Chapter 80: Becoming a Cat

As soon as Qi Xing opened his eyes, he found something wrong. The perspective was wrong, and the things that he could see when he raised his eyes disappeared from his sight. He thought he was still asleep, and reached out to touch the mobile phone on the bedside table. When his claws reached out, he was suddenly startled.

It was indeed a claw, his hand turned into a cat's paw.

The black cat fur wrapped around the pink paws, suddenly appearing in front of him.

Qi Xing: “…”

——It must be that he opened his eyes in the wrong way.

A few minutes later, because he was not used to walking with both hands and feet, he fell off the bed with his legs up in the air onto the floor, and he was dizzy for a long time before he recovered.

Moving to the floor-length mirror with difficulty, Qi Xing and the black cat in the mirror stared at each other.

It was dark all over, with light green eyes, exactly the same as the wild cat he saw climbing up the tree in the yard a few days ago.

Qi Xing's eyes went dark and he stared at the cat in the mirror for five full minutes. Finally, he had to accept the fact that the cat was him and he was the cat. He really had become a cat.

Qi Xing cried out, but it turned out to be the meow of a kitten.

He immediately shut his mouth and wished he could die on the spot.

When Ye Xingzhou came back, the little wild cat had already torn down his house.

The tables, chairs and cabinets were tilted to one side and the floor was littered with broken porcelain and glass. The high-end leather sofa was covered with scratches from cat claws and was completely unsightly.

Ye Xingzhou frowned and glanced around, and found the cat hiding under the dining table. The little wild cat was wagging its tail angrily and spinning in place, looking very angry.

Qi Xing heard footsteps and crawled out from under the table. He tried to look up, but still couldn't see Ye Xingzhou's face clearly. He became even more crazy and pounced on Ye Xingzhou and scratched his trouser legs with his claws.

Ye Xingzhou grabbed the little wild cat by the scruff of the neck and lifted him up. Qi Xing was panicked, flailing his limbs. He met Ye Xingzhou's gaze and looked at him with tears in his eyes.

Ye Xingzhou was stunned, which was extremely rare.

Five minutes later, Qi Xing, who was put back on the ground, bit Ye Xingzhou's trouser leg, dragged him to the computer in the study, and pressed the start button with his claws with difficulty.

Ye Xingzhou frowned and watched his movements. The little wild cat tried to jump onto the table, but perhaps it was not used to this body. Not to mention the table, he couldn't even jump onto the chair. He kept meowing in anxiety.

Ye Xingzhou probably understood his thoughts from his anxious mood, and bent down to carry him onto the table.

Qi Xing rushed to the computer screen and tried to scroll the mouse, but his cat claws couldn't hold it firmly. The cursor jumped around on the computer screen, and he was so anxious that he almost smashed the mouse.

Ye Xingzhou put his palm back on the back of his neck and rubbed it slowly as if to soothe him. The little wild cat shrank back, curled up and didn't move.

Ye Xingzhou quickly opened a notepad, enlarged the page, and increased the font size.

Qi Xing placed his paws on the keyboard and pressed the keys one by one with difficulty, typing out a line of words.

I am Qi Xing, help me.

Woo——

Ye Xingzhou's face looked a little ugly, and his brows were still furrowed.

He couldn't help but believe it. Qi Xing's cell phone was still on the bedside table in the room, his pajamas were scattered on the bed, and the wedding ring he always wore was also there, but he was gone.

If this wild cat is not Qi Xing, then it can only be a monster that has transformed into a spirit.

Compared to the irritable and confused Qi Xing, Ye Xingzhou was relatively calm and asked him, "How did it become like this?"

Qi Xing continued typing: "I don't know, I just woke up like this."

He was just taking a nap at home and didn't even have a dream. It was a sunny day outside and there was no strange sign from the sky. How did he turn into a cat?

Ye Xingzhou picked up the little wild cat and said, "Come on, I'll take you to ask someone."

People of their status and position more or less know some talented people with special abilities. Ye Xingzhou took Qi Xing to ask around and listened to various speculations and opinions. He tried all possible methods, but to no avail. Qi Xing made a wish before closing his eyes every night that he would wake up and turn back into a human, but when he opened his eyes the next day he was still a cat.

God was playing a huge joke on him, and it didn't seem to be ending.

But now that I’ve become a cat, I still have to live my life. I can’t just run into a wall and die, hoping to be reborn as a human in the next life.

After adapting for a few days, Qi Xing quickly mastered the control of his body that had been transformed into a cat. Not only did he no longer fall every three steps, he could also jump up and down flexibly. This was probably the only advantage of turning into a cat.

Ye Xingzhou bought him a cat bed, cat rack, cat litter box, cat toys and a bunch of other things, as if he was really going to raise him as a cat. Qi Xing refused in his heart, but he had a cat's body and those cat habits would unconsciously reveal themselves, and he accepted these things awkwardly.

He also started eating cat food because after vomiting and having diarrhea after a human meal and going to the pet hospital, he had to face the reality that cat food is actually quite fragrant and he got used to it after eating it for a while.

Qi Xing sometimes felt that Ye Xingzhou seemed to have accepted the fact that he had turned into a cat quite well. Apart from a little surprise on the first day, when he was still depressed and autistic, this man was already able to calmly take him out and enthusiastically choose and buy all kinds of things the kitten needed.

Even when they tried everything and nothing worked, and he was discouraged and disappointed, Ye Xingzhou did not show too much emotional ups and downs. He loved to tease him more than before, stroking his fur, kneading his ears, and caressing his head, expressing his love for this cat without any concealment.

