Cat's Rose

❤️ Main Relationship

Ling Yi (凌一) × Lin Si (林斯)

✨ Introduction

Cat's Rose (猫咪的玫瑰[星际]) is a completed JJWXC web novel by Yi Shi Si Zhou, serialized around 2017–2018 and completed at 79 chapters plus 3 extras (per NovelUpdates; one database lists a 2019 completion date, so the exact end date is slightly unconfirmed). Lin Si is the top biologist aboard the spaceship Voyager (远航者); his life's only failure is an experiment subject who could never be awakened in the genetic-modification project "Limitless." After an encounter with a black hole, the subject — Ling Yi — unexpectedly mutates from the radiation and awakens, supposedly as "the strongest combat-type mutant"... so why is he acting like a squeamish little kitten instead? As NovelUpdates' pairing pitch puts it: "kitten-like, delicate little darling top × lonely, refined genius scientist with a hidden wickedness — a space voyage slice-of-life novel." What begins as guardianship grows into love as the two uncover a conspiracy aboard the ship.

🌏 Background

After the "Berlin virus," war, and pollution render Earth uninhabitable, the Human Alliance abandons the planet; the elites holding tickets board the Voyager to search for a new home. "We have sailed for centuries, lost our motherland, lost our way, and lost the love symbolised by the rose." A hidden "ghost" aboard seeks humanity's destruction, and the final revelation reframes everything: the purple habitable planet the Voyager finally finds is none other than the abandoned Earth itself.

🎭 Themes & Tone

Survival of civilization versus individual love
Ethics of genetic engineering and abandonment
Growing up, separation, and reunion
Hidden truths and who gets to remember history
Tenderness inside vast cosmic indifference Tone: lyrical, melancholic yet warm space voyage

👥 Main Characters

Lin Si (林斯) — top biologist, seen as a "wizard"; calm, sharp, secretly soft-hearted guardian
Ling Yi (凌一) — mutated experiment subject; powerful yet clingy and tearful, utterly devoted to Lin Si
Zheng Shu (郑舒), Yeselin (叶瑟琳), Madam Chen (陈夫人), the Marshal (元帅) — scientists and officers of the Voyager

✨ Iconic Quote

Opening narration（开篇）："我们已航行数百年，失去母星，失去方向，失去玫瑰所象征的爱情。" / "We have sailed for centuries; we have lost our home planet, lost our way, and lost the love that roses symbolize."
Ling Yi（凌一）："我要去一个没有你的地方长大，然后，再回来找你。" / "I'm going to a place without you to grow up — and then I'll come back for you."
Ling Yi（凌一）："但我还是希望能一直做你的凌一。" / "But I still hope I can always be your Ling Yi."
Lin Si（林斯）："并不难，只要你愿意。" / "That's not hard — as long as you want to."
Narration（正文）："一切活着的都会死亡，一切拥有的都会失去，而且时光永远不会倒流。" / "All that lives will die, all that is owned will be lost, and time never flows backward."
Narration（正文）："其实你就是宇宙，我的整个宇宙。" / "In truth, you are the universe — my whole universe."

🎬 Adaptations

Audio Drama: Released — full single season of 18 episodes, Manbo (漫播APP) × Fushenghuimeng, from December 2023; Ling Yi voiced by Ma Zhengyang, Lin Si by Chen Zhang Taikang

🔥 Why It's Popular

From the author of Little Mushroom, with the same lyrical apocalyptic sci-fi flavor
Rare "clingy kitten gong × elegant scientist shou" dynamic
A twist ending that recontextualizes the entire voyage
Suits readers who like emotional, idea-driven space opera; a simplified Chinese print edition was published in 2021

📚 Reader Notes

Beginner-friendly: ★★★★☆

Angst level: ★★★☆☆

Plot complexity: Medium

Romance visibility: High

Mystery focus: High

Recommended for readers who enjoy apocalyptic interstellar settings with intimate, devoted romance.

✍️ Author

Yi Shi Si Zhou (一十四洲) JJWXC author known for atmospheric, idea-rich sci-fi danmei, best known for Little Mushroom (《小蘑菇》).

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