Introduction to the work "My Wife Turned into a Cat"
My name is U, I am thirty-five years old and an associate professor at a university. Xiaoyu is my wife - she was once my student. We were married for three years and were very in love until the car accident.
The doctor's diagnosis was euphemistic: "Brain damage, cognitive function deterioration, intelligence level equivalent to a five-year-old child." But a more accurate statement is: she turned into a cat.
Can't speak, can only meow. He is afraid of strangers, avoids people, and builds a nest with old clothes in the corner. Hide food in your bed like a cat hiding its prey. The only thing I know is my name: "U."
I took a month off and started from scratch, learning to take care of this "kitten".
She slowly learned to stand, learn to eat, and learn to hang on my back while I washed the dishes. She learned to turn on the TV and watch documentaries - which she had loved to watch before her accident. She learned how to use her cell phone, calling me over and over again while I was away on business, and crying into the camera.
But she never spoke. It only meows.
Later, she became pregnant—pregnant before the accident, almost three months old. I began to face more complicated situations: pregnancy tests, nausea, and fetal movements. And that person - her graduate tutor Professor Lin, the object of her former admiration, and my secret "love rival".
When she saw him, she would pounce on him, her eyes bright, and she would make that soft meowing sound. She never made that kind of sound to others.
I was jealous, uncomfortable, and helpless.
This is a story about loss and protection. After a man turns his wife into a "cat", he gradually learns to love a brand new woman. It's also a story about memory, instinct and choice - when she doesn't remember who you are, how do you make her fall in love with you again?
Warmth and sourness intertwined, sweet yet thorny, I laughed and cried.
Purpose: Novel