My Orange Cat Exposed My Husband's Affair
An orange cat that can talk helps a woman discover her husband's infidelity and, with the help of an army of neighborhood cats, gathers evidence for divorce while finding healing and new purpose.
My Orange Cat Exposed My Husband's Affair
The orange cat I fed in the community suddenly showed up at my door.
"Human, the cat has discovered your husband is cheating."
"Two cans of food, and the cat will help you catch him in the act!"
While I was still shocked that a cat could speak, the orange cat had already assembled the meow army.
A group of kittens meowed endlessly, discussing where to catch him.
Many pet cats also heard the commotion and rushed over.
"Mom is about to return from hunting. Time is tight. Human, you'd better make a decision quickly. Meow~"
Chapter 1
I was happily applying a face mask at home when the doorbell suddenly rang.
Opening the door, the corridor was empty.
Just as I suspected I was hearing things and was about to close the door, something hooked my pant leg.
Immediately followed by a fierce-sounding meow.
"Human, look down. The cat is by your feet. Meow!"
Looking down, an orange cat was looking up at me.
I stumbled back several steps in astonishment.
The cat could talk!
The orange cat, however, looked calm and meowed at me twice.
"Human, don't be afraid. The cat is a good cat."
"The cat has discovered your husband is cheating. Do you need the catch-him-in-the-act service?"
"Only two cans of food, and the cat will help you catch him in the act!"
The orange cat's words made me pause.
What!
Chen Zhen actually dared to cheat!
Compared to the terror of a talking cat, the news of Chen Zhen's cheating made me angrier.
But after thinking calmly, I found it absurd.
I had been in a relationship with Chen Zhen for seven years and married for five. During this time, the number of arguments could be counted on one hand.
Our relationship was incredibly stable. How could he possibly cheat?
It must be that the orange cat was lying to get cans of food.
Thinking this, I couldn't help but chuckle softly.
Times are tough these days, even stray cats are out there scamming.
Oh well, we're all just trying to survive.
Two cans of food wasn't much. I might as well do a good deed.
I went into the room and grabbed two cans from the coffee table.
The moment my fingers touched the plastic bag containing the cat food, I suddenly froze.
My hand recoiled as if electrified.
This bag of cat food was brought back by Chen Zhen.
But Chen Zhen was allergic to cat fur.
I could only go to cat cafes to pet cats or feed stray cats in the community.
After getting my cat fix, I had to carefully disinfect myself before daring to return home.
But when Chen Zhen found out, he would still look disgusted and sleep in a separate room.
So why did he suddenly bring home a bag of cat food?
Whose cat was this?
And who was the cat's owner?
Chapter 2
The orange cat's eyes lit up when it saw the cans.
It immediately straightened up, assuming the posture of a black cat police officer always on duty.
"Human, have you made up your mind? The cat is busy. The cat has also promised a mouse-catching service for the residents of unit 305."
I glanced back at the cat food cans on the coffee table.
Then looked at the orange cat outside the door, full of righteous indignation.
"Then what do I need to prepare?"
Hearing me agree, the orange cat immediately happily rubbed against my leg.
It muttered quietly.
"This winter, the cat and its brothers have two extra cans. Human, you're a good person. The cat will definitely help you find evidence!"
It then looked up at me again.
"No, the cat only needs two cans."
And so, one human and one cat went downstairs.
Chapter 3
The hallway lights were motion-sensor, and I had slight night blindness.
The orange cat seemed to know about my condition, meowing continuously as we walked.
The hallway lights lit up one by one.
As the lights came on, I gradually got a clearer look at the orange cat's appearance.
It was actually the one I often fed in the community.
I followed behind the orange cat, calling softly to it.
"Yuanyuan."
Yuanyuan was the name I had arbitrarily given to the orange cat.
The first time I saw it, it was very thin.
Its shoulder blades stood out prominently.
Whenever I approached, it would immediately become alert and hiss at me.
Even when it was too weak to move, it still struggled to survive.
Its little paws constantly flipped through trash cans.
At that time, I happened to have a piece of sausage in my hand.
I threw the sausage on the ground. Yuanyuan refused to eat it at first.
But its little paws couldn't resist reaching for the sausage.
Its eyes watched me vigilantly. If I moved, it would immediately arch its back and hiss.
Chen Zhen was standing behind me, looking disgusted.
He said animals were ungrateful and advised me not to waste my effort.
But I knew why Yuanyuan was so cautious.
Because just the day before, a stray cat had died in the community.
It had been poisoned.
Chapter 4
At that time, Yuanyuan had stayed by the little cat's side, meowing pitifully.
I guessed it was afraid the sausage might also be poisoned.
So I broke off a small piece of sausage and fed it to myself.
Seeing me swallow the sausage, Yuanyuan pounced on it and devoured it ravenously.
For a cat used to eating from trash, this was its first taste of delicious sausage.
