Mi Su’s first realization after transforming from a cat into a human was…
Humans really can sleep.
Cats rarely experience deep sleep; to adapt to survival, they sleep lightly and intermittently.
So, when Ji Yanxing ignited first thing in the morning, the omega, who was sleeping with a rosy, flushed face, remained oblivious. Instead, he stretched comfortably.
“Mmm—!”
As he moved, a slender, pale, and delicate calf slid right into the alpha’s palm.
The man who could bench press heavily at the gym just last night now couldn’t even hold his fiancé’s ankle steady. So easily, so passively, he ended up stroking the other’s calf all over.
Ji Yanxing’s hand trembled: “…”
So smooth—is this how a human is supposed to feel?
His entire body was burning with heat with nowhere to vent it, making his expression darken further. “Mi Su, don’t you know alphas and omegas are different? How could you…!”
“Husband, am I cute now?” Mi Su rolled over, lying steadily on the bed, looking at him half-asleep. “Still as cute as yesterday?”
It’s unclear whether the cat form and human form would affect each other.
But cats are somewhat face-blind to human appearances and can’t really tell the difference.
So he asked Ji Yanxing very sincerely, his voice soft: “Why aren’t you saying anything?”
Mi Su’s pajama collar was wide open, revealing large expanses of snowy white skin that looked even smoother and softer than his calves, exuding a subtle sweetness. This little fool who delivered himself to the doorstep naturally displayed an air of being ripe for bullying.
Ji Yanxing was going crazy. He had never felt his eyes and nose were so sharp before.
Why did he turn into a dog every time he encountered this omega?
“…Enough!”
The alpha radiated suppressed ferocity as he got out of bed and strode toward the bathroom.
“Get out of here, now.”
Ji Yanxing guessed that Mi Su had sneaked into his bed in the middle of the night because he refused to stand guard at the door yesterday. Was this spoiled brat insane?
Who did he, Ji Yanxing, think he was? Could he be used like this?
Cold water splashed over his face. The alpha’s dark, handsome features became even clearer, as if outlined by a brush.
He stared at himself in the mirror for a while to calm down.
…Why is there cat hair on my clothes?
Ji Yanxing remembered there wasn’t even a cat in the house and frowned suspiciously.
·
During breakfast, Father Ji was dressed in a dashing white Chinese-style suit with dark blue bird embroidery patterns on the cuffs. The simpler such clothes were, the more luxurious they looked.
Mi Su didn’t know how to give flowery compliments; he could only widen his starry eyes and go, “Wow.”
Chairman Ji chuckled kindly. “I’m going to Xing Shan Temple with your father today to burn incense and pray. Would little Mi Su like to come along?”
Unexpectedly, both Ji Yanxing and Mother Ji spoke at the same time: “No.”
Chairman Ji and Mi Su were both left bewildered.
Ji Yanxing cleared his throat. “Mi Su and I have other plans today. We can go with you another day.”
“Exactly, the kids have their own plans! You two old men go by yourselves!” Madame Ji beamed, her face glowing. She secretly pinched her husband’s thigh a few times, giving him meaningful looks.
The clueless Father Ji endured the pain silently: “…”
What’s the gossip? Tell me!
Madame Ji understood and leaned in to whisper, “I heard from the servants that the kids are already sleeping in the same room. They’re in the rising phase of their relationship—don’t mess it up!”
Father Ji’s eyes went wide. He let out a long “Oh” and smiled meaningfully.
“Speaking of which, you two youngsters getting married started because Old Brother Mi Xiao and I are both obsessed with Buddhism and met at Xing Shan Temple! Alright, you take your time getting to know each other. Next month during the Dragon King Dharma Assembly, you can both go ask the abbot to divine your marital compatibility!”
Ji Yanxing was a non-believer and didn’t want his future spouse to be obsessed with religion. His expression shifted slightly.
But as his father told Mi Su what a spiritually powerful and auspicious place Xing Shan Temple was, the little guy’s attention was entirely focused on the delicious vegetarian food, the many cats, and the wild little foxes and rabbits.
Only then did Ji Yanxing secretly feel relieved.
A fool has a fool’s luck.
After eating and drinking their fill, Chairman Ji went out to climb the mountain and worship Buddha. Madame Ji, as a member of the Federal Assembly, needed to go to work. Everyone set off efficiently.
Mi Su also tucked a bottle of milk into his pocket and smoothly trailed behind the two, his hurried steps making him look like a chairman himself.
