[Down-and-out on the surface, scheming underneath gong x super-sweet calico shou in both cat and human form]
Luo Xiaoyu is a calico who can take human form. One day, he wakes up to find that he's become a cat with the same name in the novel he just read: the cat cafe's star attraction.
As a rare male calico, his stunning looks have swept the cat cafe scene. He's firmly seated at the top-tier star spot, with all the dried fish he can eat.
Then one night, after finishing work, he finds a drunken man beside a trash can.
Luo Xiaoyu: “...?”
In the spirit of feline compassion, he quickly changes into human form and drags the handsome, down-and-out man home.
From then on, Luo Xiaoyu leads a happy life: acting cute at the cat cafe by day, then going home and turning human to cook for the man he “picked up.”
To keep his shapeshifting secret, he sometimes pretends to be “the cat's owner,” claiming that the cat has gone out to play. His acting is so convincing, you'd think he really had a cat.
Unfortunately, the good times don't last.
One day, he sneaks into the kitchen to eat dried fish and forgets to tuck away his ears and tail. Xie Du catches him in the act when he gets up for a drink in the middle of the night.
Luo Xiaoyu is so startled that he drops the dried fish. “Hear me out. I'm not a monster...”
Xie Du stares at the furry tail, trembling slightly, and swallows.
“Can I touch it? Your tail.”
Luo Xiaoyu: “...Huh?”
Though he doesn't understand, he obediently offers his tail.
Xie Du gently holds it and gives it a rub.
The tip of Luo Xiaoyu's tail twitches, and his whole face turns red.
Help! Why does this feel even better than getting petted at the cat cafe?
Xie Du is the biological heir to a wealthy family, but his whole family only dotes on the adopted son.
He fought and struggled for his place, but in the end he was framed and thrown out of the house, where he got drunk beside a trash can.
When he wakes up, a little calico is crouched in front of him, staring at him with round eyes.
Later, he moves into Luo Xiaoyu's home and realizes that his “host” is strange.
There's only one person and one cat in the house, but they never appear at the same time.
Then one night, he sees a young man in the kitchen, sneaking dried fish: cat ears on his head, tail swaying behind him.
Xie Du's heart skips a beat.
Later, Xie Du succeeds in business and makes a triumphant return.
Everyone says the newly rich President Xie is cold, decisive, and indifferent to others.
Only Luo Xiaoyu knows that the first thing this “President Xie” does after work every day is pull him into his arms, rest his chin on Luo Xiaoyu's head, and murmur in a husky voice:
“How many times did people pet you at work today? Let me inspect your tail.”
Luo Xiaoyu's ears twitch. “I'm a respectable cat cafe! I only put on a show, I don't sell myself!”
Xie Du chuckles and gently hooks a finger around the base of his tail.
“What about now? Are you for sale?”
Luo Xiaoyu's legs go weak. “Y-you're harassing a house cat!”
Reading guide:
· Shou is a virgin, 1v1.
· The shou gets petted at the cat cafe early on. After he and the gong get together, he becomes an artsy kitty and won't be petted anymore.
· The setting is fictional. There's no scientific basis for little cats turning human or anything like that.
Theme: Protecting animals is everyone's responsibility.