It kept meowing happily.
Watching Yuanyuan enjoy its meal, I couldn't resist reaching out, tentatively wanting to pet it.
I thought it would immediately avoid me, but it didn't.
Although very afraid, it lowered its head and let me pet it.
See? Even after being hurt by humans thousands of times.
The little cat was still willing to trust humans.
So why couldn't humans treat them better?
While petting it, I said: "Little kitty, you're so pitiful. From now on, I'll come here to feed you every day. Remember to come every day, okay?"
"Seeing you're so thin, I'll call you Yuanyuan! Winter is coming soon. I hope you grow round and plump quickly, so you can survive the cold winter safely."
Yuanyuan seemed to understand, meowing at me twice.
But now I realized it was actually protesting against being called Yuanyuan.
As we were about to exit the building, Yuanyuan suddenly stopped.
It turned to look at me.
Its expression was very serious.
I looked down at it suspiciously.
"Yuanyuan, what's wrong?"
Yuanyuan puffed up and warned me.
"Human! The cat is not called Yuanyuan. The cat is called Sang Biao! All the cat's friends call it Biao Ge. You must call it Biao Ge too!"
"Beyond this door, you can't call the cat Yuanyuan anymore."
"Human, do you understand?"
After speaking, it stroked its whiskers.
Looking every bit the cat king.
I laughed out loud.
So the stories in novels were all true.
Cats have their own pride too.
Seeing me laugh but not answer its question, Biao Ge became anxious.
"Human, did you hear what the cat said?"
I nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, Biao Ge."
Biao Ge nodded in satisfaction.
It walked out of the building with its head held high.
I followed closely behind.
Then I was shocked.
Chapter 5
Dozens of cats stood outside the building entrance.
They meowed endlessly.
Listening carefully, I realized they were gossiping about me and Chen Zhen.
Like a group of elderly women cracking melon seeds in the village.
Three-flower Little Fairy: "Why hasn't Biao Ge come out yet? Could it be that he got the wrong information, and the human's husband isn't cheating after all?"
Scar-faced Tabby Cat: "Impossible. Biao Ge's information is always accurate. Yesterday when the human's husband returned, the cat smelled a scent that didn't belong to the human!"
Blue Cat Fatty: "Mom says cheating humans are bad people. Bad people are where bad people are, and cats must go there too!"
Golden Gradient Richy: "Mom is about to return from hunting. Time is tight. Human, you'd better make a decision quickly. Meow~"
...
I listened for a long time before roughly understanding.
The human they were talking about was me.
And the cats claiming to have mothers were pet cats.
These pet cats had all snuck out because their homes were too boring.
Following Biao Ge to take on some jobs could get them tasty cans.
Cats' thinking is very simple.
They thought this way the humans wouldn't have to go out hunting every day, and they could hunt their humans.
At this moment, my desire to have a cat reached its peak.
I couldn't resist picking up Biao Ge and petting it vigorously.
Biao Ge meowed while trying to maintain its dignity but honestly let out motorcycle sounds.
All the cats fell silent, staring at me in astonishment.
Silence lasted barely a second before louder discussions erupted.
"The human is really bold! How dare she touch Biao Ge's head!"
"Biao Ge, how can you let the human hold you like that? Didn't you say the human is just a tool for providing cans?"
Biao Ge struggled in vain and stopped resisting.
It hissed at the little cats on the ground.
"You don't understand anything. The human is just the cat's vehicle! When the human asks the cat for help, the human becomes the cat's vehicle!"
After speaking, it turned to look at me, threatening me with what it thought was a fierce expression.
Well, I was charmed by its cuteness.
"Human, you speak!"
I nodded. "Yes, yes, yes."
"So can you take me to find evidence now?"
Biao Ge jumped down from my arms with a "psst" sound.
It turned around and started giving orders to the little cats.
Soon, the little cats began to split up and act.
While I followed behind Biao Ge.
It told me to rest assured, it would definitely help me find evidence tonight.
Chapter 6
Biao Ge and I passed through several alleys.
Looking at its serious demeanor as it sniffed left and right, I found it somewhat amusing.
But even more amusing was myself.
I was actually embarking on a catch-him-in-the-act journey because of what a cat said and a bag of cat food.
But soon I couldn't laugh anymore.
Because Biao Ge stopped in front of Chen Zhen's company.
At this moment, the seed of doubt in my heart began to sprout wildly.
If Biao Ge was really lying, how did it know exactly where Chen Zhen's company was?
Biao Ge and I stopped across the street.
It glanced back at me, then looked at the tall building in the distance.
It meowed excitedly at me.
"Human, wait. The cat will go in to help you find evidence."
"In a moment, the cat will run out, and you use your square box to record."
Biao Ge looked at the phone in my hand.
This must be what it called the square box.
After giving its instructions, it crossed the road and slipped mysteriously into the building.