Ji Yanxing pulled him back.
“I’m commandeering your day today. Go handle something for me.”
Mi Su opened his honey-colored eyes wide, his little brows tightly knit. If his cat tail were out, it would definitely whip Ji Yanxing slap slap.
Hands on his hips, he cried out crisply: “You dare make me handle things for you!”
Really can’t tell who’s in charge here!
When he was on the grasslands, the cat was a lone wolf, but that didn’t mean small animals didn’t come to pledge their allegiance.
No one had ever been as rude as the Sea Urchin Prince.
Ji Yanxing: “.”
Because the omega was just too cute, his fierceness wasn’t very intimidating.
Obligingly, he stuffed the flyer into Mi Su’s hand, explaining the benefits of learning first aid, along with the time and location.
“Remember, my friend needs a few photos of Dr. Chen. The workshop has free snacks and milk tea, you can eat as much as you want. But no takeout.”
“And another thing…”
Before Ji Yanxing could finish, Mi Su suddenly raised a small hand and spoke gravely: “I’ll go.”
“Changed your mind so quickly?” The alpha raised an eyebrow.
Mi Su: “Mm, but I need to get ready first.”
Ji Yanxing: “I’m not going, you don’t need to dress up. I’ll send a driver to pick you up when it’s time.”
Mi Su couldn’t be bothered listening to his nonsense and swept upstairs like a gust of wind.
Seriously!
If he showed up to meet his newly acquired cat underlings with a head full of curly fur, he’d lose all face!
Ji Yanxing’s gaze, as if equipped with a tracking system, automatically followed Mi Su’s little figure as he darted around.
The delicate, pretty thing was naturally beautiful; he didn’t need to dress up to be captivating enough.
Why was he suddenly so concerned about his appearance? He kept asking if he was cute this morning too.
Could it be…
Boss Ji pondered.
A little lightbulb lit up over Boss Ji’s head.
Boss Ji reached a conclusion, gasped, and felt the weight of responsibility deeply.
—My God, he’s crazy about me!
·
Fortunately, the first aid training class was in the afternoon. Mi Su spent the whole morning searching for ways to quickly beautify himself.
Plan One: Go to a salon for hair straightening
But netizens said human hair salons don’t straighten cat fur. If you go to a pet grooming salon, the owner needs to be present.
How dare they!
Who dares to be the cat’s owner!
Mi Su angrily dismissed the first option.
Plan Two: Meitu XiuXiu (a photo-editing app)
But the clever little cat quickly realized cats can’t download photo-editing software into other people’s eyeballs.
Plan Three: Go to a makeup counter
Mi Su made a prompt decision and rushed out excitedly to find the brand counter called YSL.
But Central City was huge, with so many malls. Mi Su held up a map app and soon got lost and confused. What lousy technology—not as convenient as a cat’s innate sixth sense.
“Hey handsome, wanna check out some skincare?”
A heavily made-up, enthusiastic auntie stood at the shop entrance, munching on a popsicle. When she saw Mi Su’s face clearly, her eyes lit up: “Oh my, little bro, you’re so handsome!”
“Come in, have a look. How about auntie gives you a free basic makeup session!”
Mi Su tilted his little head up and scrutinized the [VSL sign] for a while.
Hmm…
YSL? VSL? Is there a difference?
He pressed his lips together firmly and walked into VSL without looking back.
—Meow-ya, finally found it!
This affordable little makeup shop was at least forty years old, its decor stuck in the last century. But the beauty-loving auntie kept up with the times, often holding up her phone to livestream while doing customers’ makeup.
Because it was cheap, bold, and the next street over was a bar district, many of those who came here for one-time makeup looks were rebellious boys and girls in their early teens.
Every kid walked in looking fresh-faced and innocent.
They walked out looking like they’d been baked in an alien mold for forty-nine days, ready to ride their ghost fire motorcycles straight off the planet.
The auntie examined Mi Su’s stunning little face for quite a while.
“Tsk tsk… tsk tsk tsk! This face is something else!”
Especially when the little omega said: “I want bold makeup, super bold makeup!”
The auntie was passionate, her creative drive peaking!
“No problem at all!”
She whipped out a beauty blender and her ancestral eyeshadow brushes: “Handsome, auntie’s gonna start a livestream!”
“Wait.” Mi Su suddenly stood up. “Do my friend first.”
