Wen Jia and hurriedly took the protagonist to the pet hospital for treatment. Unfortunately, the protagonist's kitten had suffered severe injuries and was frozen, and there was no way to save it.
The protagonist felt desperate and unwilling. He firmly held Wen Jia and, despite his weakened body, jumped off the hospital bed, meowing, and ran to Wen Jia's car outside the hospital.
Wen Jia's heart softened, and he refused the doctor's suggestion of euthanasia, deciding to take good care of the kitten at home.
After arriving at Wen's home, the protagonist endured the increasing discomfort in his body day by day and, avoiding Wen Jia, wrote farewell letters to his mother and Chang Yao using Wen Jia's computer. A week later, he sent the difficultly written farewell letters via email to his mother and Chang Yao and died alone.
The protagonist, who thought he would never wake up again, opened his eyes once more and found himself back in his own body. To his surprise, he had acquired a special ability – he could see through walls and observe the busy people in the hospital corridor!
Ye Zhizhou: "…"
After recovering, the protagonist was discharged from the hospital. He was shocked and angry to find out that Qin Shuhou, who had caused his accident, had not faced legal consequences and was still the proud young master of the Qin family. His greedy mother had taken a large sum of hush money from the Qin family and abandoned him at the hospital. When he went to the Qin family to seek justice, Qin Lao Ye disdainfully kicked him out and warned him not to expect any recognition or support from them. The protagonist felt embarrassed and furious, silently vowing to bring the Qin family to its knees in the future.
Returning to school, the protagonist despairingly discovered that the Qin family had shamelessly influenced the school to have him expelled for excessive absenteeism. At that moment, Chang Yao called him unexpectedly. He recalled the incident when Chang Yao left for abroad after he had turned into a vegetable, feeling both aggrieved and sad. So, he hung up on Chang Yao, broke his SIM card, and disappeared in Beijing.
With his newfound ability, the protagonist arrived in the jade province of Y and was thrilled to discover that he could see if there was jade inside a rough stone just by looking at the surface. He cautiously invested some of his remaining money and, to his amazement, his investments multiplied several times over!
As the saying goes, fortune favors the brave. After experiencing various hardships, the protagonist's luck had finally turned around!
In just two months, the protagonist established himself as the new jade gambling prince, and his inventory of jade far exceeded that of some veteran jade gamblers. It was during this time that he encountered his third "cat litter scooper," Gu Yi, who had come to Y province to buy raw materials. Remembering how Gu Yi had once treated him like a freak and sent him to a temple, the protagonist felt a mix of embarrassment and anger. He flatly refused Gu Yi's request to buy jade from him.
Gu Yi, as the heir, had an unwavering character. His company needed the high-quality jade just brought in by the protagonist, and he was determined to buy it, no matter who stood in his way. So Gu Yi began to "coincidentally" run into the protagonist and repeatedly discussed buying jade during these "coincidental" meetings.
The protagonist was getting frustrated. He remembered the days when Gu Yi treated him like a master but now chased him like a rat. Out of frustration and anger, he accidentally revealed information about an insider in Gu Yi's company, including the insider's name and the stolen documents from the study.
Gu Yi was shocked and then puzzled. The protagonist realized he had slipped up and hastily left for an antique jade appreciation event in the neighboring province.
Perhaps in a hurry to deal with the insider, Gu Yi didn't pursue the protagonist further. However, just when the protagonist had breathed a sigh of relief, he spotted the figures of Male Protagonist No. 5, Xiao Rui, and Male Protagonist No. 6, Wen Jiahe, at the jade appreciation event. They seemed to know each other and were discussing cat-related topics!
The protagonist remembered the two farewell emails he had sent using Wen Jiahe's computer and panicked. He quickly inserted himself into their conversation, pretending to be a wealthy antique collector, and swiftly changed the subject.
Xiao Rui, an expert in counterfeit antiques and a skilled artifact repairer himself, took the protagonist under his wing. Seeing the protagonist with a handful of money to spend, he didn't hesitate to show him some unexhibited antique pieces.
Wen Jiahe came from a scholarly family and had a deep love for antiques, heavily influenced by his grandfather. He was also talented in the field of antique painting and calligraphy authentication. Since the protagonist lacked a specific collection direction, Wen Jiahe, in the spirit of an expert guiding a novice, explained the basics of collecting antiques and even kindly advised him not to be deceived by people like Xiao Rui, who excelled in making fakes.
