The Whole Family's Cherished Real Young Master [Infinite]

When Lu Zhiyuan was eight, he and his mother were caught in a shipwreck.

When they woke up, an elderly stranger told them that they had the Bai family's little rascal to thank. The kid had disobeyed again and sneaked off to play in the sea, and ended up carrying them both back.

Lu's mother took him to the Bai family's house to thank them.

Before they even entered, they heard the old man scolding the little rascal: "Bai Xiongxiong! How many times have I told you, don't go into the sea! Why won't you ever..."

The old man's words stopped abruptly as he looked at Lu Zhiyuan and his mother.

In a home with bare walls, a little child who looked no older than three or four turned around from the doorway and gazed at them curiously.

He had soft, pale hair and brilliant blue eyes. Red spider lilies seemed to bloom all around him, making him breathtakingly beautiful.

The little rascal was mischievous, spoiled, and full of antics. Everyone in the seaside town adored him, and they called him Xiongxiong.

When Lu's mother left with Lu Zhiyuan, she held Bai Xiongxiong in her arms. The two of them, one big and one small, cried so hard they could barely speak.

In the blink of an eye, the seaside rascal had grown into a nineteen-year-old young man.

Lu Zhiyuan returned from studying abroad as a newly crowned Best Actor, while the little rascal got into college.

With a watermelon haircut given to him by his grandfather and a pair of thick black-rimmed glasses, Bai Xiongxiong arrived in City C and said to Lu Zhiyuan, "Big brother, I heard I'm the real young master in a switched-at-birth story!"

Lu Zhiyuan: "...Huh?"

Bai Xiongxiong entered the family he was born into, the Lin family.

Some time later, Bai Xiongxiong said, "Big brother, my biological parents and my older brother don't like me. They say I have no manners and that I'm a country bumpkin from the middle of nowhere."

Lu Zhiyuan's heart ached for him.

A few days later, Bai Xiongxiong said, "They say I'm ugly and want me to go on a variety show as the contrast to someone else."

Lu Zhiyuan frowned.

The variety show began as scheduled.

That was also the day plants pierced the sky, animals mutated, and some people awakened supernatural abilities.

Passages to unknown worlds, large and small, opened up, linking various regions to false worlds. By opening a phone app, people could see the details of every world.

If they couldn't conquer each small world within the time limit, terror would descend.

The government organized awakened ability users to enter these terrifying worlds.

As plants and animals mutated and life grew more difficult, more and more people were forced to become world conquerors just to survive.

And then...

Lu Zhiyuan saw many familiar faces: the people from the seaside town, each of them a formidable expert in their own right.

And Bai Xiongxiong was the little darling they had all watched grow up.

Bai Xiongxiong raised a fair hand to tousle his bowl cut, then took off his heavy glasses. Red spider lilies appeared all around him, dazzling and alluring. Looking at Lu Zhiyuan, he said, "Big brother, Grandpa, Grandma, and all the aunties and uncles say the scary worlds are really interesting. Do you want to come in and play with me?"

Lu Zhiyuan: "..."

Lu Zhiyuan couldn't help thinking that, in this switched-at-birth story, Bai Xiongxiong had gotten the better end of the deal.

1. Bai Xiongxiong is the shou and Lu Zhiyuan is the gong. The story is told from the shou's perspective.

Theme: There is true love in this world.