Chapter 1: The First Year
About a week has passed, Chu Chengyu finally accepted the fact that he had become a cat, ...... he felt really composed, calmly leaking out meowing noises, calmly using four paws to walk ——God knows that when he was first adapting he would unconsciously always lift his head and chest up first, walking on four paws he would always be puzzled at which paw to move first.
Ah, he is also not called Chu Chengyu anymore, the elite man in other's eyes have already died from a car accident, he had also heard that day's news, anyway he didn't have any relatives, the compensation money will most likely follow what was written in his yearly will, and get donated to the local orphanage.
His name, was given by his current owner, being picked up from an old cardboard box next to the flowerbed on a snowy winter day——DongDong.
After DongDong knew he had become a cat he quickly saw his new appearance, his owner held the small palm-sized skinny kitten in her hands, bringing him to the front of a mirror.
"DongDong's fur is the unwavering and gallant black color." Hai Ruo stroked DongDong's similarly dark-colored nose, "Really cute, a pretty little baby boy kitten."
So to say, he should be grateful that the only thing that changed was his species, and not also his gender right?
After the owner left for work, Chu Chenyu called ——DongDong now, walked with uneasy step arriving in front of the big floor-length mirror, carefully examining his own face.
Then found out, there was nothing much to examine.
A completely black face, not having any stray hair on the body, only the eyes being a shiny golden amber color, in the bright daylight, the two strange vertical pupils looking straight in the mirror at himself, even with the warmly filled room, DongDong still shivered reflectively.
It's not good this time, being a cat and getting equipped with this sort of outer appearance how is it supposed to show any loveliness, does it have to go the route of being cold and unwavering? What to do, in a line, very anxious.
Through this week he was able to quickly adapt to this home's environment, and is very thankful to be able to follow this type of owner.
After his parents got divorced while being alone he grew up becoming an adult, except for his studies and work he rarely had any communication with others, no so-called friends, even when his coworkers would plan social gatherings, after going he didn't know what to talk about, he also had no interest getting close to others, over time he was isolated from the small groups.
His only hobby was that after finishing a big CASE he would take a week's break, and go hiking alone.
Never giving any attention to the fluffy furry pets, of course, never had he thought that he would end up like this. But even like this, he had heard before from a loudmouth aunt, the so-called black cat was ominous, black cat bringing some kind of disaster.
It would seem, he was not very likable? DongDong lifted his front paw and smoothed out his not so long whiskers, wanting to lick oneself reflectively...... how... how can I lose to instinct, Chu Chengyu, you are a human being, ok, was a human being, licking the paws is way too unsanitary, have to have some self-control.
But, the paw's so itchy how to deal.
There, that day's late afternoon, Hai Ruo who came back home after classes found that, the new member in the family seemed to be in a deep entanglement, the same deep entanglement that DongDong seemed to have when he went to the bathroom a few days ago.
After being finished using the bathroom running all the way to the corner of the wall, desperately refusing to look her in the face.
Probably thinking too much, Hai Ruo let out a mild laugh.
How could a cat have tangled thoughts, "Today's dinner is regrettable, it's still cat milk powder." Hai Ruo looked at the instantaneous droopy DongDong and fished him up in her arms, comforting him by stroking his neck, "DongDong is still small, can only drink milky. You are not willing to drink the milk from Doctor Wang's family's mother cat, so only I can feed you."
DongDong listening to Hai Ruo's words, he remembered the painful memory that he didn't want to look back on (from less than a week that has passed).
Hai Ruo is a gentle and affable woman, and a responsible owner, the first moment upon deciding to raise him, she took him to the pet clinic two blocks away to get his shots, and asked about information on raising a pet.
"It's an all black cat." The middle-aged Doctor Wang put on weight, and looked very kind, gently placing a cast on the golden retriever's fractured forelimb, looking at DongDong who was in Hai Ruo's arms. "He is not a rare breed, not many people are willing to raise this breed, Miss Hai is very kind."