Xiao Rui feigned anger at the remark and pretended to drive away the troublesome friend. The protagonist intervened, expressing trust in Xiao Rui's character. When he had been a cat in Xiao Rui's care, he had understood Xiao Rui's personality and business principles. Xiao Rui might create fakes, but he did so not to deceive others but to prevent others from being deceived. Xiao Rui's true skill lay in antique repair and authentication.
Having gained their trust, Xiao Rui and Wen Jiahe quickly became friends with the protagonist. The appraisal event ended after a few days, and Xiao Rui and Wen Jiahe returned to Beijing. The protagonist stood at the airport, lost and directionless. While he had enough money to live comfortably for several lifetimes, he had lost his sense of purpose. Y province was merely a place to make money, not a home. He watched the hustle and bustle of the airport, unsure of where to go next.
Just then, Gu Yi, who had just resolved the issue with the insider, called to thank him for his help and decided to increase the purchase price for the jade. The protagonist was speechless, but a sudden thought occurred to him – he decided to open a jewelry store and compete with Gu Yi!
Gu Yi failed to buy the jade and gained a future business rival. He furrowed his brow and pondered the recent string of bad luck. He decided it was time to visit a temple. Things hadn't been going well, and he believed he had stepped on a piece of bad luck. Everything in the temple appeared normal, and the cat's abandoned nest, under his insistence, remained in the warmest room of the temple. However, the cat's owner never returned. Gu Yi felt a sense of sadness and worried about how the cat was faring outside.
The old monk who had just returned from his travels happened to pass by. Seeing Gu Yi looking at the cat's nest, he told him that the kitten had already found its way back, so there was no need to worry. Gu Yi was puzzled by this and suddenly remembered the reason he had brought the kitten here in the first place. Suspicion began to creep into his mind.
Determined to open his jewelry store, the protagonist returned to the capital city in high spirits. He quickly recruited various talents and prepared to start his business at lightning speed. Xiao Rui and Wen Jiahe heard that he was back in town and came to help. Gu Yi also occasionally visited, watching the protagonist with a mysterious gaze, making him uneasy and eager to get rid of this future competitor.
Three months flew by, and the jewelry store finally opened. The three male leads had become acquainted with each other, and the protagonist gradually forgot about his days as a cat. He got along better and better with the male leads, while their feelings for him slowly changed.
The protagonist's store took a high-end, limited edition route, which did not conflict with Gu Yi's business. With a peculiar cat-loving mindset, Gu Yi began to facilitate the protagonist's business, swiftly opening up the market and making his store a hit in the elite circles of the capital. So, Male Lead No. 2, Wu Kaien, representing the second generation of the privileged, arrived with a pile of cash, was amazed by the protagonist, and began pursuing him relentlessly.
The protagonist never expected that his first "cat litter scooper" was actually gay! And he happened to like his type! Shocked and bewildered, in order to escape his pursuit, he had to claim that he needed to go out of town to find materials for the business. He headed back to the Y province. On the plane, he ran into Male Lead No. 3, Jian Wen, his second "cat litter scooper," and was greatly surprised to find that Jian Wen was sitting next to someone who should have been studying abroad, Chang Yao!
Chang Yao was extremely excited to see the protagonist and immediately hugged him, repeatedly apologizing and saying he shouldn't have agreed to the school's exchange program to raise money for his medical expenses. He should have stayed in the country to take care of him. The protagonist was about to push him away when he hesitated and quickly asked what had happened back then.
The plane was about to take off, and Jian Wen considerately gave up his seat for the protagonist to facilitate their conversation. The protagonist was very grateful, and his affection for this second "cat litter scooper" soared.
Once they were seated, Chang Yao organized his thoughts and explained what had happened back then. It turned out that when the protagonist was first admitted to the hospital after the car accident, the Qin family had come to cause trouble. Seeing that their son had become a vegetable and realizing that there was no hope for him to recover, the protagonist's mother had extorted a large sum of medical expenses from the Qin family and abandoned him at home—this was also the reason why the protagonist had been able to see his own body when he sneakily returned home as a cat.
