Chapter Summaries

Ruanruan gagged at the smell of Qiao Yi’s catnip and fled, while Qiao Yi complained online that the trick had failed. When Ruanruan later gagged again in Lu Linyuan’s arms, he worried she was ill, took her to the hospital, and began considering having her spayed.

• Qiao Yi tried to entice Ruanruan with catnip, but its smell made her gag and run away.
• Qiao Yi complained to online users that Ruanruan had rejected the catnip, and they told him some cats disliked it.
• Ruanruan returned to Lu Linyuan’s office, recovered on the sofa, and then asked him to hold her.
• Ruanruan gagged at the thought of Qiao Yi’s smell, and Lu Linyuan decided to take her for a checkup.
• On the way to the hospital, Lu Linyuan wondered whether Ruanruan was old enough to be spayed, and she panicked at the idea.

After Ruanruan’s tests showed no serious illness, Lu Linyuan learned about the risks and benefits of spaying and struggled to decide what was best for her. Ruanruan made her opposition clear, but he dismissed her opinion and left the decision unresolved.

• Lu Linyuan took Ruanruan to the hospital, where tests found no serious problem and the doctor explained hairballs and the risks of spaying.
• Ruanruan trembled at the thought of surgery, and Lu Linyuan comforted her and took her home.
• Ruanruan quickly returned to her energetic play, while Lu Linyuan called Lu Yiyi to ask what she thought about spaying.
• Lu Yiyi warned Lu Linyuan about cats dying after spaying and urged him not to operate on Ruanruan.
• Lu Linyuan weighed the risks of spaying against the dangers of leaving Ruanruan unspayed and asked her what she thought.
• Ruanruan objected to being spayed, but Lu Linyuan said her opinion did not count because she did not understand the procedure.

When Lu Linyuan left for a week, Lu Yiyi stayed at his home to look after Ruanruan and brought her friend Yin Qianyu along. Lu Yiyi said her brother already had a partner, leaving Ruanruan wondering who it could be.

• Lu Linyuan asked Lu Yiyi to stay at his home and care for Ruanruan while he was abroad.
• Lu Yiyi brought Yin Qianyu to the residence, and Ruanruan happily leapt into her arms.
• Lu Yiyi introduced Ruanruan to Yin Qianyu, who cuddled the cat while Lu Yiyi showered.
• Yin Qianyu asked whether Lu Linyuan was single, and Lu Yiyi insisted that he already had a partner.
• Yin Qianyu chose her friendship with Lu Yiyi over pursuing Lu Linyuan, while Ruanruan wondered who his partner was.

Lu Yiyi arranged a murder mystery game for Yin Qianyu with internet celebrities, and brought Ruanruan along. Ruanruan enjoyed the handsome guests and their attention while Lu Linyuan objected to seeing her on the table with people petting her.

• Yin Qianyu asked Lu Yiyi about Lu Linyuan's mysterious love life, then talked with her about handsome celebrities and wanting to meet Zhao Zhao.
• Lu Yiyi arranged a murder mystery game for the following evening and said Yin Qianyu could bring her friends and Ruanruan.
• Lu Yiyi and Yin Qianyu arrived at the game with Ruanruan, where Yin Qianyu met Zhao Zhao and several other celebrities and models.
• Ruanruan jumped onto the table, charmed the guests, and let several handsome men pet her while Lu Yiyi took a photo.
• Lu Linyuan saw the photo and told Lu Yiyi to pick Ruanruan up and bring her home, but Lu Yiyi defended the outing and ended their chat.

Lu Yiyi brought Ruanruan home after the kitten charmed everyone at the gathering, then reassured Lu Linyuan that Ruanruan had enjoyed herself. Chen Xiao and Su Qingzhi both tried to volunteer to care for Ruanruan while Lu Linyuan was abroad, but he declined, and Ruanruan ended the night cuddling up with Lu Yiyi.

• Lu Yiyi and Yin Qianyu left the gathering early with Ruanruan, who meowed sadly as everyone saw them off.
• Lu Yiyi brought Ruanruan back to Lu Linyuan’s home and sent him a video showing that the kitten was safe and happy.
• Lu Linyuan learned from Lu Yiyi that Ruanruan had enjoyed being held by the guests, and Lu Yiyi teased him about winning the kitten’s affection.
• Chen Xiao and then Su Qingzhi offered to look after Ruanruan while Lu Linyuan was abroad, but he turned them both down.
• Ruanruan asked Lu Yiyi for a cuddle, and Lu Yiyi took her to sleep in her room.

