My Cat Can Do Backflips

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A new neighbor moved in next door to Yu Ran, one person with one cat.

The person was a handsome college guy who always wore black and a hat. The cat was a big fluffball with soft paw pads and a sweet, coquettish meow.

The college guy was named Zhou Qiyu. He was quiet and a little cold, but he loved cats.

Yu Ran often ran into him at night, walking the cat on a leash and playing with it on a secluded patch of grass where hardly anyone went.

Zhou Qiyu’s cat adored Yu Ran. Whenever it saw her, it would bolt over, rub its tail against her, flop down on her shoes and beg for affection, then stand up and paw at her hand, nudging her palm with its fluffy little head.

Whenever this happened, Zhou Qiyu looked at the cat with exasperation and helpless disappointment, as if thinking, There goes my cat embarrassing itself in public again.

Later, the two of them grew closer. One day, Zhou Qiyu asked Yu Ran, “My cat has learned to do a backflip. Would you like to come see it at my place?”

Yu Ran: ?!

Of course she had to go see that.

The first time she visited, the cat flopped onto the floor, rolled over, and meowed loudly.

Zhou Qiyu brought Yu Ran a plate of washed strawberries and said, “It’s not feeling well today. It messed up.”

The second time, the cat ran all around the room with a cat teaser in its mouth.

Zhou Qiyu cooked Yu Ran her favorite braised pork and said, “It doesn’t have much of an appetite today. It messed up.”

The third time, the cat was fast asleep on its cat tree, completely impossible to wake.

Standing side by side with Yu Ran, Zhou Qiyu watched it sleep and said, “It’s in a bad mood today. It messed up.”

…

Who knew how many times Zhou Qiyu had invited her over by now. Watching the cat with its rear in the air, scratching at its scratching board, Yu Ran lost her temper.

Yu Ran: “Didn’t you say you were going to show me its backflip?!”

Zhou Qiyu hugged her from behind and kissed her ear. “Baby, I’m sorry. I didn’t teach it properly.”

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Reader’s Guide:

① One-on-one romance, each other’s first love, faithful in body and soul.

② Everyday slice of life, sweet romance.

③ No set outline or main plot, lots of dialogue.

Theme: Do you like cats too?