During the wait, I sent a text message to Chen Zhen.
Although I had already started to doubt, subconsciously I still wanted to escape.
[Husband, when will you get off work tonight?]
Chen Zhen almost immediately replied.
[What, missing me already?]
[I'm sorry, wife. I could have gotten off work earlier today, but something unexpected happened at the company. I might have to stay at the company tonight.]
[I'm tired. You should rest early. Don't wait for me. Love you!]
Looking at the messages on the screen.
I felt increasingly ridiculous.
My relationship with Chen Zhen was so good, and he worked hard for our little family. Yet here I was, starting to doubt him because of what a cat said.
It wasn't that I didn't believe Biao Ge, but that cats and humans have different cognitive frameworks.
What if Biao Ge had misunderstood?
But the next second, I heard Biao Ge's voice from across the street.
Looking up, Biao Ge was rushing out of the building.
Biao Ge seemed to have something in its mouth.
Two people were chasing it behind.
One man, one woman.
The man was Chen Zhen.
The woman was the new young secretary.
Chapter 7
When the two people chased out of the building, Biao Ge had already run behind me.
Biao Ge tugged at my pant leg and whispered.
"Human, hide, don't be discovered."
"Catching cheating in the act requires stealth."
I held Biao Ge and hid behind the wall.
My gaze closely followed the two people across the street.
I then saw Chen Zhen hug the woman.
He gently patted her back, not knowing what he was saying.
Soon the woman's furrowed brow from anger smoothed out.
She even playfully pouted at Chen Zhen.
Chen Zhen looked down at the woman with a doting gaze, and in a corner where no one was paying attention, he patted her bottom.
In that second, my heart felt as if it had fallen into an ice cellar.
Biao Ge poked my leg with its claw.
I looked down at it.
It also took something out from the side.
It was an unopened condom.
Not yet used.
"Human, is this evidence enough?"
"Human, why are you crying?"
"Human, don't cry. The cat doesn't want two cans. The cat will only take one. Leave one for the human to eat."
Chapter 8
I squatted by the roadside, sobbing uncontrollably.
Having been with Chen Zhen for so many years, I had never imagined there would be a third person between us.
Seeing me crying uncontrollably, Biao Ge grew frantic and paced in circles.
"Human, are you going to cry yourself to death?"
"If you die, who will the cat find for cans?"
"The cat's brothers are still waiting for the cat to bring back cans."
I sniffled and reached out to pet Biao Ge's little head.
Even little cats understand loyalty and righteousness. Why do humans always betray?
Biao Ge wanted to avoid my hand.
As the king of stray cats, its dignity didn't allow it to be petted casually by humans.
But when it saw the tear tracks on my face, it stopped trying to avoid me.
It spoke to me in an arrogant tone.
"Cat sees you're pitiful. The cat is letting you pet."
"But don't tell the cat's brothers."
So Biao Ge voluntarily jumped into my arms.
Under my touch, it kept making purring sounds.
"Human, stop crying. Your husband got in the car."
Biao Ge gently wiped my tears with its paw.
When I stood up, still sobbing, I found the meow army had gathered again.
Fortunately, it was quite late now.
Otherwise, if people saw a group of cats surrounding me, meowing endlessly, they might think I was some despicable cat trafficker.
Blue Cat Fatty scoffed disdainfully, "What a useless human. When my previous dad cheated, Mom took the cat kill squad to the third party's house. Mom beat the dad, the cats beat the third party."
Three-flower Little Fairy: "The human is crying so miserably. Can't you say a few nice things?"
After being scolded by Three-flower Little Fairy, Blue Cat Fatty immediately behaved.
Golden Gradient Richy: "Human, don't cry. Mom is a lawyer. Mom can help you with your divorce case!"
Scar-faced Tabby Cat: "The cat thinks Fatty is right. Crying is useless. There are many cats. Cats can help you get revenge. No extra charge for human's cans."
A group of cats gathered around me, offering advice.
Blue Cat Fatty had experience with catching cheaters. Biao Ge let it say a few more words.
Blue Cat Fatty: "Mom first collected evidence, then took the cat kill squad to the third party's house. Mom even hung a camera around the cat's neck, recording both the ex-husband and the third party."
Blue Cat Fatty's words enlightened me.
Chen Zhen and I were no longer just boyfriend and girlfriend.
Our relationship couldn't be resolved with a simple breakup.
Marriage involved too many mutual interests.
We were both adults, long past the age of only talking about love and romance.
So before the divorce, I must master sufficient evidence.
To fight for as much property as possible.
I wiped the tears from the corners of my eyes and supported myself to stand up.
Looking at the group of enthusiastic kittens, I suddenly remembered the bag of cat food at home.
An idea formed in my mind.
I asked Biao Ge: "Did you smell cat scent on that woman?"
Biao Ge wiggled its nose, its expression serious, as if trying to recall the scents it had smelled earlier.
