!" 

Just two days ago, Yunqing Group, which was controlled by He Cong, won the development project book in the northern suburbs of Ning City. 

Mrs. An’s zoo was also included in the area for development and construction.

On the same day, Yunqing Group sent a manager to discuss the land acquisition compensation with Old Lady An, but the old lady was very stubborn and refused to sign. Not only that, she even got herself into the hospital due to anger.

As Old Yan was talking, he showed Shang Youqing the final restriction notice issued by Yunqing Group and wiped his face helplessly.

"You also know that this zoo is equivalent to the old lady's lifeblood, but now Yunqing Group is determined to take Mingling Zoo away, and in two days they will send someone to take Ruibai back to the He family's manor... But Ruibai is half dead now, and I don't know how to explain to the other party..." Shang Youqing took the notice and glanced at it, his thin eyebrows slightly bent, and put the notice in his hand back on Old Yan's forehead, "Don't worry, I have a way."