One wrong step can lead to eternal regret.

Hello, cute little kitty.

Those light purple eyes had slightly upturned corners, and his voice carried a mischievous, youthful air.

He was wearing a simple white cotton-linen shirt, with the cuffs casually rolled up to his elbows, revealing his well-defined forearms.

"Meow meow meow meow! -- Wow, what unique eyes!"

Yun Jin wanted to get closer to take a look, but the strong smell made her gag the next second: "Yue—"

"She doesn't like such a strong perfume scent." Yun Chen frowned and quickly pulled his sister back into his arms.

"I'm so sorry, I just finished my makeup test and came over to see what was going on," the man said awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck. "What's your cat's name? It has heterochromia, that's really rare!"

"Thank you for the compliment. Her name is Xiaoyun," Yun Chen said, subtly creating some distance and quickly stuffing Yun Jin back into the cat carrier. "Can we go back now? She's a little tired today."

"Wait, let's exchange contact information first," the female producer hurriedly opened her phone. "As for signing the contract, we'll have to wait until tomorrow to discuss the details."

"Okay." Yun Chen also took out his phone and added Liu Li's practice method.

"Teacher Liu Li, may I film with it?" The man teased Yun Jin through the ventilation holes of the cat carrier.

Yun Jin could even see the black earring that was twitching on his right ear.

"Teacher Shen, it depends on the subsequent filming arrangements. I'll consider it," Liu Li said with a smile.

After exchanging contact information, the two sisters went straight home.

"Sis, are you alright?" Yun Chen had just opened the cat carrier when Yun Jin stumbled out and collapsed onto the bed.

"It's alright," Yun Jin shook her head, washed her face with her paws, and tried to wipe away the perfume scent from her nose. "That guy was actually quite handsome..."

"Sis, don't you know him?" Yun Chen took out his phone. "Shen Yi'an, a popular celebrity with more scandals than works."

Yun Jin leaned closer to take a look.

[Confirmed! Shen Yi'an was caught dating a minor actress]

[Responding to the National Call: Shen Yi-an Responds to Reports of His Youngest Son's Birth]

[A recording of him sleeping with a fan leaked: "Don't you feel honored?"]

"NO!" Yun Jin's fur instantly bristled like dandelions, and her tail instantly grew to three times its normal size. "I can't believe I was hugged by such scum."

Yun Chen took a sip of water. "Sis, that's why you can't judge a book by its cover."

“But these gossip stories aren’t necessarily all true,” Yun Jin said, sinking into the blankets and scrolling through her phone one by one.

"Sis, don't be fooled by his face!" Yun Chen stood up. "I'll cook the noodles, the usual."

The blanket stirred slightly, and a fair hand reached out to make an "OK" sign.

"Don't lie down and look at your phone." Yun Chen sternly pulled back the covers.

"Okay, okay," Yun Jin curled up into a shrimp-like shape, her cat ears still visible. "I'm not looking at my phone anymore. I really expended too much energy today."

"Get some rest," Yun Chen gently stroked her hair. "You've been a cat for so long, be careful you might never be able to turn back."

Then, the sound of a fire being lit came from the kitchen, and the water on the stove began to boil, filling the rented room with the aroma of instant noodles and luncheon meat.

——

The small room where I had my interview yesterday was very quiet, with only the air conditioner vents humming.

"You can take a look at the contract. If everything is fine, you can sign it." Liu Li pushed the "Amazing Furry Boy Participation Agreement" in front of Yun Chen.

"If there are no problems, sign here." Liu Li tapped the signature bar with her bright red nail polished fingers.

Yun Jin squeezed through the crack in the door to "watch" their conversation. The narrow crack allowed Yun Jin's small nose to pass through, and she could tell what was happening by smell.

They separated as soon as they arrived today, which Yun Jin found very difficult to adjust to.

Yun Chen wore a white shirt and old glasses today, looking like a professional. Yun Jin could feel that the female producer had become noticeably more serious.

Yun Jin couldn't help but marvel at how the little white cat, which was afraid of even mice more than a decade ago, had grown so big.