After a few seconds, Biao Ge looked up at me, its expression confused and shocked.
"Human, how did you know that woman had cat scent on her?"
Indeed.
So all those cat foods were bought by Chen Zhen for the little secretary's cat.
I asked Biao Ge again.
"Then can you find that cat?"
Biao Ge patted its chest with its front paw, confidently.
"No problem! Leave it to the cat!"
Chapter 9
Biao Ge had the pet cats return home first.
Blue Cat Fatty, as the team captain of pet cats, led the team back to the community.
The remaining cat soldiers split into two groups.
One group went to complete Biao Ge's previously accepted mouse-catching task, while the other group followed me and Biao Ge to find the cat.
Watching all the cats obediently following Biao Ge's arrangements, I couldn't help but feel curious.
In my experience, cats have strong territorial awareness.
Wouldn't they fight over food or other things?
Why could this group of kittens get along so harmoniously?
Biao Ge didn't speak.
Not knowing what it was thinking, its mood suddenly became quite low.
I thought my words had probably triggered some unpleasant memories for it.
So I didn't probe further.
But my pant leg was suddenly hooked by Three-flower Little Fairy.
Three-flower Little Fairy's eyes were filled with tears.
Its meow was filled with sadness.
"Human, let the cat tell you."
"Actually, before, all the stray cats in Sanhe Community lived their own lives. There was no organization and no Sang Biao King."
"Later, Sanhe Community experienced a cat-trafficking incident. Many stray cats were captured. Many pet cats were also captured. Biao Ge was among them."
"At that time, the cats were put in large cages by bad people. The bad guys said they would peel off the cats' skins to make clothes and cook the cats' meat into rabbit meat to sell. The cats could watch their fellow cats being killed every day. All the cats were scared, but they didn't know how to escape."
"It was Biao Ge who saved the cats."
"Biao Ge knew it was about to be killed, but it didn't know where it got the strength to suddenly break free from the bad guys. Biao Ge bit the bad guys, scratched their eyes, bit through the ropes and released the cats. It led the cats back to Sanhe Community."
"After that, Biao Ge became the Sang Biao King of Sanhe Community."
The cat-trafficking incident I knew about.
My friend's cat was among them.
When the police were unhelpful, we thought the cats would never return.
But one late night, there was a banging sound at my friend's door.
Opening it, she found her little cat had returned.
It was covered in dirt and had several scratches on its face.
My friend said she saw her cat's cat following a scarred orange cat.
The orange cat stood a few meters away from her friend, not approaching.
It watched as my friend carried her cat home and only left when she had brought it inside.
Thinking about this, my eyes suddenly became hot.
Three-flower Little Fairy said: "At that time, all the cats were traumatized and couldn't find their way home. It was Biao Ge who escorted each one home. But when Biao Ge returned, it had no home."
So Biao Ge had also been a pet cat before.
Its owner was the guard grandma.
It was just that the guard grandma had been taken back to her hometown by her children a week after Biao Ge was captured.
Three-flower Little Fairy said Biao Ge's original name was indeed Yuanyuan.
No wonder people in the community said the orange cat was fierce and hard to approach.
But when I called Yuanyuan, it would raise its tail high, letting me pet its little head.
It seemed Biao Ge didn't dislike the name Yuanyuan.
It was just that no one had called it that for a long time.
Suddenly hearing this name again, it became somewhat confused and lost.
I watched Biao Ge walking alone at the front, looking very lonely.
After Three-flower Little Fairy finished the story, it still couldn't resist letting out mournful meows.
I thought it must miss its owner.
I suddenly remembered that the guard grandma's hometown was in the same place as mine.
Perhaps I could take Biao Ge back to find its owner during Chinese New Year.
I told this to Biao Ge.
Biao Ge suddenly stopped in its tracks, looking at me with anticipation.
But soon it lowered its head.
It shook its head, and a tear fell.
"It's useless."
"The cat smelled a bitter scent on its grandmother the day before it was captured by bad people."
"The cat's grandmother was about to die."
Chapter 10
Three-flower Little Fairy suddenly jumped into my arms and whispered in my ear.
"Human, can you help Biao Ge?"
"Biao Ge risked everything to escape because it wanted to see its grandmother one last time. When it returned, it didn't see its grandmother. Biao Ge secretly cried for a long time."
"The cat is very heartbroken."
"Although Biao Ge doesn't usually say so, and leads the cats to find food, the cat knows Biao Ge is very sad."
I petted Three-flower Little Fairy's head and agreed to its request.
I wanted Biao Ge to be happy.
But I didn't have the guard grandma's contact information.
Nor her children's contact information.
So I told this to my friend.
I asked my friend to pretend to be the guard grandma's daughter.
I sent my friend a message asking if the guard grandma was well.
