At eighteen, after finishing his college entrance exams, Zhao Xiaoguang expects a relaxing holiday, but instead hears the devastating news that his father has died in a car accident. His father's only dying wish is to entrust him with Xiao Xuan, the black cat he has hated for years.
The resentful, reluctant young man is forced to live with the old cat. By chance, he finds letters and an MP3 his father left behind in a vase, then follows the black cat's tracks to the Xuanguang Animal Rescue Center deep in the mountains.
Little by little, he uncovers the secrets his father kept hidden for half a lifetime: an orphaned past no one knew about, a man who spent every last cent of his company's profits rescuing stray animals, and a tender bond concealed in a name. The boy and the cat heal one another. Slowly, he comes to understand the fatherly love that was more than a decade late, and accepts this warm salvation. After ten years together, elderly Xiao Xuan gives its life to protect Xiaoguang's child, bringing the bond between two generations to a fulfilling close.
Theme: Through the relationship between a boy and an old cat, this book tells of a father-son bond that transcends life and death. The cat brings together the hidden stories of the older generation, celebrating a quiet, profound paternal love. It explores the gentle redemption that can pass between living beings, conveys the importance of passing on kindness and cherishing time together, and examines parting and reconciliation, revealing the warmth of ordinary people in the tender moments of everyday life.
The protection in the bones and blood is better than anything else