Me, the Little Dragon Hatchling, the Empire's Beloved!

[My ongoing novel next door, I Went Viral in the Interstellar World Thanks to Magic, is available to read. Please follow my upcoming novel, The Socially Anxious Background Character Returns to the Wealthy Family and Becomes Everyone's Favorite. Synopsis at the very end~]

Oswald is a little dragon.

A dragon's power is unstable before it reaches maturity, and he accidentally crashed onto a deserted island.

Fortunately, the island was lush with vegetation, with a vast valley and lake at its heart. The air itself smelled of wonderful treasure.

And besides that, there was a handsome human who was no less precious than any treasure

Except the man seemed to be drowning, so Oswald decided to try his best to save him!

Oswald: I've got myself a handsome human servant!

Bai Yuanzhou is widely recognized by the people of the Empire as a once-in-a-generation talent.

Unfortunately, this cold-faced God of War, known for his ruthless decisiveness, fell into an endless slumber years ago. No one in the vast Empire could guide his rampaging mental power, and he was one step away from losing control.

He thought he would remain trapped in darkness forever, until a blinding light and a bouncing weight on his chest arrived together.

Bai Yuanzhou opened his eyes. A tiny, glittering golden creature looked down at him imperiously and said:

"Roar, roar!"

Bai Yuanzhou: ...?

The star network of the Victor Empire was in an uproar lately

Shocking! The legendary dragon clan attacked the island where the general was sleeping?

Oh my! This little dragon woke the general up? And now it's demanding that the general worship it?

Wait! Why is their esteemed general actually raising a little dragon? Is that doting look for real?!

Soon, the Empire's powerful families could no longer sit still and all demanded that new routes be opened!

Gourmet food, treasures, or fun toys... Whatever the little dragon wanted, they would give it in droves!

Bai Yuanzhou's old rival was willing to make concessions just for a chance to see the little dragon;

The reclusive Cape family visited General Bai's home three times because of the little dragon;

The Empire's famed mecha designer, who had long stayed out of the public eye, personally designed a mecha just for the little dragon;

Even the Empire's noble princes let the little dragon bounce around in their arms and mess up their hair without getting annoyed;

The people watched the Empire's upper-class families undergo a massive shake-up, stunned and wiping away bitter tears. They understood!

It was simply, simply because the little dragon was so cute! And it could even treat mental power rampages!

It was a dragon sent from heaven!

*

The little dragon grew rapidly on all the food the people of the Empire fed it, and one day, at last, it entered its molting period.

Everyone was incredibly tense, holding their breath and waiting. But just as a sound finally came from inside the dragon's nest, the livestream inexplicably cut out.

Everyone on the star network stared at the black screen in a panic. What on earth was going on?!

A short while later, the livestream resumed, but the little dragon everyone had been waiting for was nowhere to be seen.

In the frame, there was only a beautiful young man wearing the general's clothes, blinking. His mismatched eyes looked just like the little dragon's, and broken livestream spheres lay scattered in the background.

This... looks like the little dragon?!

Before anyone could get a good look at the little dragon, General Bai raised a hand and pushed the small head trying to poke out of his clothes back in. "Stay covered. It's cold outside."

The next moment, the screen displayed [Livestream Ended].

The viewers raged helplessly: It's the middle of summer! How can it be cold?! Why is the general getting more and more of a jerk? Is there something they can't see?!

[Saved on 2023/12/05, revised on 2023/12/27, screenshot archived]

---------- Upcoming novel: The Socially Anxious Character Becomes Everyone's Favorite ----------

[Socially anxious protagonist on the receiving end x "socially anxious" pursuer]

The day Lu Yi'an was reclaimed by the top-tier Lu family, he learned that this world was actually a melodramatic novel about a wealthy family.

The good news was that everyone in the Lu family was a big shot, and he was the only background character.

His eldest brother was a decisive business prodigy; his second sister was a sharp-tongued, haughty top-tier star; his fourth younger brother was a flashy, arrogant esports legend. Even the sensitive, suspicious adopted son, the protagonist on the receiving end, was a full-scholarship architecture student.

The bad news was that members of wealthy families were all fake relatives and villains, and in the end, they would become cannon fodder after fighting among themselves for power.

Compared with the Lu family's current battlefield, where everyone was doing their own thing, what Lu Yi'an, a socially anxious person, found even harder to handle was suddenly having so many family members.

Lu Yi'an trembled: ...There are so many people. Help!

On Lu Yi'an's first day at the Lu home, only his parents and their adopted son, who was hopelessly in love, came to welcome him.

At the dining table, Lu's mother had tears in her eyes, and Lu's father was about to angrily scold the unfilial children who hadn't shown up.

Lu Yi'an hurriedly said, "It's fine, it's fine. Fewer people make things livelier."

Lu's parents and the adopted son: "?"

After returning to the wealthy family, Lu Yi'an continued running his sleep-aid channel.

But it didn't take long for people to discover just how socially anxious he was.

He stayed home all the time, habitually avoided eye contact, used the housekeeper's phone number for deliveries, and became a background character whenever socializing was unavoidable.

The Lu family members were all adept in their respective fields, yet they were at a loss when dealing with the timid, pitiful little one who had been missing for years and was like a touch-me-not.

Their coldness, temper, and arrogance all melted away in front of Lu Yi'an.

After a while, the Lu family gradually became more harmonious

The eldest brother, a workaholic, started leaving and returning on time just so he could have breakfast and dinner with Lu Yi'an and figure out what gifts his younger brother liked;

The second sister, outspoken and hot-tempered, spoke so gently to Lu Yi'an on a variety show call that her fans thought she'd hired a body double;

The arrogant, haughty fourth younger brother, who never bowed his head, actually called his brother and begged him to play games together during a livestream;

The sensitive, extremely insecure adopted son became Lu Yi'an's little shadow, and his lovesick tendencies faded away...

Lu Yi'an: ...Wait, wasn't I just a background character?

*

Everyone in wealthy circles knew the Lu family was cold-hearted and plagued by internal strife. Plenty of people were waiting to watch the Lu Group fall apart so they could kick it while it was down.

But while they waited, the Lu Group not only stayed afloat, it even worked together with the newly returned "illegitimate son," all so Lu Yi'an would talk to them a little more.

The wealthy circles were thrown into an uproar, and the Lu Group's rivals all began investigating the mysterious young master who had made the Lu family set aside their grudges for love and peace.

But they discovered that, besides those powerful figures from the Lu family, the only heir to the Qin family, the leading family in City A, had also appeared by his side.

The Lu Group's rivals: Not happy.jpg

Theme: Don't let hardships defeat you. There will always be a ray of light to lead you out of the darkness.