My friend replied: [Mom is in the hospital now. Her condition is quite optimistic. But she keeps mentioning Yuanyuan, wondering if Yuanyuan escaped from the bad guys' hands. Xiao Lan, are you still living in Sanhe Community? If Yuanyuan comes back, please tell Yuanyuan that Grandma is well and to live well too.]
I read the message to Biao Ge.
Biao Ge's eyes immediately lit up.
The normally steady cat king suddenly became a little kitten.
Its tail stood tall, and it insisted on me recording a video for its grandmother.
In the video, Biao Ge didn't care about maintaining its cat king dignity. It lay on the ground, exposing its belly and rolled around several times.
After recording the video, Biao Ge climbed up from the ground, shook off the dust, and urged me.
"Human, you need to send the video to the cat's grandmother quickly."
"Grandmother loves watching cats roll around."
"When grandmother is in a good mood, her health will improve."
"This way the cat can reunite with grandmother."
"The cat wants grandmother to live a long life."
I clicked send.
Seeing the video was sent, Biao Ge turned and continued walking forward.
It said: "Human, you're a good person. The cat will help you find evidence. The cat doesn't want cans."
Three-flower Little Fairy and the other stray kittens chimed in.
"Human often gives the cats good food. Human, you're a good person. The cat will help you find evidence. The cat doesn't want cans!"
I looked at the cats and smiled: "The cans are still necessary."
"Good people don't take advantage of cats!"
Chapter 11
Before I knew it, we had reached outside the young secretary's community.
Biao Ge's nose was very sensitive.
It quickly found the young secretary's home.
A group of cats gathered outside the window, meowing vigorously for the young secretary's cat to come out.
All to no avail.
The young secretary's cat was a silver gradient.
It lay on the windowsill looking down at the cat crowd below, proudly refusing.
"Mom doesn't allow the cat to go out. Mom doesn't allow the cat to play with stray cats."
"Mom says stray cats are dirty."
Hearing the silver gradient say its brothers were dirty, Biao Ge immediately blew up.
It arched its back and hissed at the silver gradient.
"You're the dirty one! Your mom is out there being a third party. Your mom is dirty, so you're dirty too!"
"The cat is helping people catch the third party. The cat is a good cat! The cat isn't dirty!"
As it spoke, Biao Ge was about to rush to the railing to grab the silver gradient.
But it was stopped by Three-flower Little Fairy.
Three-flower Little Fairy strode out on its high cat steps, slowly and deliberately emerging from the cat crowd.
Although it looked up at the silver gradient, its gaze was contemptuous.
The silver gradient's expression immediately cleared upon seeing Three-flower Little Fairy.
It immediately sat up, changing from its lazy posture to a formal one.
"It was rude of the cat to speak so just now. The cat apologizes to you."
"You said the cat's mom is out being a third party. The cat doesn't believe it."
"The cat has a father. The cat's father is very good to the cat. He often buys the cat cans."
Three-flower Little Fairy scoffed, "Then you open the door and let the human in. The human will search. If there's no evidence, the cat will apologize and make friends with you."
What a dilemma for the third party.
To help me find evidence, it actually sold its body.
The silver gradient, hearing Three-flower Little Fairy wanted to be friends, immediately ran to the door.
With a "thump," the door opened.
I, Three-flower Little Fairy, and Biao Ge entered.
Other little cats scattered throughout the community, lying in ambush, serving as sentries.
On the way, Biao Ge had told me Chen Zhen had taken the third party to a hotel.
I asked Biao Ge where it got this information.
It said proudly: "Orange Kingdom Network is very useful!"
Knowing Chen Zhen had taken the secretary to a hotel, I came up with this plan.
To come directly to their home to find evidence.
As soon as I entered, two pairs of slippers were placed in the entryway.
One for men, one for women.
Biao Ge sniffed the slippers and said with certainty: "Human, this has your husband's scent on it."
I corrected him: "It's my ex-husband."
Biao Ge nodded in agreement.
Three-flower Little Fairy also gave me a relieved expression.
The silver gradient followed Three-flower Little Fairy, gazing at it like a love-struck kitten.
Three-flower Little Fairy jumped onto the sofa, pointing to a photo on the coffee table and asked the silver gradient.
"The man in this photo is your father?"
The silver gradient nodded.
I leaned closer to look and found the man in the photo was indeed Chen Zhen.
He had his arm around the woman's shoulders, looking very intimate.
And the photo background was the beach where Chen Zhen had taken me for our anniversary last year.
The timestamp in the bottom right corner was earlier than our anniversary.
No wonder I said Chen Zhen and I were both first-time visitors, yet he was so familiar with the local terrain.
It turned out he had been there before.
With his little lover.
I resisted the urge to shred the photo and silently took out my phone to photograph it as evidence.
When I turned around, the crisp sound of shattering glass rang out.
I looked back and saw Biao Ge had knocked the photo frame to the ground. The glass shattered everywhere.
