After her breakup, Su You discovers that the first one to stand up for her isn’t a person, but the sharp-tongued cat at home.
It understands how miserable she feels and helps her see clearly: who is draining her, and who is truly worth letting close.
Su You used to think that if she put up with a little more and gave in a little more, things would eventually get better. It isn’t until her ex insists on settling even the 287.5 yuan bill for cat treats that she realizes some relationships have already worn her down until she no longer feels like herself.
On her first night in her new home, she hears the thoughts of her cat, Leopard Boss.
From that day on, her life goes completely off track.
Leopard Boss is aloof, sharp-tongued, and vain. He complains that she’s hopeless, but when she trembles, he pins down her phone and reminds her to tally up the bills properly. When old flames drag her back into an emotional quagmire, he sits at the door and keeps them in check. He even takes over her love life with utmost seriousness, putting every human who approaches her on a watch list.
At the pet hospital, a teddy bear dog wants to adopt a cat as its dad, a parrot goes on strike without sunflower seeds, and Count Doberman provides cool-headed commentary. Then there’s Dr. Lu Qingye, a quiet, steady-handed man who respects a cat’s boundaries when treating one. When he hands Su You an observation chart, it also happens to include her daily routine, water intake, and whether she eats on time.
This is a new life that slowly grows from the ruins of heartbreak.
There are judgments from her cat master, a best friend who speaks up for her, a kind neighbor, an ex who comes back to stir up trouble, and the everyday work of a young woman learning to say no again, close the door, and take proper care of her meals and sleep.
All Su You wanted at first was to take good care of Leopard Boss.
Only later does she realize that Leopard Boss has also been nursing her back to health in his own way.
