Princess Syndrome - Chapter 142

Extra: Xiao Mafan's Perspective

Hello everyone, my name is Xiao Mafan. I'm a little cat that's a little over a year old. I really like sleeping during the day and going out to find food at night. I like rummaging through trash cans because there's lots of yummy stuff in them, but I know that other cats know that too, so every night I have to fight with the other cats to get food. Sometimes I can't win, and I can only watch them eat with longing eyes. Later, they got fatter and fatter, but I got thinner and thinner. The other cats even made fun of me, calling me Skinny Monkey. That’s so mean! I don't want to be called that, but I can't beat them!

I can only wait until they've finished eating at night to sneakily rummage through the trash cans. While I was looking for something to eat, I suddenly saw a beautiful girl.

She was so pretty.

I was mesmerized.

I don’t know what her name is, but I wanted to go home with her.

But she ignored me.

Did she not like me?

It's okay, there's also another pretty lady. I like her too. I rubbed against their legs, wanting to go home with them, but they didn't understand me. The human world is so hard to understand. I already used all my charm. I even used a cutesy voice to try and seduce them, but they still left.

Is this what defeat tastes like? So sad.

Just when I was feeling sorry for myself, I suddenly heard footsteps. People out for a stroll at this hour should all be heading home. They wouldn't hurt me, I know that. But I was shrouded in a shadow. I opened my eyes wide, and I saw it was that lady from the night before! My heart bloomed! This time I didn't even try to charm them, and the lady picked me up.

She picked me up.

She was so soft and smelled so good, I really liked her.

But she didn't take me home.

She said, "Tomorrow I'll bring you something to eat."

Okay, okay! I like her the most! I was so greedy, thinking about what she'd bring me tomorrow. Would it be cat food? Or a hot dog? Or a can of food? Meat bits? My mouth watered. Then I suddenly smelled the scent of cat food.

I thought I was dreaming, but the cat food smell was right under my nose.

I opened my eyes. It was the other lady.

—This is great!

There's cat food to eat!

I was so happy!

I had a couple of bites, and this lady actually took the cat food away? She even picked me up, carried me to a door, and sat me in front of the door. I didn't understand. What did this mean?

But I wanted to eat cat food.

I started scratching at the door. I made a cutesy sound.

Dabai and the others all make that sound, saying that humans like that sound. Just as I made a few sounds, the door opened, and the lady came out. As expected, this was their home. But what did it mean when she shushed me? Did she not want me to go inside? Then why did she make me sit in front of the door? I didn't understand, but I was too hungry. I wanted to eat cat food, so I jumped inside. I followed the smell and found it! I pounced on it! And then the lady also pounced on me!

Suddenly the world became bright. I saw the two ladies looking at each other. They weren't looking at me. What were they looking at?

I just wanted to eat cat food, I was so hungry.

Why did they only let me eat two bites? Did they also try to seduce people... or cats?

I’ve heard that many cats were seduced and abused. They said those people were perverts. I was a little scared. I wanted to leave, but when I glanced at the lady’s room, they lived in such a big house, they probably weren’t perverts, right?

Then the lady got off the bed, and I smelled that familiar cat food smell again!

Here I come!

I’ll die a full cat!

I ate a mouthful of food. It's great. I like her even more.

But after I finished eating, why did she pick me up and take me out? Wasn’t I cute enough just now? My world collapsed. Why give me a little love and then abandon me? I don’t want to live! I threw a tantrum, lying down at the lady’s feet. She picked me up, looking troubled.

So troubled. Alright, then I won't go. Who told me to be such a considerate little cat?

After I tried to act cute a few times, the lady said, "I’ll come back tomorrow, okay?"

Okay, I’ll wait for you.

I’ll wait for you here tomorrow. Don't feed the wrong cat!

I'm called Skinny Monkey.

Such a mean name, but it's the quickest way to tell me apart from other cats. I’ll bear it!

I'll bear it until I want to cry. Where’s my sweet lady — oh, she’s here again. This lady’s here again. This time she didn’t give me cat food. She just picked me up and put me in front of her door.

What does that mean?

The lady asked me, "Can you knock on the door?"

What?

What's knocking on the door?

I can't knock, but I can meow.

I meow with all my might.

Then, the pretty lady came out again!

So she comes out when I meow! I know what to do now!

But why does the pretty lady look unhappy? And why did she send me back again? What are they doing? Don't humans discuss things before doing them? I'm so confused.

I was taken back, then taken back again.

This time, no one asked me to leave. I lay on the sofa. I was so happy to sleep on such a soft bed. This is a bed, right? Dabai and the others said that they used to sleep on beds at home, and it was so comfortable. It really is comfortable.

I fell asleep, but was woken up by a poke.

The lady who picked me up last night still seemed to have the aftertaste of cat food on her. As soon as I saw her, I got so hungry! I saw her pour out cat food! I saw her bring it over! I saw her put it on the table. I really wanted it.