“Article 7 in this section needs to be amended,” Yun Chen’s voice was calmer than that of a recent graduate as she scribbled on the document. “I think that a pet’s medical examination must be with the owner’s consent…”

"Hiss hiss hiss—I want to go home! I want to go home!"

The golden python, which was in a box in the corner of the room, kept banging its head against the plastic box and screaming nervously.

Yun Jin's ears twitched impatiently, and she rolled her eyes.

This room was incredibly noisy, with all sorts of smells mixed together, making Yun Jin very uncomfortable. The production team was so unprofessional, piling all the pets together like this.

In the corner, a Pomeranian wearing an adorable hair clip is sharing its exquisite daily life with a black and white cat.

The brown fleece next to them kept provoking the big guys in the cage, causing them to bang on the cage and growl as a warning.

Yun Jin clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction.

"I remember you, your name is Xiaoyun, right?"

A brown, curly-haired poodle strode over with elegant steps, its manicured front paws brushing the fur on its forehead, revealing a standard fake smile.

"My name is Polly, hello."

"Hello." Yun Jin's big tail flicked impatiently. Her intuition told her that this dog was difficult to deal with.

“I’m really curious how you got selected?” Polly’s nose wrinkled slightly. “Only 50,000 followers…and your fur is a mixed color with no aesthetic appeal, not cute at all.”

Baoli circled around Yunjin, her warm breath brushing against her ear. Yunjin's heterochromatic pupils contracted instantly, her claws darting out from behind her paw pads before retracting.

"I have no idea."

She left without looking back after saying that, and behind her came Polly's affected chuckle: "Little Teddy, why don't you say hello to your new friend?"

"My name is DouDou, not Little Teddy," the soy sauce-colored fleece suddenly turned around, "What new friend?"

Polly returned to her private little nest with its silk cushions and said, slowly and deliberately, "The newest, our, lovely, friend."

DouDou glanced at YunJin's retreating figure, then at BaoLi, and quickly followed after her.

Yun Jin never expected that the relationship between pets would be as annoying as the workplace; she thought that becoming a cat would make things easier.

As she strolled into a less crowded corridor, Yun Jin caught a whiff of a familiar scent.

"Meow—Yun Chen is wrong!"

I heard hurried footsteps behind me.

The brown fleece barged headlong into the unprepared Yun Jin and bit off a tuft of fur from her tail.

"Ouch!" Yun Jin arched her back in pain and backed away repeatedly. "You stupid dog, what did I do to offend you?"

"Porky, let me teach you a lesson!" DouDou barked wildly and pounced on him again, biting wildly without any order, spitting everywhere.

Disgusting saliva was splashed all over her! Yun Jin couldn't bear it any longer and looked towards the half-open prop room next to her.

"Bang!"

The door slammed shut, and the space around Yun Jin's body began to distort. Her figure rapidly elongated, her hair disappeared, and human skin appeared.

"Woof woof?!"

When DouDou burst through the door, she was met by a woman with sharp eyes. Her heterochromatic eyes, which had not yet closed, glowed eerily in the darkness. Her fingers gripped the back of its neck and lifted it up completely.

"Believe me or not, I can crush you right now?" Yun Jin's voice was low and dangerous. "You mad dog that bites cats indiscriminately..."

DouDou stared wide-eyed in terror, its four paws flailing futilely in the air, letting out a few terrified whimpers.

"Woof...Woof, woof!"

Yun Jin's cat ears had not completely faded, and she keenly caught the approaching footsteps in the corridor.

Her ears perked up, she instantly released DouDou, and her body abruptly shrank back into cat form.

Caught off guard, DouDou crashed heavily onto her.

The room's incandescent light switched on with a "snap," and Shen Yi'an's tall figure stood in the doorway, his emotionless gaze sweeping across the room.

The annoying teddy bear is currently lying on top of the trembling calico cat.

"DouDou." His voice was indifferent.

Teddy shuddered, tucked his tail between his legs, and shrank into the corner, letting out a pleading whimper.

Shen Yi'an strode forward, his fair fingers carefully lifting the brocade that was curled up in a ball.

"Are you hurt?" He gently stroked her back.

