Report, Cat's wish came true

Outside the window, a fine drizzle fell, the cold wind carrying shards of ice as it howled through the alleys, making the roadside branches tremble violently. Bai Mo stood on the second floor of Dayuan Mall, in the pet supplies section. Her fingertips unconsciously rubbed the edge of her research notebook, the pages already creased from being flipped too many times. As the cold air poured in from a ventilation duct, she was crouching in front of the cat litter shelf, comparing the granule sizes of different brands. A chill drilled into the back of her neck, reminding her that she had forgotten to close the window properly when leaving home that morning. Her phone buzzed in her pocket—it was a message from her advisor: “Don’t just focus on the products.” She snapped a picture of an elderly