Separation is a cruel and compulsory course in life for both humans and cats.

He finally got over the death of his grandparents, but was caught off guard and involved in a new farewell.

He Jingyuan withdrew his gaze, no longer daring to think about what would happen if that little orange cat was really Yunyun...

Just imagining it, the suffocating pain gradually spread.

The vermicelli shop is still open, but the sign is a little older.

In the store, a little boy was doing his homework on a greasy table, while the boss was picking vegetables by the sink at the door.

"What would you like to eat?" The boss greeted habitually without even raising his head.

He Jingyuan walked over: "A bowl of beef noodles."

The boss then looked up, and after seeing who it was, he suddenly said, "It's you. It's been a while since I last saw you."

He Jingyuan was a little surprised: "You still remember me?"

"I remember," the boss said with a hearty laugh. "Back then, you always came to my place after school to eat noodles. You could spend two hours eating a bowl of noodles, your eyes fixed on the cats outside."

He threw the selected vegetables into the basin and said, "Now that you've graduated, where are you going to college?"

"Yes, I graduated." He Jingyuan replied: "My grades were average, so I went to a local school."

"Yuncheng University?" the boss said, "It's a good school."

He turned around and started the fire: "Wait, I'll cook some noodles for you."

He Jingyuan didn't rush to sit down.

He watched the boss skillfully boil water, add flour, and scald the meat.

Steam was rising, He Jingyuan took out his cell phone and found a photo of Yunyun.

The little orange cat spread out like an orange cat cake, occupying most of the desk, and stared at the camera.

"Boss," He Jingyuan said in a tense voice, handing over the phone. "Do you remember the stray cats, mother and child, next to our store? One big, one small. Take a look...is this the small one?"

The boss stopped scooping the noodles, leaned in to look at the screen carefully, squinting his eyes and frowning slightly, as if he was trying hard to recall something.

He Jingyuan's heart was in his throat.

"It seems...right? Don't all cats look the same?" the boss said uncertainly. "I'm okay with remembering people, but I really can't remember cats. Who would remember what a street cat looks like?"

He Jingyuan didn't know what to feel either.

On the one hand, I hope it is Yunyun.

On the other hand, I don’t want it to be Yunyun.

He silently took back his phone: "...Okay, thank you."

"Dad? Where's my phone?" At this moment, the little boy who was doing his homework ran over, handed his workbook to the boss for inspection, and shouted, "I want to buy some snacks!"

The boss took out the children's phone watch from his apron pocket and casually handed it to him: "Here, take it. Don't buy too much. We'll have lunch later."

The little boy didn't know whether he heard it or not. He grabbed the watch and ran out like a monkey.

He Jingyuan followed him with his eyes all the way.

He remembered this watch.

The boss bought it for the little boy when he was in his senior year of high school.

The little boy was so excited that he wore it all day long. He was most fascinated by the photo-taking function.

Holding up the watch, he took pictures everywhere - pictures of trees, clouds, cats, high school students, and ugly pictures of his boss.

He fearlessly showed his ugly photos to the guests, which successfully saved him from a complete childhood and resulted in a beating.

He Jingyuan seemed to be lost in thought.

He found a place to sit and waited quietly.

Not long after, the little boy came back holding a steaming popsicle.

The weather turned cooler, but he didn't seem to be afraid of the heat and was still wearing short-sleeved shirts and shorts.

He plopped down on the stool next to him, slurping on his popsicle while looking down at his phone watch.

He Jingyuan's mind moved, and he took out his phone again, clicked on Yunyun's photo, and said in a gentle tone: "Little friend, can you do me a favor?"

The little boy looked up warily, popsicle in his mouth: "Huh?"

"Do you remember the two orange stray cats next to the shop? One big, one small, with long fur."

He Jingyuan tried to describe it as clearly as possible. "Can you help me check if the cat in the photo is the same small one from back then?"