Upon learning of this, Chang Yao was both shocked and angry, but he was just an ordinary student, and his family was not well-off, so he couldn't afford the medical expenses to continue treating the protagonist. Coincidentally, his advisor had approached him about the school's offer for him to study abroad as an exchange student, promising a generous scholarship. Chang Yao quickly agreed to become an exchange student and, using the scholarship money, had the protagonist admitted to the hospital again, where he was properly taken care of. Reluctantly, Chang Yao left for overseas with a heavy heart.
Several months later, one day, Chang Yao suddenly received an email with a farewell letter from the protagonist. Shocked, he immediately called the hospital, only to be informed that the protagonist was still in a coma. He thought it might be a prank by someone who had hacked the protagonist's email, so he didn't pay much attention to it. However, a few days later, the hospital called again, saying that the protagonist had awakened and was discharged. Chang Yao tried calling the protagonist, but there was no answer, and subsequent calls went straight to voicemail. He was extremely worried, so he took a leave of absence and rushed back to China, only to learn that the protagonist had been expelled from school and had disappeared.
Chang Yao, feeling lost and helpless, had a minor car accident while leaving the campus, resulting in a fracture that prevented him from going abroad. As a result, the school canceled his exchange student status and asked him to return half of the scholarship. In order to quickly repay the scholarship, Chang Yao joined a project with his senior, Jian Wen, after his recovery, hoping to earn more money to find the protagonist.
It was all a misunderstanding, and when the protagonist learned the truth, he felt guilty and regretful. He quickly recounted his experiences during this period, omitting the part about turning into a cat due to the inappropriate setting.
When the plane landed, the two of them reconciled. After comforting Chang Yao, the protagonist, with a growing fondness for his second "cat litter scooper," initiated a conversation with Jian Wen. Jian Wen, with his gentle temperament, didn't mention their previous awkward encounter and conversed naturally with him, leading them to become fast friends.
Chang Yao and Jian Wen's project in the Y province lasted for two months, and during this time, their feelings for the protagonist evolved. The protagonist's feelings for Jian Wen also changed, creating a somewhat strange and ambiguous atmosphere among the three of them.
Two months later, the protagonist returned to Beijing, and Wu Kaien immediately sought him out, resuming the days of constant pestering. With a hidden agenda in mind, the protagonist turned to Jian Wen for help whenever he was bothered by Wu Kaien. Gradually, Jian Wen also developed feelings for the protagonist.
Gu Yi saw through the protagonist's intentions and, feeling jealous that the cat he had raised was being taken away by someone else, childishly created trouble for the protagonist, keeping him too busy to flirt with Jian Wen. The protagonist, angry and ready for a fight, clashed with Gu Yi, who was determined to get the wayward kitten back.
Coincidentally, Chang Yao came to visit the protagonist and, upon seeing that the protagonist had not only attracted Jian Wen and Wu Kaien but also Gu Yi, felt both jealous and angry. He decided to confess his feelings to the protagonist. The protagonist was surprised, Gu Yi glanced sideways, and Xiao Rui and Wen Jiahe, who had come to the door to stop Wu Kaien from bothering the protagonist, blocked Jian Wen, who had come to discuss returning to school with the protagonist.
All six male leads gathered, and the atmosphere was awkward and complicated. With Wu Kaien, the troublemaker, in the mix, the atmosphere quickly shifted from awkward to chaotic, becoming spicy hot. As the argument escalated, the six male leads somehow shifted the conversation to the topic of raising cats.
Wu Kaien mentioned his runaway cat, Xiao Bai. Jian Wen brought up his runaway cat, Baozi. Gu Yi, with a face that said, "My cat was raised by everyone," quietly watched the drama unfold. Xiao Rui, on the other hand, twisted his expression and mentioned his cat, Old Master, who wouldn't catch mice. Finally, Wen Jiahe furrowed his brow as he recounted the cat that had saved him and the two mysterious farewell emails that appeared on his computer. He initially thought that the emails were either a prank or that his computer had been infected with a virus.
Chang Yao looked at the protagonist in shock, and the protagonist, with a numb expression, gazed at the room full of "cat litter scoopers." He then admitted the truth about turning into a cat. The male leads exploded again, each believing that they were the protagonist's true owner and that the protagonist should be with them. Only Jian Wen silently took a step back and walked away.