"I also don't usually go down that road." Hai Ruo pressed on his nose, compared to human beings his overly sensitive sense of smell caught on to her sweet yet bitter aroma, "Since we happen to meet it can be considered fate, the house is also lacking a pet anyways, in addition there is the formulation in our ancient history that black cats were used to ward off evil spirits, and he looks pretty handsome."
"Well, this cat looks like he isn't older than half a month, the vaccine won't be injected yet, let me see, there doesn't seem to be anything infectious, come, let me draw some blood, and run a test.
............
When he was Chu Chengyu, he was not afraid of getting shots at all. However after becoming a cat, the excellent vision and the contrast in body size made him feel, holy f**k, the syringe needle is so sharp so scary.
Therefore, when it was time to pull blood out he couldn't help but let a yap out loud, and secretly wiping away the tears.
Pulling blood for a test, he endured it, drinking milk powder, he also acknowledged, after all who made it that he was only half a month old, but to let him go fight with the other kittens to drink milk lying under a mother cat.
Owner you have to feed me.
Ok, desperately fighting for eating "rights", these days it's all owner Hai Ruo feeding him milk powder from a dropper, ——the dropper was acquired from her chemistry students.
The first step to surviving somewhere is to start by observing the environment, during the third day that DongDong arrived he was clear about his surroundings, was it very capable?
Hai Ruo is a gentle and affable person, and also a law-abiding university professor, teaching ancient literature, hearing this gives off a very high-class feeling, though it's really just teaching the at the liberal arts school translations of ancient literature and the aesthetics of poetry, there is also sometimes optional courses at other universities, this conclusion stems from owner's calendar notes and class schedule.
The S university where she is at is one of the country's top comprehensive colleges, being quite a distance away from where he worked when he was Chu Chengyu, only knowing of the university's location because——he was also a graduate of S university, even though he barely ever went around the campus, he still recognizes the apartment building next to the university where a lot of professors lived.
Counting it up, Owner Hai Ruo was still (when he was alive) younger by two years, twenty-nine years old girl that has not yet married, is there a boyfriend, this was very important as it would concern his cat life's quality.
The time spent living in Hai Ruo's house was really nice, after another two-three months got a vaccine shot, for half the day DongDong was droopy and rejected the owner running away but was quickly seduced by the aroma of food.
Hai Ruo's cooking skills were pretty good, the food given to him were never perfunctory leftovers or the mass used cat food, but was carefully prepared food, don't even know how many times it has dumped him. Even though there is no salt, it's still pretty good tasting.
Life every day was spent happily, DongDong becoming a cute and sweet cat was gaining more love from the owner by the day, also counting on Hai Ruo more by the day.
This is not good, lying at the window basking under the warm sunlight, DongDong thought seriously as he was touching his full stomach. Chu Chengyu ah Chu Chenyu, how can you be like this, even with no production, how can it be that even doing exercise you're unwilling to move. Laying down right after eating, isn't this the same as waiting to gain fat. Before you at least went to the gym once a week, look at you know, can you still look?
In fact DongDong was raised so well his fur coat was shining, healthy, everyday eating and drinking then watching a movie and talking with the owner (?), he felt that he hadn't gone through such a comfortable lifestyle in a very very long time. Along with the decrease in brain volume, many gloomy memories from the past disappeared as he continued living his lazy cat life, he was on the verge of forgetting even his parent's faces, though in the first place he rarely saw them before.
"DongDong." Today his owner was wearing a pale pink cotton tee, really complimenting her fair complexion. "Today we have a task to complete, need to take a bath once." As expected whatever she wore looked nice, so gentle and affable, even being so pretty looking, also having good cooking skills, and even giving him a bath.
What, a bath ?!
The tragic situation that happened I won't be repeating it one by one, even not caring about being shy when getting touched there, but DongDong's aversion to taking a bath is a natural cat's instinct, although I tried to not make myself run away, still reflexively ended up leaking out a wail.
So f**king uncomfortable.
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