In Yantai, Shandong, an elderly man passed away. His cat, which he had cared for six years, followed him within an hour.
A week earlier, the cat had suddenly stopped eating. No matter who tried to feed it, it wouldn’t touch a single bite.
Six years ago, the man had rescued the stray cat from the streets and brought it home. From then on, the cat was like his shadow. When the man sat in his wheelchair, the cat would curl up quietly beside him. When the man lay in bed, the cat would rest peacefully at his feet.
It didn’t understand the concept of life and death; it only knew that the person who loved and cared for it was gone forever.