While Lu Linyuan was away on business, he called Lu Yiyi to check on Ruanruan and watched a video of her sleeping. Ruanruan woke late, ate under Auntie’s care, and later received a gift Lu Linyuan had sent from abroad.

• Lu Linyuan called Lu Yiyi to ask how Ruanruan was doing, and Lu Yiyi sent him a video of the kitten drooling in her sleep.
• Ruanruan woke around eleven, hurried to the litter box, and ate salmon, chicken, cat food, and yogurt prepared by Auntie.
• Lu Yiyi and Auntie watched Ruanruan eat while praising her for being generous and calm around her food.
• The following evening, Lu Linyuan’s assistant delivered a gift, and Ruanruan excitedly wondered what the eldest young master had sent her.

Lu Yiyi put a custom brooch on Ruanruan’s collar, and Lu Linyuan watched them on a video call while teasing Ruanruan for enjoying attention from others. Ruanruan admired her new accessory and later used it to get Lu Yiyi to give her dried fish, while Lu Linyuan remotely limited her treats.

• Lu Yiyi showed Ruanruan the custom brooch, attached it to her collar, and called Lu Linyuan to show him how it looked.
• Lu Linyuan teased Ruanruan for letting others pet her, and Lu Yiyi reassured him that Ruanruan missed him.
• Ruanruan admired herself in a mirror while Lu Yiyi photographed her and shared the pictures with Lu Linyuan, who revealed that the brooch was a miniature camera.
• Lu Yiyi carried Ruanruan out of the closet and told her how much she liked her, and Ruanruan led her to the snack box for dried fish.
• Lu Yiyi gave Ruanruan some dried fish after Lu Linyuan messaged her not to offer more snacks, and Ruanruan grumbled about his strictness while eating.

Ruanruan repeatedly stole snacks from the locked cabinet, and Lu Linyuan discovered that she had memorized its combination. The chapter ended with him confirming her cleverness after she pressed the final key for him, while Ruanruan tried to hide her face.

• Ruanruan secretly raided the snack cabinet, and Lu Linyuan later watched the camera footage and had combination locks installed.
• Half a month later, Ruanruan memorized the four-digit code, opened the cabinet, and stole snacks again.
• Lu Linyuan shared the theft footage with Chen Xiao and Su Qingzhi, who praised Ruanruan and teased him about her intelligence.
• A week after the second theft, Lu Linyuan carried Ruanruan to the cabinet and entered the code incorrectly twice.
• Ruanruan pressed the final key to unlock the cabinet, and Lu Linyuan told her he knew she had memorized the code.

Ruanruan worried that Lu Linyuan would send her away after he caught her sneaking snacks, but he reassured her and fed her a chicken sausage. While watching him, she wondered whether his partner might be a man, leaving her convinced she had uncovered a big secret.

• Lu Linyuan teased Ruanruan about sneaking food and joked that he could no longer afford to keep her.
• Ruanruan panicked and clung to Lu Linyuan, who comforted her and promised he would not send her away.
• Lu Linyuan explained that he would give Ruanruan more meals but would stop her from sneaking snacks, then prepared her a chicken sausage.
• Ruanruan lounged on the sofa while Lu Linyuan read in his study, and she ignored his request to lie more properly.
• After noticing Lu Linyuan never contacted women, Ruanruan wondered if his partner was a man and studied him with delight.

Ruanruan watched Lu Linyuan’s group chat with Chen Xiao and Su Qingzhi, trying to guess whether any of the three were romantically involved. Lu Linyuan took her downstairs to weigh her, leaving Ruanruan worried that he was preparing to have her spayed.

• Ruanruan speculated that Lu Linyuan might like Chen Xiao or Su Qingzhi as she watched him read their group chat.
• Chen Xiao complained that Su Qingzhi had pretended to be his boyfriend to scare off a woman who asked for his WeChat, and Su Qingzhi reminded him that Chen Xiao had once claimed Su had a girlfriend and was a single dad.
• Lu Linyuan told Chen Xiao and Su Qingzhi that Ruanruan was listening, and both men sent her voice messages greeting her.
• Su Qingzhi exposed that Chen Xiao had bought a cat tree and toys, prompting Chen Xiao to insist he only wanted to pet other people’s cats.
• Lu Linyuan carried Ruanruan downstairs for a walk and said they would weigh her next door, making her fear he planned to have her spayed.