I had just one bite when I heard the pretty lady's voice. I turned my head. The pretty lady was bathed in light, looking like a fairy.

So beautiful. I wanted to go and rub against her.

But I wasn't full yet.

Eating is the most important thing.

I ate the cat food while resisting the urge to go to her. I heard them discussing something about a checkup. Checkup? What's a checkup? I hadn't even finished eating when the pretty lady came over. She put my cat food on the balcony. She said to me, "Eat obediently, I'll go get you some water."

She was so nice.

I want to rub against her.

She looked so happy. Did the other lady just tell her something good? Was she waiting for me to finish eating to take me away? Why was she looking at me so intently?

I was full, but she didn't take me away. She said, "Be good. I'll come home early tonight."

What does that mean?

Are they going to keep me!

I was so happy! I have a home!

I waited and waited, and then a little old lady came in. She scooped me up and put me in a cage. What was this? So I was just another cat being lured? Are they going to abuse me? Am I going to die?

I wanted to cry, but I realized I was crying too early. She didn't do anything to me and even petted my fur. She even bought toys. I thought she was starting to look cute too.

But I didn't want to play. I wanted to wait for the pretty lady to come home.

The first one to come home was the pretty lady who gave me cat food. She was very unhappy, sitting on my bed. Seeing her unhappy also made me a bit sad. If I licked her hand, she'd be happy, right?

She touched me, her eyes very melancholic. I felt like she was going to cry. Don't cry, I tried my best to rub against her, but she didn't understand my feelings. She poked my nose, and then she laughed.

Human emotions are so strange.

Then the pretty lady came back. They were talking about names. Was it my name?

Xiao Mafan?

Were they calling me?

It sounded better than Skinny Monkey. I like it. The pretty lady even went to the bathroom first. How could I let her do such a dangerous thing alone? I had to guard her, so I sat by the toilet waiting for her. I thought I was so sensible, the pretty lady must be very touched.

But why did she take me outside? Were they going to throw me away? Just leave me by yesterday's trash can. There's food there.

Turns out they weren't throwing me away. They were taking me to get a checkup and even fed me lots of yummy food. When I got home that night, I even saw so many toys. I had only heard Dabai talking about these toys, and now I was a cat with toys!

I thought I was so awesome at that moment!

I must look so cool!

I had to go show off to the pretty lady. She was surely going to be captivated by me. As expected, the pretty lady couldn't hold herself back, and she picked me up. She smelled so good. I hadn't even been in her arms for long when the other pretty lady pulled me out and said she was going to feed me.

I had just finished eating, I wasn’t hungry!

Let me go!

I want a hug!

But the pretty lady was going to shower. Okay, then I'll just eat a little bit.

I think I ate too much. I feel a little nauseous. No! I can't do that! I have to digest! I have to exercise! I have to run! This house is so big. I ran two laps and felt dizzy. Why were they sitting on the sofa watching me? Did they like watching me run? Although I’m tired, I can force myself to run a couple more laps.

I'm going to throw up!

I really can't run anymore. I sat down under the sofa looking at them. They were murmuring, discussing something, but I couldn't understand what they were saying. I wanted to listen, but I couldn't understand. The pretty lady poked my head and said a lot of things. She was probably praising me for running so well, right?

I saw that they were going to sleep and were hugging each other. I wanted a hug too!

I squeezed in between them. The pretty lady had already fallen asleep. The lady who brought me home shushed me again. Did she want me to meow? I was just about to meow when I was picked up by the neck and put on the floor. I looked at the lady who brought me home, not understanding why she wouldn't let me be close to the pretty lady. I’d already washed and smelled good. I wasn’t smelly. Let me stay close to the pretty lady!

After the lights were turned off, I jumped back up, trying hard to squeeze in between them. The lady who brought me home picked me up again. I don’t care, I wanted a hug too! Finally, the lady gave up and let me sleep next to the pretty lady’s arm, with her on the other side. This is so wonderful!

I have a home!

I have two owners!

I have endless food and endless cool things to do!

Tomorrow, I’m going to play with the green toy, the one with the bell, I like that sound. No, no, no, maybe the red one, that one has feathers, and I really like to bite feathers. Or maybe the purple one? There are so many. I can't choose.

Will I get to eat that yummy food tomorrow too? The fishy-flavored one, so different from the food I found in the trash. If I eat that, I should get fat, right? Then I won't be Skinny Monkey!

No, I'm not called Skinny Monkey anymore. The pretty lady calls me Xiao Mafan. What does Xiao Mafan mean? Something good, right? After all, the pretty lady even kissed me. I also have owners to kiss now!

How did I suddenly become so happy?

Could this be a dream?

I suddenly woke up, opening my eyes.

Damn it!

When did I get taken off again?!?!

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