Biao Ge gave Three-flower Little Fairy a look, and Three-flower Little Fairy immediately began to clean up.
It imperiously ordered the silver gradient.
"Your mom is back. You say you broke the frame. Got it?"
Whether the silver gradient understood or not, it stared at Three-flower Little Fairy like a lovesick kitten, nodding repeatedly.
I also discovered many of Chen Zhen's clothes in the closet.
Most importantly, I discovered that the owner of this house was also Chen Zhen.
I photographed all this evidence one by one.
Just then, a warning sound from the cats rang downstairs.
Biao Ge carried a can and ran over to remind me.
"Ex-husband is back. Human, leave with the cat first."
Three-flower Little Fairy also jumped onto me and urged me to leave.
The silver gradient looked eagerly at Three-flower Little Fairy: "When are you coming next? The cat will open the door for you again."
Three-flower Little Fairy looked down from a position of superiority at the silver gradient.
"Next time your mom gets torn apart."
Chapter 12
When I got home, I was exhausted.
I had experienced too much in one night.
After sitting on the sofa for a while, I got up again.
The promised cans for Biao Ge were still unfulfilled.
I was about to open the window to see if Biao Ge was there when I heard a knock at the door.
Opening the door, there stood a dozen or so cats outside, neatly arranged.
Biao Ge at the front.
Three-flower Little Fairy and Scar-faced Tabby Cat following closely behind.
Biao Ge had a mouse in its mouth.
Seeing me open the door, it placed the mouse at my doorstep.
"Human, the cat is afraid you're sad. It brought you a gift."
The mouse was still alive.
Biao Ge said this was their favorite toy.
It was giving it to me now.
But I screamed and retreated repeatedly.
Seeing my fear, Biao Ge passed the mouse to Scar-faced Tabby Cat, instructing them to clean up all mice in Sanhe Community within the night.
So powerful, I love it.
The cats went off to catch mice.
Only Biao Ge and Three-flower Little Fairy stood at my door.
Three-flower Little Fairy meowed at me, "Human, tonight the cat and Biao Ge will accompany you."
It turned out that after they had escorted me home, they had been standing outside the door without leaving.
They heard my sobbing sounds.
So they went to catch mice to cheer me up.
I laughed through tears and invited them in.
That night, I opened a dozen cans.
Watching the kittens come and go.
Chapter 13
The next morning, I was still asleep when I was woken by a knock.
Opening the door, one person and one cat stood at the door.
The golden gradient at the door saw me and raised its tail, "Hello, human. Cat brought Mom. Mom can help you with your divorce case."
I realized this was the golden gradient from last night that said its owner was a lawyer.
The woman was dressed in a suit and carrying a briefcase.
She looked somewhat apologetically at me.
"I'm so sorry. My Fugui must have hit something today, insisting on knocking on your door. I was worried something might have happened to you, so I came to check. If you're alright, I'll leave now. Really sorry."
As she spoke, she picked up the golden gradient and scolded it quietly, "You stinky Fugui! Making Mom lose face again! Last time in the park, you touched a hot guy's abs. This time you're knocking on a beautiful woman's door. What mischievous thing will you do next?"
As she spoke, she turned to leave.
The golden gradient meowed in her arms.
"Mom, the cat is not being mischievous. The cat is helping Mom hunt!"
I quickly called after the woman.
"Are you a lawyer?"
The woman paused and turned to look at me, "How did you know?"
I pointed to the golden gradient in her arms.
"It told me."
The golden gradient screeched.
"Human, how could you betray the cat!"
"Mom knows the cat can talk, and the cat will be scared to death!"
Chapter 14
In the living room, the woman held the golden gradient and smothered it with affection.
"My Fugui can actually talk! So hot!"
Golden Gradient: "Eh, why isn't Mom scared?"
The next second, the woman's face changed, and she slapped the golden gradient's head.
"Since you can understand human speech, why are you destroying the family! Stealing Mom's milk tea!"
Golden Gradient: "The cat didn't destroy the family. The cat is helping Mom catch mice and cockroaches. As for stealing milk... The cat has no comment."
I relayed Golden Gradient's words to the woman.
The woman's face changed, and she smiled, petting the golden gradient's head.
"You're Mom's good cat! You know how to catch mice. Mom will open cans for you when I get back!"
Such a fickle-minded good mom!
After petting the cat, the woman finally got down to business.
She turned to look at me and gave me a simple self-introduction.
Her name was Lin Shuang, and she was a top-tier lawyer.
Lin Shuang asked: "Have you encountered something that needs my help?"
I nodded and told her about my situation with Chen Zhen.
Lin Shuang was indignant on my behalf.
Then I handed her the collected evidence.
"Is this evidence enough to help me get maximum compensation?"
Lin Shuang looked at the photos on the coffee table and shook her head regretfully.
"These can't directly prove your husband cheated."
"If they claim in court that the photos were just the third party's fantasies, we're stuck."