...He is indeed the cat's substitute, Qi Xing thought. Now that he has become a cat, it is just what Ye Xingzhou wants. That's why this bastard is so calm.

But he could only sulk. After all, he couldn't even speak now. He always had to type on the keyboard, which made his paws sore and tiring. He was not happy.

Fortunately, most of the time he doesn't need to move. Ye Xingzhou can understand his meaning and meet his needs with just a glance.

Of course, he was also responsible for satisfying the beast Ye Xingzhou, specifically his needs in that aspect.

Although he is a cat now, he can use his furry body or tail to help Ye Xingzhou. At this time, even though Qi Xing has always been thick-skinned, he couldn't help feeling embarrassed. His ears drooped and his tail shrank even tighter, and the whole cat was trembling.

He himself didn't know what he looked like at the moment. Ye Xingzhou was often stimulated and became more excited when he saw it, turning into a real beast, making the kitten meow.

As time went by, Qi Xing seemed to be getting more and more accustomed to the life of a cat, and even his temperament was gradually deteriorating.

When he is happy, he will step on Ye Xingzhou's breasts and act like a spoiled child. If Ye Xingzhou touches his head or scratches his chin at this time, he will be even more excited and throw himself into Ye Xingzhou's arms, lying flat on his back with his belly open for him to touch.

When he was angry, he would get angry and hide on purpose and bite Ye Xingzhou, and even do some childish acts of revenge, such as knocking over Ye Xingzhou's coffee cup, scratching his clothes, and making trouble for him when he was working, just to make Ye Xingzhou look at him more.

Qi Xing always felt that one day he might lose his human nature and completely turn into a cat. He was afraid and terrified, but didn't want to tell Ye Xingzhou, so he could only keep it in his heart and be angry with himself.

Sometimes they looked at each other in silence, Ye Xingzhou concentrated on his work while he sat aside in a daze. He couldn't help but wonder if Ye Xingzhou would be sad for him if he could never change back?

He had turned into a cat and his brain seemed to be moving slower and slower. He couldn't see or guess what Ye Xingzhou was thinking.

Several years passed like this, and even his parents slowly accepted the reality. They asked Ye Xingzhou to take good care of him, came to visit him from time to time, and never mentioned the past again.

Qi Xing himself almost forgot what it felt like to be a human being. In a trance, he thought that he was born a cat.

On that birthday, he had a hearty meal of his favorite cat food and twice as much fried fish as usual. The kitten was so happy that his tail was wagging from side to side.

When he looked up while licking his lips contentedly, he was stunned. Ye Xingzhou was leaning against the sofa with his eyes closed, his brows furrowed. There was still half a glass of red wine left in the glass next to him, but he looked drunk and exhausted.

The only time Qi Xing saw him drunk before was at their wedding, this was the second time.

His increasingly dull mind vaguely thought that in the past two years, Ye Xingzhou seemed to have worked harder than before, slept less but smoked more heavily, and it seemed that he hadn't seen a smile on this bastard's face for a long time.

Qi Xing felt inexplicably panicked, jumped onto the sofa, and crawled to Ye Xingzhou's head, and heard his low mumbling in his sleep: "Qi Xing..."

Ye Xingzhou was calling him, but at this moment he clearly realized that Ye Xingzhou was not calling him, but the him in his dream who could say he loved him with a smile.

After hanging his head and staring blankly for a moment, he took two steps back, climbed down from the sofa quietly, and hid in the darkness.

It was not until today that he truly realized that Ye Xingzhou was indeed sad and upset. For such a long time, this person never showed any sign of sadness in front of him because he did not want to embarrass him further.

He couldn't turn back into a human. Even if he was just a cat, he probably wouldn't be able to stay with Ye Xingzhou for long. The lifespan of a cat was too short, only a dozen years or so.

The kitten buried its head in its paws and sobbed and cried.

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When Qi Xing opened his eyes with a frown, Ye Xingzhou, who was reading a book beside him, lowered his eyes and looked at him: "Awake?"

He was stunned for a long while, then came to his senses and sat up abruptly. He had turned back into a human?

No, no, no, he didn’t turn into a cat at all. It was just a dream he had after falling into a deep sleep!

Ye Xingzhou saw that he looked strange: "What are you thinking about?"

Qi Xing covered his face with his hands and dug his toes into the ground in embarrassment. Why did he have such a weird dream?

It must be the cat he saw that night that turned into a spirit and gave him the nightmare, right? !

After hearing what he said, Ye Xingzhou was silent for a moment, and the look in his eyes became slightly subtle: "You, turned into a cat?"

Qi Xing: "What's with that expression on your face? Do you really want to try it?"

Ye Xingzhou turned his eyes away: "No need."

Qi Xing wanted to curse, but he didn't seem to have the courage, so he fell back into bed depressed.

"Ye Xingzhou——"

Ye Xingzhou put one hand on his head and gently stroked his messy hair. His action seemed no different from petting a cat. "Don't think too much. Dreams are the opposite of reality."

Qi Xing said casually: "So you will turn into a cat?"

His tone was clearly a bit eager to try, Ye Xingzhou withdrew his hand and lowered his voice: "No."

Well, forget it if you don’t know.

Qi Xing turned over and hugged Ye Xingzhou's waist, still feeling depressed.

"Ye Xingzhou, we should not turn into cats anymore. It's so miserable."

Ye Xingzhou: "Don't worry, it won't happen."

It was still these two words that made Qi Xing feel relieved. It was just a dream, it really wouldn’t happen.

He calmed down, leaned against Ye Xingzhou, and continued to sleep.