I Was Adopted by an Overworked Office Worker After Turning into a Cat

[Promoting a new project: Pretty Drama Queen Can't Tell Her Boyfriend Apart. A gorgeous, capricious beauty who loves making a scene vs. a taciturn, clingy young general. The blurb is at the very end. If you like it, please add it to your collection!] [Blurb] Overworked office wife vs. cat CEO Lin Yan's survival rule at work: endure. Endure his boss's nitpicking and his coworkers' backstabbing, until he becomes the most invisible fixture in the company. Until one rainy night, he tucked a soaked, shivering silver-gray cat into his arms. After that, no matter how late he came home, a pair of sparkling eyes was always waiting for him beneath the light in the entryway. The little figure sat there as if to say, "You're home." This little cat, whom he named Coal Ball, had the gentlest heart and the most haughty temperament. Lin Yan liked to hold it and ramble on about all his troubles at work. The little thing would always turn away disdainfully and gently push his face with a fluffy paw, looking as if to say, "Honestly, what am I going to do with you?" But as soon as a trace of sadness appeared in Lin Yan's eyes, it would immediately rub against him, purring comfortingly as it curled itself into the warmest ball of fur in his arms. Strange things began happening after Coal Ball arrived. Lin Yan was curled up on the sofa, rubbing the cat's head as he grumbled that his project budget had been cut. The next day, the budget was approved again. He complained into Coal Ball's little ears that someone had taken credit for his design, and before long the truth came out and the design was returned to its rightful owner. The grievances and troubles he confided in the little cat always seemed to be gently smoothed away by an invisible, tender hand. The day he received notice of his promotion, Lin Yan was as happy as a child. He scooped up Coal Ball, who was dozing with its paws tucked in, and buried his face in the warm, fluffy fur. His voice trembled with excitement. "Coal Ball! You're my lucky charm, aren't you?" The cat in his arms went noticeably stiff for a moment, then nonchalantly stretched out a paw and leisurely began kneading the buttons on his shirt. Its gaze, however, wandered away. Lost in his happiness, Lin Yan didn't think too much of Coal Ball's little oddity. He still delighted in kissing and cuddling his precious baby every day. But some new, sweet mysteries had entered his life, too: At work, his boss, President Lu, who was always stern and serious, as if untouched by worldly concerns, seemed to look at him with an increasingly gentle gaze. There was even a hint of focus in it that Lin Yan couldn't understand. And Coal Ball at home had become a little mysterious, too. One moment it would be lazing in the sun on the security camera feed, and the next it would be nowhere to be found, as if it could do magic. Lu Heng's life had once followed the precise markings of a ruler, without the slightest deviation. In others' eyes, he was a perfect yet cold "work machine." That rainy night, he dragged his tiny body along the freezing streets, barely conscious, driven by a vague obsession. Blinding headlights tore through the rain, and the shadow of death fell over him in an instant... The excruciating pain he'd expected never came. A pair of warm hands carefully lifted him, bedraggled and wretched. A young man's clear voice, touched with a smile, was like a pebble thrown into stagnant water, sending the first ripples through Lu Heng's world: "Poor little thing, come home with me." That cramped, slightly run-down rented apartment became the first place Lu Heng could truly call home. Here, he didn't need to be the perfect Lu Heng. He could simply be an ordinary, clumsy little cat who knocked over water glasses and missed when he pounced on a teaser wand. Because his "cat dad," the young man named Lin Yan, always welcomed all his imperfections with the gentlest smile. It was just that his "family" was too kind, always silently taking the brunt of things at work. When the little cat curled on Lin Yan's lap saw the exhaustion on his face as he came home, a barely perceptible ache would pass through its golden eyes. Its little paw pressed against Lin Yan's knee without thinking: Don't be afraid. I'm here. Those who bullied you... Hmph. When Lin Yan happened to catch sight of a strikingly familiar, sleek silver cat hair stuck to President Lu's expensive bespoke suit... Blurb for Pretty Drama Queen Can't Tell Her Boyfriend Apart Chu Wei was exquisitely beautiful, and even though he was spoiled and capricious, he was never short of admirers. No one knew that he was born face-blind and couldn't tell beautiful people from ugly ones. For Chu Wei, being beautiful brought no end of trouble. To escape his increasingly extreme pursuers, he decided to find a boyfriend with status to use as a shield. After carefully screening his options and making persistent efforts, Chu Wei finally found a suitable candidate. The man was a promising young officer and a very well-built young general, but that wasn't the point. More importantly, he was very generous with his money. The only problem was that his new boyfriend was far too clingy. He constantly messaged Chu Wei to check up on him, relentlessly insisted that he move in, and kissed and cuddled him every day, doing everything he could to make him call him "hubby." Only when enemies began making moves outside and the young general had to go deal with them did his boyfriend have no choice but to leave on a business trip for half a month. After hearing the news, Chu Wei, newly free, specially arranged to go out with a friend that evening. But just as he was getting ready to leave, he received a news alert: A large spacecraft crashed over the Jingli Star Sector today at 1:46 p.m. The accompanying image showed the very spacecraft his boyfriend had boarded when he left. Just as Chu Wei was panicking, a spacecraft suddenly landed outside the villa. The man who got out had changed clothes, but his build was exactly the same as his boyfriend's! Overcome by his emotions, Chu Wei's mind went blank. When he came to, he was already in the man's arms, sobbing and scolding him in exasperation. "Hubby, if you're okay, why didn't you call me? Do you know how scared I was?" His reddened eyes were unbearably endearing. The man fell silent for a long time, then tightened his hold on Chu Wei and answered in a low voice, "Mm." * Chu Wei had been troubled lately. After his boyfriend had changed ships and miraculously made it home, bad luck kept following him. Not only did he suddenly come down with a bad cold that made his voice deeper, but his memory also got much worse, and he kept forgetting where things around the house were. The only thing that hadn't changed was how clingy he was. He also kept getting jealous of himself, asking Chu Wei whether he liked the old him or the current him better, no matter what he was doing. Luckily, Chu Wei was clever and always gave perfectly balanced answers. But his boyfriend never seemed happy with them, and would kiss him even more passionately. Chu Wei finally couldn't take it anymore and threatened to break up with him. Only then did his boyfriend settle down. Not long afterward, their first Valentine's Day together arrived. That afternoon, Chu Wei dressed up to the nines and waited for his boyfriend to get home from work so they could go on a date. The doorbell rang. Chu Wei got up to welcome his boyfriend, who had been busy all afternoon. Strangely, while his boyfriend was upstairs changing, the doorbell rang again. When he opened the door, the man outside had exactly the same build as his boyfriend! Even his voice, calling Chu Wei by his pet name, was just like his boyfriend's before the bad cold. Just then, his boyfriend came downstairs, dressed and ready. Looking at the two men with identical builds and indistinct faces, Chu Wei froze. Could someone please tell him which one was his boyfriend?! * Chu Wei was pressed against the mirror. His usually gentle, clingy boyfriend had become ferocious. The man was powerfully built and could easily drag Chu Wei around and change their position. Then his boyfriend grabbed Chu Wei's chin and made him look into the mirror. "Have you memorized my face yet?" Theme: Someone will always love you.