"And the house—the property certificate is in your husband's name. But if they claim they were just house-sitting?"
I had never encountered this before, so naturally I lacked experience in handling it.
I wrinkled my brow, "Then what should I do?"
Just as Lin Shuang and I were lost in thought, a cat's voice broke the stalemate.
Three-flower Little Fairy and Blue Cat Fatty rushed into the living room.
Three-flower Little Fairy had a cloth in its mouth.
There was a red dot on the cloth.
It was a camera.
It said that after I fell asleep last night, Biao Ge had it find Blue Cat Fatty to borrow its mom's previous surveillance equipment for catching cheaters.
Then it ran to the silver gradient's home and had the silver gradient wear it into the bedroom.
Thus recording video of the two in bed together.
Three-flower Little Fairy and Blue Cat Fatty looked at me anxiously.
"Human, is this evidence enough?"
"Enough? Is it enough? If not enough, the cat will go ask Mom if there are other methods."
Lin Shuang looked at the secretly recorded video and smiled with pursed lips.
"Enough!"
Chapter 15
Chen Zhen sued me in court under unknown circumstances.
I didn't want to negotiate a divorce with him.
I knew he definitely wouldn't agree.
After all, the interests between us were really too extensive.
So I filed a lawsuit directly.
The day I received the court notice, Chen Zhen returned home furious.
But the moment he opened the door, he froze.
A dozen cats blocked the entrance.
The leader was Biao Ge.
Chen Zhen immediately recognized Biao Ge as the cat from that night.
He wanted to kick Biao Ge, but Biao Ge scratched his face.
Chen Zhen held his face in pain and cursed.
"Jiang Lan, are you crazy? You know I'm allergic to cat fur, yet you brought so many cats home?"
"And why are you suddenly asking for divorce? Is it because I've been working overtime and not coming home recently? That was all for our future."
I sat on the sofa, watching Chen Zhen's frenzy with cold eyes.
"Stop pretending, Chen Zhen. You're not allergic to cat fur at all."
"You've been lying to me all these years."
"You didn't want me to have pets just to make me take good care of the children later. Unfortunately, my body is weak and I've never been able to conceive."
"You bought a house and a cat for your little secretary, creating a warm home, but left me alone to guard this empty house. Play the role of a blind and deaf full-time housewife. If these cats hadn't told me, I might have been deceived by you forever!"
Before marrying Chen Zhen, he had promised me no children.
But in recent days, to collect more evidence, I investigated Chen Zhen.
I learned he had always wanted children and had even punctured condoms multiple times.
But due to my health reasons, he never succeeded.
So he started cheating and keeping a mistress.
The new secretary was a very pretty young university student.
Stanford graduate, highly educated.
Chen Zhen thought having a child with someone like her would be good.
But the secretary loved cats.
So Chen Zhen began to cater to her interests, buying her a silver gradient.
Soon the two developed a bond through the cat and got together.
His plan was to wait until the woman got pregnant, then take the silver gradient away, so she could devote herself to caring for the child.
During the woman's pregnancy, he would divorce me and properly handle our relationship.
When Lin Shuang handed me the materials, my hands were trembling.
Before this, I had already accepted the fact that Chen Zhen had cheated.
But I couldn't accept that the person I had loved for more than a decade had actually been scheming against me from the very beginning.
Our marriage was full of calculations from beginning to end.
He was only interested in my money.
Then he wanted to trap me with marriage and children.
Unfortunately, I couldn't conceive.
So he started cheating and kept a mistress.
Seeing me expose everything, Chen Zhen dropped all pretenses.
"So you want a divorce, huh? Divorce! I think a woman who can't have children, divorced from me, who would want you!"
"Bang!"
The door slammed heavily shut.
Biao Ge and its cats looked at me with worried expressions.
I wiped the tear tracks from my face and grabbed a cat, hugging it tightly.
Who said I couldn't have children?
They were all my children.
Chapter 16
With Lin Shuang's help, I successfully divorced.
And won a large sum of money.
I am an orphan, but my parents left me a lot of money before they died.
Now that I had extracted myself from this relationship, I realized, perhaps Chen Zhen had never truly loved me from the beginning.
He was only interested in my money.
Then wanted to trap me with marriage and children.
Unfortunately, I couldn't conceive.
From the courthouse, I saw Lin Shuang holding Fugui, leaning against the car.
I didn't see Biao Ge and the others.
Biao Ge had said it would come to pick me up today.
We had agreed to return to our hometown to visit the guard grandma together.
I asked Lin Shuang where Biao Ge and the others had gone.
Lin Shuang shook her head, saying she didn't know.
The Fugui in her arms also shook its head.
Lin Shuang said the sun was too bright and told me not to wait.
I looked into the distance, and for some reason, I felt that Biao Ge would return.
"I'll wait five more minutes."
"I'll wait five more minutes."
...
