Cat Keeper's Home

'''[★ Officially signed for publication, for progress updates follow Weibo: Lin Cheng Mu Sen] In the bookstore tucked deep in the alley, piles of "off-season bestsellers" lay stacked. Lin Zhou climbed up the wooden ladder, carefully scanning the shelves. Occasionally, with a stroke of luck, she would uncover a dusty, out-of-print rarity. A gust of wind blew in, and a bookmark fluttered down from the shelf, like a butterfly. Lin Zhou reached out to catch it, leaning forward. Xu Senmiao, startled by the movement, looked up. A blue duffle coat, a cream-colored knitted scarf, and a small plush cat dangling from her backpack—Lin Zhou had never seen these before. It had been four years since ...