Video from the security camera captures Fu Fu looking directly into the camera and appearing to cry in despair, his weepy eyes shimmering with emotion.

As Ms Meng called his name through the monitor and asked if Fu Fu missed her, the cat turned around to look at the door, then touched the camera with his paw.

The performance was so devastating that the cat’s owner had to cut her trip short and return to her beloved pet posthaste.

Clearly that was the right decision, as a second video shared on Douyin shows Ms Meng returning home to Fu Fu, who happily runs towards her the moment she comes through the door.