I Became the Cat Boss Through My Craftsmanship

On her way to work, Ji Yunli stumbled upon a gang of stray cats from her neighborhood brawling in a crowd.

How could she pass up a good show?

She stayed to watch, fanning the flames as cat fur flew everywhere and teasing them about the quality of their coats. For her own amusement, she even started pitching her shop's Shine and Silky Hair Care Package.

She never expected her words to come true.

When Ji Yunli woke up, her life had turned into a cat's life: she had become a cat!

She was even bound to a Tony System under the [Cat Curse].

[The Tony System would like to remind you: People who watch the fun have to wash one hundred cats!]

After seeing the curse, Ji Yunli took off without looking back, her four limbs still awkward and untamed, to pick a fight with those petty cats.

She thought it would be a thrilling, satisfying battle, a whirlwind that would tear the whole parking lot apart. But everyone who saw it pulled out their phones and exclaimed, "As expected of a cow cat! Even its fighting style is totally bonkers!"

Looking at the underlings she'd just beaten into submission, she said, "...So how does this curse work? Show me."

In the end, Ji Yunli returned in triumph. She didn't forget to book her new underlings in for the wash, cut, and blow-dry package, putting them to work on her hundred-cat plan.

The name Cat Tony spread far and wide.

More and more kittens came looking for her. Once they discovered they could communicate with her without a hitch, they were won over by her grooming skills and her ability to send them wherever she pleased. They joined her ranks of their own accord, volunteering to become her meow-underlings.

Normally, her little army should have kept growing.

But why was there one less cat after every wash? Why was the number going down instead of up?

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Meng Yuzhou had recently heard that all the stray cats in the neighborhood had pledged allegiance to a feline boss. But despite having fed the cats countless times, he had never seen this boss.

One evening, on his way home, he passed the spot where he usually left cat food. A few kittens were hungrily eating their late-night snack.

When he walked over, he noticed a cow cat standing nearby.

The cow cat didn't push forward to fight for food. Instead, it stood proudly guard, watching the other kittens eat. It looked both adorable and majestic.

This must be the legendary cat boss.

The cow cat paid little attention to the arrival of the big human. It calmly walked over and nudged back a kitten that Meng Yuzhou had frightened into stopping its meal. Then it pushed aside a cat that had gotten carried away eating and was hogging a spot, making room for a newcomer.

It was just like a boss keeping everyone in line.

How interesting.

Meng Yuzhou crouched down and greeted the cow cat.

"Hello, Captain Black Cat."

"Can I adopt you?"

"If you can't be adopted, I'll come ask again tomorrow. But can I pick up and play with this little orange cat for now?"

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