Jingshi Airport Road.
The spacious, four-lane road was bustling with traffic. A GMC-SAVANA van was speeding down the road.
However, the atmosphere inside the vehicle wasn’t as smooth. Zhao Hua, whose exquisite makeup couldn’t conceal the sharpness of her face, was filled with anger. “Song Yu, do you think just because you’re popular now, you can ignore the company’s arrangements?”
Song Yu narrowed his beautiful peach blossom eyes, his expression equally unpleasant as he tried to argue, “I’d like to follow the company’s arrangements, but have I had a single day off in the past three years? I’ve said it before, I joined the industry to sing and act, not to run non-stop from one gig to another. But in these three years, what have I done besides playing two school heartthrobs and a few CEOs? Have I played any role with real depth?”
“So, you secretly accepted a role? And you want to hide out in some godforsaken remote mountain for six months?” Zhao Hua’s voice grew sharper with anger. “I’m telling you right now, cancel the contract immediately! I absolutely will not agree!”
“I can cancel the contract, but you need to cancel that cosmetics ad you just booked for me. What do you mean by ‘the gentle male god’s personally selected favorite color’? Isn’t that lipstick just deathly Barbie pink? Would my fans look good wearing that? They’d turn into African ladies in seconds! And that foundation—don’t think I don’t know that it causes breakouts for many people. Dry skin users turn oily, and those with oily skin turn into oil fields. Are you trying to use my fans’ faces to fry food?” Song Yu’s quick wit fired off a rapid stream of complaints.
“Pfft.” The assistant sitting in the front passenger seat couldn’t hold back a laugh and quickly covered her mouth.
The driver, Old Lu, also pursed his lips, listening with amusement.
Zhao Hua’s expression turned a bit uneasy. “You’re a man, what do you know? These are top-tier products, priced appropriately, and nothing will go wrong.”
“In any case, I won’t deceive my fans. If you don’t cancel that contract, I’ll go to the mountain village to film.”
“Song Yu, it seems you’ve really forgotten how much effort the company put in to cover things up for you—your family, your past. Don’t think just because you’re popular now, the company can’t control you.” Unable to win the argument, Zhao Hua lowered her voice in a threatening tone.
“Sister Hua, don’t go too far.” At the mention of his family, Song Yu felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if stabbed by a needle. He closed his eyes briefly, his voice hoarse. “At worst, we’ll go down together, and I’ll—”
Before he could finish his sentence, the assistant suddenly screamed, “Master Lu, stop! It’s a red light—!”
Song Yu turned his head in panic, just in time to see the cars speeding toward them from the north and south lanes. The screech of brakes and the loud crash followed. Song Yu felt a sharp pain in the back of his head and fell into darkness…
**
When he opened his eyes again, Song Yu felt his head was foggy, as if he had been asleep for a long time. Heaven knows it had been ages since he enjoyed such a deep sleep.
But when he saw the room’s furnishings, his eyes widened in shock. Why wasn’t he in a hospital? Instead, he was in a luxurious… cat room?
The room, about 30 square meters, was neatly filled with cat toys, various cat beds, litter boxes, cat bowls, and an entire wall of cat climbing frames designed like a castle. When he looked down, he saw his little furry arm with light yellow stripes resting on the floor.
It took Song Yu a full twenty minutes to process the fact that he had turned into a cat.
He first tried to speak, but what came out was a soft meowing sound. Then, he jumped down from the cat bed on the climbing frame with a loud thud, and his paws hurt a little upon impact.
He had really turned into the legendary “big and heavy” orange tabby cat!
What kind of joke was this?
Tears welled up in Song Yu’s heart. How could he be so unlucky? An accident right before the New Year—his mother and his fans must be so worried. And where had he ended up? Inside a book? A parallel world? Or somewhere else entirely?
He Had to Gather Information First.
The door to the cat room was left open. Song Yu tried his best to move his four legs; at first, they were uncoordinated, and he kept stepping out of sync. He even tripped when going down the stairs, rolling down the last four steps.
Furious, Song Yu let out two angry meows and began searching for the study.
The study was on the first floor. With great effort, Song Yu jumped onto a chair and stretched out his paw to press the power button on the computer.
But the computer had a password!
Song Yu randomly tried a few guesses, but they were all wrong. Frustrated, he jumped down, not forgetting to force a shutdown. The tablet was also password-protected, and fearing the homeowner might get suspicious, he stopped after two failed attempts.
As he wandered around the room, Song Yu noticed something odd about the homeowner. Many places were locked, as if hiding some unspeakable secrets.
Who was this person? Song Yu was curious, but he couldn’t find any information, so he decided he needed to leave this place.
He guessed that if he was still in his original world, news of his car accident would have spread by now. After all, he was currently a super popular top-tier idol, with one in every four girls being his fan.
If he encountered people on the road, he might overhear them discussing which hospital he was staying in.
I’m so smart!
Once Song Yu had the idea, he immediately set out to execute it. The homeowner was undoubtedly wealthy, so the windows in the room were all equipped with burglar bars, which he couldn’t open. He had no choice but to leave through the front door.
He made several attempts, working up a sweat, but his chubby body limited his jumping ability. After about ten tries, he finally managed to barely reach the doorknob. Using his weight, he successfully opened the door to the living room and made his way into the courtyard.