Thinking the little customer, who looked like a movie star, was leaving, the auntie nodded regretfully. But unexpectedly, within two minutes, the entrance sensor chime rang out: “Welcome~”
The auntie turned to look but saw no one: “?”
“Meow.” A polite sound.
Looking down, a round, kiwifruit-like kitten was struggling to tilt its head back, its little pink mouth wide open: “Miaow~”
The auntie asked tentatively, “Could it be…?”
The cat nimbly jumped onto the chair, lifted a little paw, and urged: “Meow.”
The waving wasn’t an apology; it meant hurry up and start.
The auntie steeled herself, set up her phone stand, and started the livestream. A true master didn’t care about the model’s appearance.
VSL Beauty Store Livestream: Earth-toned kitten gets a dramatic makeover into a calico!
The livestream, which usually only had one or two viewers online, was soon flooded with passersby.
【Chubby baby chubby baby!】
【The kitten is so well-behaved, can smell the sweet kitten scent!】
【Is the shop owner abusing the cat? Randomly putting makeup on, did they even ask the kitten’s opinion!】
Seeing the comments, the auntie seemed to think it might indeed be controversial and was about to put down the makeup brush. A little black paw pressed down on her hand.
“Meow.”
The cat looked at her calmly, signaling her not to stop.
When a cat wants to do something, how can it stop because of a little trouble?
“Miaow aow!” The chocolate daifuku uttered philosophies humans couldn’t understand. Now everyone could see: you can refuse animal performances, but you can’t refuse animals insisting on performing.
The little pink paw pad pretended to pat its own face.
The comments section was instantly flooded with “Ahhhh.” The number of online viewers quickly broke ten thousand, and soon, the popularity soared so high that even office employees slacking off at work were watching.
Ji Yanxing received a livestream link sent by a friend.
Originally clicking on it to learn about the pet economy, he found himself unconsciously drawn to that plump little cat sitting upright.
Staring at that round little cat face, he thought of another person as if bewitched. The man chuckled softly, his fingertip brushing the screen. “Same love for dressing up.”
·
The cat strutted out of VSL Beauty Store.
After getting all dolled up, its mood was much better.
The gloom from being popcorn-blasted vanished completely.
Following the usual spots of his three cat underlings, little Mi Su quickly found them. He didn’t expect the Truck Trio to not recognize him!
In fact, as they passed each other, Big Orange seemed to jump unintentionally, pretending to hunt.
Then he stretched dramatically: “Hi there, cutie, alone?”
Little Mi Su: “…”
The showy, pretty little cat growled and bit the big fat orange cat’s ear, threatening in a low voice: “See who I am now!”
The three big trucks widened their eyes and quickly gathered around.
“Boss, you smell so good~”
“Even prettier than a calico, huh.”
The palm-sized kitten proudly lifted its head: “I’m hungry, meow. Let’s go find something to eat together!”
Mi Su soon realized that city cats had very limited hunting grounds. The steel forest bustling with traffic was quite dangerous, and even seemingly natural, harmonious parks were filled with human scents.
The cat was momentarily confused.
Should it go dig through the trash?
“Boss, over here.” The orange-and-white cat called out.
Mi Su trotted over and suspiciously walked into an automatic feeding station. The three big trucks and one little truck sat there waiting for a bit, and clean cat food and water were dispensed.
“Wow!”
This was something the grassland cat, who never knew if it would have its next meal, couldn’t have even dreamed of.
The kitten’s eyes sparkled.
—So amazing!
After eating, the cats smacked their lips, licking their mouths, then washed their faces while meowing and talking.
The cow-patterned cat explained: “These machines are all over Central City. It’s an idea proposed by a female entrepreneur, called the ‘Ten Thousand Homes’ plan.”
Little Mi Su was quite concerned about his people and his land.
Hearing that many stray cats didn’t have to suffer hunger, the cat let out a long sigh and twitched its whiskers.
“It’s good they know what’s proper. If even cats had nowhere to go, I wouldn’t let them off easily, tsk.”
“Boss, you’re so gangster!”
“We feel safe following you!”
Just then, from the second floor of a nearby cat cafe called [Meow Cat], a call came. A plump, hefty British Shorthair extended an invitation to Mi Su—
“Hey there, little southern belle, want to come work for uncle?”
The cat had never seen such a greasy, fat cat before. Its tail instantly puffed up: “—Hiss!”