Yun Jin immediately let out a weak meow, burrowed her fluffy head into his arm, and wrapped her tail around his wrist in a flattering manner.

"I was so scared! If it had been a second later, we would have been exposed!" Yun Jin secretly wiped away a cold sweat.

Shen Yi'an frowned slightly and looked up to question, "Why aren't there any staff members looking after these pets?"

Frantic footsteps echoed down the corridor, and a young staff member appeared, panting and sweating profusely: "Mr. Shen, I'm so sorry! I... I didn't watch them properly..."

Shen Yi'an gave him a cold glance, said nothing more, and strode away with Yun Jin in his arms.

Just as I stepped out, I bumped into Yun Chen and Liu Li.

Liu Li raised an eyebrow, her gaze falling on the cat in Shen Yi'an's arms: "Hey, now we've found them all."

Yun Chen reached out and took Yun Jin, looking at her with worried eyes. Yun Jin flicked her tail to indicate that she was alright.

“Perfect timing, let’s go through the procedures in a bit.” Liu Li’s red lips curved slightly, she tapped the script lightly with her fingers, and her gaze swept between Shen Yi’an and Yun Chen. “Teacher Shen, this is exactly what you wanted.”

"Now?" Shen Yi'an smiled a standard professional smile, his demeanor composed and revealing no emotion. "Let's go."

The three people and one cat walked through the corridor and entered the studio.

Warm-toned lighting softly enveloped the entire space. Several cushions with the program's logo were scattered on the beige sofa, and a lush green plant sat on the coffee table, its leaves swaying gently in the breeze from the air conditioner.

Liu Li took a neatly bound stack of scripts from her assistant and handed them out, saying, "Let's familiarize ourselves with the process first."

Yun Jin curiously peeked over; the script was densely marked with time points and dialogue content, which she couldn't understand at all.

"Don't be nervous." Yun Chen's hand brushed against her ear, his voice so soft that only they could hear it. "If it doesn't work, we'll leave."

“Speaking of which, I have a gift for Xiaoyun.” Shen Yi’an smiled slightly and pulled a cat toy from his pocket, with a few light feathers attached to the end.

Yun Jin began to think. As an "ordinary" house cat, she should pounce on it cutely, pretend to be clumsy and unable to catch it, and then act cute.

She glanced at Yun Chen, then began her performance, tilting her head and "hesitantly" extending her paw to gently ruffle the swaying feathers.

Hearing a chorus of "Oh!", Yun Jin knew she had performed well.

"...Let's record the opening remarks first. Xiaoyun needs to make a cute expression..." Liu Li flipped through the script.

While listening intently to the procedures, Yun Jin also kept track of whether her movements were "professional" enough.

Yun Jin completed a beautiful spin in the air, her pink paw pads accurately catching the feather.

However, just as she was preparing to land gracefully, an accident occurred.

"Meow?!"

Yun Jin's hind paws suddenly slipped, and the whole cat fell down.

It's okay, I'll be safe...

With a barely audible thud, Yun Jin felt her fleshy pad sink into a soft indentation.

Time seemed to stand still.

"Hiss—" Shen Yi'an instantly bent over, his fingers clenched into fists, and for a moment he stopped breathing.

"Meow meow meow meow! -- I'm sorry!" Yun Jin's tail instantly bristled like a feather duster, and her four paws frantically swished in the air, looking like she was performing an aerial tap dance.

In a moment of quick thinking, Yun Jin decided to become the victim before him. So she held onto Shen Yi'an's thigh, her ears twitching pitifully, her round cat eyes filled with tears, and even her whiskers drooped in grievance.

Shen Yi'an took a deep breath, a dull pain coming from a certain indescribable part of his body.

Liu Li raised an eyebrow, gesturing for the cameraman to zoom in: "Teacher Shen, are you alright?"

"It's...nothing." These two words were almost forced out of his trembling mouth.

His eyes were brimming with tears, and he grabbed a blanket from the side to cover himself. However, the bulging veins on his forehead and the twitching corners of his mouth as he forced a smile betrayed him.

Yun Jin: Oh no, can I find a crack in the ground to crawl into now?