Link Click Season 2 Episode 2: Night Raid

In a vivid dream, Cheng Xiaoshi acts the part of an impossibly demanding invalid, wrapped in a blanket and ordering Lu Guang about. From specific water temperatures to meticulously carved rabbit apples, his requests grow increasingly absurd. Lu Guang, with an almost unsettling calm, fulfills each whim until Cheng pushes for a backflip, finally breaking Lu Guang's composure. The dream paints Cheng as a child king and Lu Guang as his weary, yet capable, attendant.

Just as Lu Guang finds peace from the first dream, he plunges into another, this time as a small white cat. He encounters a playful orange tabby, clearly a feline manifestation of Cheng Xiaoshi, who lures him into a game. The white cat, still retaining Lu Guang's cautious mind, is quickly caught in a tangle of blue yarn, unable to resist his animal instincts. The image of the human mind trapped in a cat's struggle with yarn is both humorous and telling.

The lighthearted cat dream takes a sudden, menacing turn. A dark shadow stretches across the studio floor, growing into a wolf-like figure with glowing red eyes. The playful tabby cat hisses and retreats, leaving the trapped white cat vulnerable. A red-haired man emerges from the shadows, his predatory grin and looming presence striking terror into Lu Guang's shrinking cat eyes. This intrusion shifts the entire mood, making the dream a nightmare.

Lu Guang jolts awake twice, first from the absurd demands and then panting from the encounter with the red-haired man. He finds the real Cheng Xiaoshi blissfully asleep, seemingly immune to such nocturnal torment. Yet, Cheng's sleep-talking and an unexpected kick to Lu Guang's face prove that chaos is not confined to dreams. Lu Guang even checks himself for a tail, a lingering echo of his feline transformation. The final images of the two as sleeping cats underscore their intertwined, if often exasperating, bond.