Several five minutes passed, and Biao Ge and the others still hadn't appeared.
I sighed.
It seemed that after this mission was over, they would go find their next business.
Just as I was about to leave with Lin Shuang, a cat cry came from behind.
"Human! The cat is here to take you home!"
Looking back, I saw Biao Ge leading a group of cat warriors running toward me.
Each cat carried a wildflower in its mouth.
I received them one by one, gathering them into a large bouquet.
Biao Ge proudly raised its cat head.
"Human, do you like the gift the cat brought you?"
Hmm.
Yes.
I really like it!
Super like!
Chapter 17
I took Biao Ge back to my hometown.
Throughout the journey, Biao Ge kept grooming itself.
It said its grandmother was a clean little old lady.
So it must let grandmother see its cleanest side.
Before returning, I had already inquired about grandma's address.
Very conveniently, grandma and I were from the same village.
Since my parents passed away, I had rarely returned to my hometown.
This time, taking Biao Ge with me to visit my parents' graves.
I found grandma's house following the address.
Biao Ge seemed to smell its grandmother's scent.
It immediately jumped out of my arms and rushed inside.
But I stopped at the doorway, staring at the neatly arranged wreaths outside the door, stunned.
Someone had driven Biao Ge out.
They said cats couldn't enter the memorial hall, as it was inauspicious.
Biao Ge went crazy, disregarding people's attempts to drive it away, charging toward the coffin.
It meowed pitifully.
Yet no one could understand its voice.
Except me.
"Let go of the cat! The cat wants to find grandmother!"
"The cat smells grandmother's scent! Grandmother is in the square box!"
"Human, can you help the cat? Pretty please?"
"The cat's grandmother is in that square box! The cat can smell it!"
"Human, you're deceiving the cat. You said grandmother wasn't dead, but why can the cat smell grandmother is bitter through the square box?"
Chapter 18
Watching Biao Ge being kicked out of the memorial hall again.
I quickly rushed over and held Biao Ge in my arms.
I comforted Biao Ge.
"Biao Ge, Grandma tried her best to wait for you."
I heard from the people around that Grandpa had actually been critically ill a year ago.
But she hadn't passed away.
She often called out to her cat.
Lying in bed, she would call "Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan" repeatedly.
Yesterday at ten o'clock, she suddenly seemed to perceive something.
She said clearly: "Yuanyuan is coming for me."
And then permanently closed her eyes.
Yesterday at ten o'clock.
That was exactly when I got in the car to return to my hometown.
Biao Ge meowed in my arms, its voice extremely mournful.
I told Biao Ge and grandma's story to grandma's children.
Grandma's children were understanding people.
They agreed to let me and Biao Ge accompany Grandma on her final journey.
But due to customs, I and Biao Ge could only stand at the back of the procession, watching from afar.
Biao Ge was silent the whole way.
It was clearly very sad but forced itself to hold its tail high up.
Because I said Grandma hoped Biao Ge would be happy.
At the end, everyone had left.
Only Biao Ge remained guarding the grave.
It only when no one was around could it secretly approach Grandma.
Biao Ge curled up in front of the tombstone.
It closed its eyes and made purring sounds.
I stood far away, not disturbing it.
After a very, very long time, until the sky darkened and the wind began to blow.
Biao Ge never returned to my side.
The purring sounds also stopped.
This time, Yuanyuan had found Grandma.
And reunited with Grandma in another world.
Chapter 19
I buried Yuanyuan and its grandmother together.
I also visited the cemetery to see my parents.
Finally, I set off to return to Sanhe Community.
Now without constraints, I could do everything I wanted.
I rented a vacant lot near Sanhe Community.
Here, I built a stray cat shelter.
Three-flower Little Fairy was the first to arrive.
Even before the stray cat shelter was properly built, it had come.
It accompanied me day and night.
Gradually, more and more stray cats came.
Everyone would also strategize for me.
Finally, the stray cat shelter was successfully built.
We were preparing to choose a name.
"What name should we choose?"
Three-flower Little Fairy thought for a moment.
It seemed to remember someone, its emerald green pupils filled with tears.
It said: "Let's call it 'Tuan Yuan' (Reunion)."
My heart suddenly skipped a beat.
I thought of that little figure that always liked to walk at the front of the line.
"Okay, let's call it 'Tuan Yuan'."
"May we all be together."
I and the kittens hung the stray cat shelter's name on the doorframe.
The wind blew, and the wind chime under the doorframe rang with a "ding-dong" sound.
I thought it was probably Biao Ge returning.
It had come to reunite with us.
I spoke softly to the wind chime.
"Biao Ge, rest easy. Your little brothers are all being taken care of well."
"From now on, they won't need to take on jobs to survive, and they can live well and have cans."
"The wind stopped."
"The wind chime also quieted."
From now on, there was one less lonely person in this world.
And one fewer group of homeless cat warriors.
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