The little boy took a closer look and said exactly the same thing as his father: "I can't recognize it. Don't all orange cats look the same?"

He Jingyuan's heart sank.

Indeed, few people remember what stray cats on the street look like.

He was about to take his phone back when he heard the little boy add vaguely, "But... I took a lot of pictures with my watch at that time," while holding a popsicle in his mouth.

He Jingyuan's eyelids twitched suddenly, and he almost held his breath: "Can you show it to me?"

"Okay!" The little boy took off his watch and handed it to him.

The phone watch screen is not large and the resolution is low.

He opened the album, and because the photographer's skills were poor, it was filled with blurry and oddly angled photos.

While searching, he actually saw some photos taken over a year ago. They were just a few orange shadows and the details were completely unclear.

Just when He Jingyuan was about to give up and thought that he was destined to gain nothing today, a photo suddenly caught his eye.

The photographer seems to be hiding in a corner, and his hands are surprisingly steady.

In the picture, the warm golden afternoon sun shines down, and two orange long-haired cats, one big and one small, squat side by side in the shadow cast by the wall.

Like two ridged beasts.

The big cat squinted its eyes, but the kitten noticed the photographer and stared at the camera vigilantly.

It was a small, fluffy ball, and the dark lines on its forehead made it look like it was frowning.

He Jingyuan's fingertips froze in mid-air.

Yunyun sometimes looks fierce because of the lines on her forehead, especially the pouting look, she is simply a domineering boss.

The little orange cat in the photo looks bitter and resentful because it has not grown up yet.

He Jingyuan still recognized him.

It’s Yunyun.

It's really him.

…

On the other side, as soon as Yunyun left He Jingyuan, she immediately rushed to find the cow cat basking in the sun at the door of the express station.

The little orange cat stood condescendingly on the steps and gave orders to it: "Immediately gather all the cats in the school that can catch mice. Catch a big mouse for me. It must be alive, not killed!"

The sheriff was a little confused by this sudden action: "Boss, why are you catching mice?"

Cat food tastes much better than mouse food.

Yunyun slapped the sheriff on the forehead with her paw: "I'm going to throw the rat onto the sea carp bed and teach him a lesson!"

He doted on He Jingyuan too much, which made him have such thoughts!

The sheriff was really curious: "What did he do?"

Yunyun's expression was ferocious: "Why are you asking so many questions?"

Sheriff: ...

The cow cat shrank its neck and couldn't help but complain in its heart.

What can we do? Most likely we kissed, hugged, or did some intimate things.

Domestic cats always have to go through this.

It got up resignedly, meowed a few times, and went to convey the boss's instructions.

The number of rats in the school has already decreased sharply, and it is really difficult to catch a big rat like the one Yunyun requested.

But not long after, the sheriff sent the cat to report: "Boss, a cat caught the mouse you wanted under the trash can behind the dormitory building."

The orange cat walked with his short legs and went to inspect it with a proud look on his face.

A group of cats formed a circle. Yunyun took a quick look and asked with particular concern: "Where's that ragdoll cat with long white fur?"

The little cat who was in charge of the ragdoll cat said, "It seems that the gadan maniac took it away when we were having the buffet that day."

Yunyun said "Oh".

The Ragdoll cat had been sterilized a long time ago, so it shouldn't be a big deal that Fang Die took it away. Maybe the publicity that day had a miraculous effect, and who knows, some human took a fancy to it and took it home.

Thinking of this, Yunyun puffed out her chest proudly.

I was smart enough to get rid of this troublesome thing immediately.

Turning around, I heard a group of cats giggling and encouraging me.

"Boss, just ask your humans to ask."

"Yeah, anyway, you have more information about humans than we do."

He Jingyuan?

When He Jingyuan and Yunyun were mentioned, they thought of the time when they were kissed and confessed to each other, and all the hairs on their body stood up: "No!"

The reaction was quite big.

The kittens didn't dare to mention it anymore.

