I Became a Kitten and Hooked a Real Big Shot

[A stern, sharp-tongued traditional patriarch with a soft heart x a clingy, spoiled, and delicate little cat]

Song Shiyan's greatest dream in life is to be a model parasite vine.

So before the ink on his college diploma is even dry, he finds himself a sugar daddy. He never expected the big shot to have so many rules and such a hard hand, not to mention severe mysophobia. When Song Shiyan is obedient, he's given jewelry and black cards without a second thought. The moment he breaks a rule, though, the man becomes someone else entirely, and never goes easy on him when he's being disciplined.

So the spoiled, tearful little parasite vine suffers plenty at Ji Huai's hands.

Fortunately, his sugar daddy expects little from him. His only KPI is to serve as a pleasing ornament when needed.

Song Shiyan thinks he can coast through life forever.

Until one late night, right in front of Ji Huai, he suddenly goes "poof" and turns into a plain-looking little kitten. Ji Huai, who has severe mysophobia, darkens instantly and grabs his phone to call someone to throw the cat and its bed out together.

Song Shiyan's fur stands on end. He frantically paws at Ji Huai's trouser leg, letting out a string of miserable "meow, meow" cries!!!

This is probably the hardest Song Shiyan has ever worked since starting the job.

When he was human, his work ethic was atrocious. Unless Ji Huai called him over, he never approached on his own. Now that he's a cat and his cushy job is hanging by a thread, he shows a level of professionalism he'd never had before and starts trying every trick to save himself.

For example, he sneaks into Ji Huai's bed in the middle of the night, his fur sticking up all over his head as he meows in a sweet little voice.

Ji Huai scowls and flips open the covers. "Get down."

The kitten stubbornly flops on the bed, turning into a cat pancake.

Ji Huai gives a cold laugh and reaches out to grab the cat by the scruff to toss him out. But the kitten's claws hook firmly into the corner of the blanket, and he refuses to budge.

Ji Huai always thought Song Shiyan had no temper. When scolded, all he did was cry, and once he was done, he went right back to being obedient.

Only after he turns into a cat does Ji Huai discover that his little lover has plenty of spirit, and a fair bit of backbone, too. Usually soft and pliant, he turns prickly and puffs up when he's truly upset, as if to say, "Try throwing me out and I'll scratch you."

From then on, Ji Huai is forced to live with being woken up by a cat, slapped in the face by a cat, and having to scoop the cat's litter every day.

Bonus scene 1:

"If you want to stay, you have to follow the rules. Can you do that?"

The kitten nods frantically.

Ji Huai looks down at him and lays down three ironclad rules.

"First, don't get on my bed."

"Second, don't get on the sofa."

"Third, don't shed."

The kitten sits on the floor and listens attentively, looking up at him through the first two rules. When he hears the third, his ears droop.

Ji Huai ignores his reaction. "Break even one, and you're out."

After a moment, he adds, "You don't have anything to pack anyway. Just walk out on your own four paws."

The kitten: "..."

Later, all three ironclad rules become meaningless.

Ji Huai cleans the cat's paws with a cold expression, changes his bed, and gathers up his fur. Meanwhile, the increasingly spoiled kitten lies contentedly on his pillow, swishing his tail across his sugar daddy's face.

Bonus scene 2:

Song Shiyan, whose black card Ji Huai has canceled, curls up in bed and refuses to sleep with him.

Ji Huai isn't in a hurry. With Song Shiyan's build, he'll settle down as soon as they get to business.

Just as Ji Huai lowers his head to kiss him, there's a "poof." The person in his arms vanishes, and a dusty gray kitten is left sprawled on its back amid the rumpled covers.

Ji Huai's face turns so black it could drip ink.

Song Shiyan watches as his sugar daddy's excitement fizzles out. Terrified, he quickly pulls his front paws in and covers his little cat face, leaving only the tips of his ears exposed, trembling slightly.

"Song Shiyan, you did that on purpose."

The kitten peeks out with one eye through the gap between his paws. It looks wet, innocent, and pitiful. "Meow..."

Hubby, it's not like I wanted this...

Ji Huai takes a deep breath and lowers his head to nuzzle the kitten's fluffy forehead. "Be good, baby. Hubby can kiss the kitty, too."

Then he strokes the kitten from head to toe. The kitten finally lowers his paws, showing his fluffy little face, and obediently waits for a kiss.

Bonus scene 3:

Ever since Ji Huai figured out what was going on, Song Shiyan hasn't been afraid of anything.

Last week, he ordered seven bags in a row. Ji Huai only said, "Buy one more and I'll cancel your card." The kitten meowed twice and paid no attention. But this week, a limited-edition jewelry collection comes out, and he excitedly charges it to his black card, only to find the limit really has been lowered.

Ji Huai comes home from work and sees a cat pancake sprawled by the door.

He crouches down and pokes the kitten's ear with his fingertip. "What's wrong?"

The kitten buries his face in his paws. "Meow..."

Ji Huai: "What do you want now?"

The kitten brings over a jewelry catalog, flips to a page, and taps it with his paw.

Ji Huai glances at the price and falls silent for two seconds. Song Shiyan's heart sinks, and he's already bracing himself for a scolding. Instead, Ji Huai takes out his phone, snaps a photo, and says to the person on the other end, "Wrap up this set. And the pair of earrings beside it, too."

The next second, the kitten turns back into a person and leaps at Ji Huai, wrapping his arms around his neck and planting a loud kiss on him. "You're the best, hubby!!!"

Ji Huai pats the kitten's bottom. "Now, you can pay."

The kitten blinks, then belatedly blushes at the ears.

Ji Huai carries him toward the bedroom, his voice even. "What, you use my card, and you don't think you should pay a little interest?"

Reading guide:

1. Both leads are each other's only partners, one-on-one romance, nine-year age gap, height difference: 186 cm x 172 cm.

2. The hero is a fatherly type who doesn't go easy when discipline is called for. Before he figures out the cat's secret, he's a cold-faced CEO who spoils his lover; afterward, he's a devoted, doting fool. The bottom has a sky-high sense of morality and spends all day scheming to get the better of his sugar daddy.

Theme: Live earnestly and prosper through hard work