Panicking, the protagonist rushed to follow Jian Wen, but an unexpected accident occurred. The protagonist was involved in another car accident, turned into a vegetable once more, and entered the body of a cat once again.
The male leads were unaware that the protagonist had entered the body of another cat. They were worried and angry. When they found out that the car accident was orchestrated by Qin Shuhou, the young master of the Qin family, they angrily crushed the Qin family and even sent Qin Shuhou a one-way ticket to prison.
The protagonist, now in the form of a cat again, hesitated but decided not to seek out the male leads. Instead, he sat in a flower bed outside the hospital, gazing at the sky, quietly contemplating his feelings. Meanwhile, the male leads who were keeping vigil by the protagonist's hospital bed received a critical condition notice from the doctor. After a moment of despair, Chang Yao was the first to suggest that if the protagonist woke up, he would be willing to stay by the protagonist's side along with the others. The other male leads fell silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
In the hospital's flower bed, the protagonist was shooed away by security guards and tragically captured by the cat-catching team, leading to a dramatic downfall. Just as the male leads had reluctantly agreed to stay with the protagonist, they noticed the protagonist's eyelashes flutter, and he woke up. They were honorable men who kept their promises, so they reaffirmed their decision to stay by the protagonist's side.
And so, the protagonist found himself with six "cat litter scoopers," leading a pampered life.
Ye Zhizhou scratched at the glass sphere with his paw, silently questioning the heavens. Male leads, why did you decide your fate so hastily? Is sharing a lover with others such an uncomplicated matter? And protagonist, you liked Jian Wen, didn't you? Why did you accept five other male leads after Jian Wen developed feelings for you? He couldn't understand, probably because his dog's body had limited brain capacity, and he couldn't comprehend the thoughts and logic of the protagonist and the male leads.
Suddenly, a pair of shiny leather shoes appeared in front of him, and then the light dimmed as he felt pressure on the back of his neck, lifting him into the air. He panicked and let out a few high-pitched barks but quickly realized that he was making strange barking sounds. So, he calmed down.
A handsome face devoid of expression appeared before him, and it spoke, "You sound terrible."
He used his tail to cover his private parts and snarled at the intruder. Damned scoundrel, who scared whom first? How dare you complain that he sounds terrible! Do you believe he'll bite you?
"Ugly too."
"Woof woof (Shut up, you jerk)!"
The handsome guy frowned, "So noisy."
Ye Zhizhou, infuriated, swiped his paw, but being small with short claws, he missed.
"Really useless."
Pfft, Ye Zhizhou was shot with the arrow again. He angrily decided that once he was free, he would give this despicable man a bite and make him get a few rabies shots!
The glass on the ground rolled a bit, and there was silence. The host was indeed impressive; he had adapted to the life of a pet so quickly.
The shop owner approached at the right moment and smiled, "Is Mr. Gu here to pick up Xiao Bai? Don't worry, Xiao Bai is fine. He's not eating because he's too small, and the dog food is too hard. You need to soak it to soften it for him, or you can buy wet food. Oh, milk is also okay, but if you're feeding milk, it must be in small, frequent meals since milk is digested quickly."
"It's not called Xiao Bai." The handsome guy finally spared Ye Zhizhou's neck, hugged him, and gently stroked him. He said casually, "It's called Xiao Qiang."
Just as Ye Zhizhou was wondering if this Mr. Gu was one of the male leads, he exploded, biting onto the man's collar and pulling vigorously. Xiao Qiang, your uncle! You're worse than Xiao Bai; at least Xiao Bai was still a dog, but Xiao Qiang is basically a cockroach!
The handsome guy lowered his head, removed his collar from its mouth, and coldly threatened, "Bite and damage one piece of clothing, and you'll be confined to the toilet for three days."
"..." Ye Zhizhou quietly spat out the collar and even affectionately licked it.
"Defy your owner once, and you'll eat plain rice for three days."
Ye Zhizhou looked up at him and clumsily wagged his tail. Seeing that this man seemed to be a potential provider of food and shelter, he decided to endure!
"Good boy." The handsome guy coldly touched his ear and took out a dog tag from his pocket. "I'm Gu Yi, and you're Gu Qiang. Remember, you're the dog I, Gu Yi, raised. Don't be a pushover."