The cat that caught the mouse came up to him and said, "Look at the mouse I caught for you. It looks very strange. Its fur is green and it's fat and round. You can tell it has a lot of meat on it."

Yunyun didn't react for a moment.

What a green-haired mouse.

Oh, by the way, all the cats except him are color blind, probably because of a yellow-haired mouse.

Are all mice mutated now?

The little orange cat fell into deep thought and looked over——

A round mouse with fluffy fur was particularly eye-catching. It was covered in dirt and was crying because it had been played with by the cats.

Yunyun was so angry that his beard was crooked: "What green-haired mouse? This is a golden bear hamster, a pet kept by humans!"

"Why are you catching it? Send it back now! I want a big, dirty rat, not a fur ball like this!"

Seeing Yunyun getting angry, the golden bear hamster cried even harder.

pet???

A group of cats looked at each other in confusion and surrounded the crying hamster in curiosity.

When the cat's claws poke it, the round hamster rolls on the ground. It will not run away like an ordinary mouse, nor will it struggle desperately.

The sheriff's cat face was filled with confusion: "Humans don't raise cats to catch mice anymore, so they raise mice instead?"

The cat that caught the hamster quickly defended himself: "Boss, I didn't break into the dormitory to catch it. It ran to the garbage dump and bumped into my hand!"

Yunyun: ...

This hamster probably didn't expect that it would encounter such a disaster after escaping from prison.

"Stop talking nonsense and send it back. You have to squat under the dormitory building with this rat until a student comes to take it back!" Yunyun was so angry that she jumped up and down, repeating her request: "I want a scary one, big and ugly!"

The cat did not dare to disobey and ordered several cats of lower status to continue searching for the terrifying giant rat that met the boss's requirements.

Not long after they set out, a cat came running back, breathlessly reporting, "Boss, your human is here."

The boss's human is coming?

The cats, which had been somewhat scattered, suddenly became alert and looked in that direction curiously.

All the information the school kittens had about He Jingyuan came from the sheriff, which was really frustrating...

Yunyun felt like her tail was stepped on, and subconsciously wanted to get behind the sheriff. Just as she had shrunk half of her body, she felt the heavy weight of the positioning collar on her neck.

He Jingyuan will find you wherever you go.

The sheriff actually said enviously, "Ah, my master never goes out of his way to look for me."

A group of homeless stray cats nearby rolled their eyes silently.

"You know shit." Yunyun complained bitterly, "He's so annoying. He follows me everywhere I go. Even if I eat a little less, he'll nag me for a long time."

There was a look of disgust on his face, and his tail was shaking slightly from side to side as if it was out of control.

The sheriff saw through it but kept silent: ...

He Jingyuan followed the signal from the locator and just as he found it, he stopped in his tracks.

The scene before him left him speechless.

Many cats of various colors and patterns were looking at him in a loose yet orderly manner.

And the beautiful little orange cat at home stood in the middle like the moon surrounded by stars, which was quite spectacular.

He Jingyuan was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hand towards Yunyun: "It's time, should we go home?"

"I've booked a restaurant tonight. They're serving your favorite dishes, including goose, boiled shrimp, and grouper..."

Wow--

Before He Jingyuan finished speaking, one of the cats in the group couldn't help but meow.

Dozens of pairs of cat eyes looked at their boss at the same time, and the envy in their hearts was almost overflowing.

Surrounded by so many eyes, the little orange cat's vanity was greatly satisfied.

But still relying on the fact that He Jingyuan couldn't understand cat language, he meowed loudly to his little brother: "Who wants to go out to eat with him? I'm tired of eating, so I'm not going."

The big fluffy tail began to shake again.

Other cats: ...

Yunyun suddenly lowered her head and pressed her paw on her disobedient tail.

The beautiful tip of the tail was still shaking tenaciously and happily.

Damn tail!

“Meow, meow, meow—!”

The little orange cat was completely furious and started fighting with its own tail in front of everyone.