Although it was already late winter, the greenhouse in the courtyard still had beautiful pink and white roses blooming. Song Yu loved roses and couldn’t help but stop to admire them for a while. The roses were of a good variety and well cared for—props to the homeowner for having good taste.
However, getting back to his own body was more urgent; he needed to find out what had happened to him.
The living room door could be opened from the inside, but the courtyard gate was locked. Anxious, Song Yu looked around and saw that the courtyard was surrounded by a fence. He could escape through it.
He ran to the fence, struggled to jump onto the 50-centimeter-high wall, and grabbed onto it with his little paws, trying hard to squeeze through.
His head passed through easily, as did his front paws. But his belly… his belly got stuck!
Song Yu quickly inhaled, trying to suck in his stomach, and his little paws clawed at the air as he struggled to move forward. Great, he was two centimeters closer to freedom!
Exhausted, Song Yu paused to catch his breath before continuing, only to feel his belly tighten, getting squeezed.
“Meow!”
Song Yu yelped, then tried to inhale and push forward again, only to despair when he realized he couldn’t move any further. He couldn’t go forward, and he couldn’t pull back either!
Aren’t cats supposed to be liquid? Why am I the only solid one?
Song Yu paid a heavy price for underestimating the size of his orange cat form.
“Meow… Meow—”
Help! Someone save me, please…
In the densely packed villa district, the pitiful cries of a cat echoed.
Song Yu continued to meow persistently, and finally, two slender and pretty young women arrived. Song Yu immediately lifted his front paws, trying to act cute and pitiful, meowing softly at them.
“Orange Cat! How did you get stuck here?” One of the young women quickly ran over and tried to pull Song Yu out, but he was stuck at his relatively slender waist, so he couldn’t move forward or backward. Song Yu endured the pain, but it was no use.
The long-haired young woman said, “This isn’t working; it could hurt the cat’s internal organs. Where’s the homeowner? How could they let the cat roam around the yard like this?”
“Let’s call the fire department and ask the property management who lives here so we can contact them immediately,” the curly-haired young woman suggested.
They quickly took action, and soon the property management found out that the homeowner was named Fu Yuqian.
“Fu Yuqian?!” The curly-haired young woman was shocked. “I can’t believe I live in the same neighborhood as Fu Yuqian!”
Song Yu was also stunned. He—he—he had turned into the cat of his arch-enemy, Fu Yuqian?
Could things get any worse?!
He and Fu Yuqian were the top two idols in the industry, never appearing together, bitter rivals who brought storms whenever they met—utterly terrifying.
Their rivalry began because they debuted around the same time, followed similar career paths, and competed for the Best Newcomer Award. That year, they ended up sharing the award, both receiving it together on stage.
Previously, he had secretly discovered that Fu Yuqian was a solid 1.85 meters tall. To maintain his own height of 1.83 meters without being exposed, Song Yu quietly wore height insoles.
However, when the two of them went on stage to receive the award, Song Yu was so nervous that he didn’t notice his shoelace had come undone. As they walked side by side, Fu Yuqian accidentally stepped on his shoelace, causing Song Yu to unexpectedly fall into Fu Yuqian’s arms. His shoe also flew off, and a playful height insole bounced out, exposed to the entire national audience.
At that moment, Fu Yuqian was extremely surprised. After helping Song Yu stand up, he stifled his laughter and picked up both the shoe and the height insole, returning them to Song Yu. Song Yu felt both embarrassed and humiliated, so angry that he was almost in tears!
He was certain that Fu Yuqian had deliberately stepped on his shoelace!
He thought his career as a star was over, but to his surprise, the incident made him even more popular.
That’s how their rivalry began.
Furthermore, Fu Yuqian had more endorsements and more female fans, and over time, their rivalry escalated into the bitter enmity it is today.
So, while his head could be chopped off, blood could flow, and even his hairstyle could be messed up, there was absolutely no way he would be Fu Yuqian’s cat!
He was determined to escape!
With that thought, he started trying to climb out again, angrily meowing as he did so.
But the young women quickly stopped him, gently soothing him, “Be a good kitty, Orange Cat. The firefighters will be here soon to rescue you.”
Meanwhile, the property management had also contacted Fu Yuqian, who happened to be on his way back and would be arriving shortly.
While waiting, the girl comforted him while filming a video and posting it on Douyin (TikTok). The video quickly gained attention and went viral, with many people laughing in the comments. Soon, people recognized the orange cat as Fu Yuqian’s, and the video was shared on other platforms.
Suddenly, the girl with long hair exclaimed in panic, “Manling, look! Song Yu was in a car accident! The driver ran a red light. It’s already the number one trending topic!”
“Oh my God, how could this happen!”
Song Yu tried his best to meow, *Which hospital? Tell me!*
“They’re currently trying to save him at the First People’s Hospital. Please, let him be okay!” Manling said, her eyes welling up with tears. “I’m a Pisces girl; I can’t bear for something to happen to him.”
“Meow—”
Don’t cry, don’t cry, I’m fine! I’ve just turned into a cat, Song Yu meowed anxiously.
At that moment, they heard a car approaching—both the firefighters and Fu Yuqian had arrived.
Fu Yuqian, with his 185 cm model-like stature, walked with a natural presence. His features were handsome and deep-set, and it was rumored that he had a quarter of Russian blood. He came from a distinguished family and had the elegance and charm of a young noble.
But to Song Yu, seeing him only brought back memories of that awards night, the scent of cedar in his embrace, and that annoying smile.
“Meow—!!”
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