I, Little One, Came from Another World

Tong Lei struggled to survive in the perilous apocalypse. Resources were scarce, and he barely made it to the age of ten before his parents, who despised him, used him as bait to lure zombies... When he opened his eyes again, he had shrunk into a five-year-old child. Thin little arms and legs, chubby pink cheeks, and fair, delicate skin that made it obvious he hadn’t come from the apocalypse. Tong Lei stood among a row of little children, looking around in confusion So many humans who weren’t infected. Could this be some kind of survivor base? * The place he’d arrived in wasn’t the apocalypse, but a live-streamed variety show featuring children. Voted “the least noticed kid” by netizens, Tong Lei in this world couldn’t even speak. Everyone considered him “a little dummy,” while a group of highly visible celebrity kids gathered around him. His little head couldn’t understand: How could acting cute get you enough to eat and keep you warm? Tong Lei kept up his apocalyptic habits, putting the fiercest expression on the softest little face. Before he knew it, he’d become the “max-level kid” in netizens’ eyes and been voted the new “most popular kid”... The celebrity kids argued fiercely over the chance to be paired with him for a task; The production staff noticed him secretly stockpiling supplies and kept slipping him snacks; Netizens looked out for him and banded together to help him escape his abusive father; Even his rarely seen CEO mother set aside her heavy workload and rushed over to give him a warm embrace. Feeling a kind of love he’d never known before, Tong Lei’s nose turned red as he tried hard to hold back his tears: So he could be loved too... *Bonus scene A mixed-race boy stood out among the kids and won a spot on Tong Lei’s team. He confidently stood beside him and put an arm around his shoulders. The show’s director smiled and introduced the next activity in a coaxing tone, as if speaking to a child: “Our next game is... whack-a-mole!” Tong Lei instantly went on alert, his little face tense. Mutant moles!? The comments sped by: [Who else noticed that Xiao Yu immediately turned to comfort Leilei!] [Why did the director have to say it so loudly? You scared our precious Leilei! Aww, our Leilei’s clear, sparkling eyes are so serious. He’s so sweet and adorable!] [Don’t be scared, baby. Aunties will always protect you. Come here and let me kiss you first~] Tong Lei: Why are these things called “comments” even scarier than mutant moles!? PS: 1. The variety show featuring children is livestreamed from beginning to end, and there are only kids, no adults taking care of them. 2. The mixed-race character is the top. 3. His scumbag parents from the apocalypse will get what they deserve. 4. The protagonist is adorable without realizing it. A warm, funny story about everyone doting on him. Content warnings: 1. This is an uncomplicated power fantasy. I’ll do my best to fix any logical issues brought up, but please don’t overthink it. 2. There are antagonists early on and a little angst, but they’re dealt with quickly, and the story moves on to the everyone-dotes-on-him route. Visit my author page to follow me and bookmark my upcoming stories. Thanks, everyone! My other currently updating novel is Raising Kids Is My Awakening Ability. Blurb: The day Jiang Han transmigrated to a Western fantasy continent, humanity was holding a ceremony to awaken their talents. Some awakened enhanced bodies and set their sights on becoming swordsmen; others awakened elemental abilities and donned the robes of mages... And Jiang Han awakened a parenting app. The students at the magic academy laughed loudly: An ability this useless only comes along once in ten thousand years! Jiang Han was serious. “You have no idea how addictive this game is.” While everyone else gathered materials to study alchemy, Jiang Han picked up a needle and thread to sew a toy for his eldest little one; While everyone else practiced swordsmanship and magic against raging wild bulls, Jiang Han squeezed out a bottle of milk to feed his second little one; While everyone else stayed up all night memorizing magical theory, Jiang Han tucked his cold-natured third little one into a warm blanket... The little ones were pitiful and well-behaved. Jiang Han cared for them and treated them like virtual pets. Until a massive creature dropped from the sky during a magic academy trial, crushing the high-level magical beast the students were fighting with a single claw. “N-no way! What’s a dragon doing here!?” Jiang Han: “...Aren’t they virtual pets?” The notoriously brutal leader of the dragon clan lowered its head and pushed a toy smaller than its fingernail toward Jiang Han: “Roar!” The little dragon wants a new one! * For thousands of years, the eight races of the continent had been locked in constant conflict. Recently, however, things had begun to change in subtle ways. The missing elven princess and the mysterious rebellious dwarf called each other sisters; The last necromancer of the demon race and the aloof ice-wolf beastman became sworn brothers; The human who had seized the throne by ruthless means led an army to rescue a merfolk prodigy in danger... The various races were in a panic: What had brought the leading figures of each race together? Jiang Han tapped a few times on the new feature in his parenting app and wondered: What was the point of this new option that had suddenly appeared, “Kids, work together!”? Theme: Embrace the love the world has to offer.