Our pet has disappeared

Kurochan has not been back for almost a month to the dismay of my in-laws. He has done the disappearing act before, at the longest a few days but this time it looks like he won't come back forever. I supposed he has found a new owner who loves him more than us. It is sad but that is the reality of life.

Kurochan the cat

Kuro has stationed himself almost permanently with us. He has not done the disappearance act since the last time. He has been gaining weight since staying with us. He loves eating nice food and spends his time relaxing or patrolling the garden.
It is quite cold outside especially in the night whereby the temperature may drop to 8c but I guess he is used to it. My in-laws do not want Kuro to be in the house and I am worried that he may suffer during the winter months when the temperature may go down to almost zero.

He is back, Kuro is back!

Finally after a few days, Kurochan made his appearance again. Everybody was happy to see Kurochan again. We fed him some cat food and he devoured it as though he has not been eating for the last few days. He must be hungry.
My dad-in-law suggested tying him to the house but all of us objected to the idea. " He will run away again" my dad-in-law explained, if Kurochan's movement is not restrained. We rejected his idea as it is cruel to tie Kurochan. We told him one way to prevent Kurochan from disappearing again is to give him the best cat food and lots of love. In the end my dad-in-law reluctantly agreed. We shall see in the coming days whether Kurochan will vanish again.

The cute and adorable cat

(Resting in the bed my dad-in-law prepared for him)
This is the adorable "Kurochan" who wandered into our backyard. He was with us for a week and after feeding him nice yummy cat food, he disappeared. Kurochan, a named given by my in-laws has become their "pet". My in-laws were saddened by the disappearance of Kurochan.
Our guess was that Kurochan may not be a stray as he is friendly towards human. He may belong to someone. We hope he will return soon.