I'm Spending Big to Spoil My Husband in a Survival Game

The unluckiest thing that ever happened to Cen Huan was being born in Atlantis.

He was used to bundling up in three pounds of protective clothing whenever he went outside, eating all kinds of canned convenience food every day, never getting rid of the mold stains at home, and being scolded by his adoptive parents every few days.

One day, he opened a mini-app link a friend had sent him. A crude 2D interface floated before his eyes, displaying a line of text.

[Welcome to the Infinite Survival Game. You are beta tester No. 276. The role you drew is: Adoptive Parent]

[You have unexpectedly gained a 19-year-old adopted son, 191 cm tall, with measurements of 104/74/103. Would you like to adopt him?]

Eighteen-year-old Cen Huan wiped away his tears. He stared at "19-year-old adopted son" for three seconds, then tapped "Yes."

[Please give your adopted son a nickname.]

After thinking it over, he typed "Xiao Wu."

With nothing to his name, just like Cen Huan.

He had thought it was just an idle game to pass the time.

He tapped to send the initial supplies, then was about to swipe the interface away when the pixel figure huddled in the corner suddenly moved.

First it slowly raised its head, then gradually pushed itself upright. The next second, the crude 2D image abruptly changed, and a holographic character profile spread across the screen.

Black hair, black eyes.

His phoenix eyes tilted slightly upward, his nose was as straight as if measured with a ruler, his shoulders broad and waist narrow, his legs long. Even a simple white shirt looked like a custom-tailored designer piece on him.

The person on the screen lowered his eyes, his lashes casting a small shadow on his cheekbones. He was so handsome that he seemed completely out of place against the rough mosaic background, as if someone had forcibly Photoshopped a top-tier magazine cover into a pixel-art browser game.

Cen Huan stared at that face, stunned for a full five seconds.

"...Did they spend the entire budget on the character design?"

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Far away in Sky City, top corporate heir Xie Wu awoke in a sky villa thirty thousand feet above the ground, only to find himself lying in an apartment with barred windows and less than thirty square meters of floor space.

[Welcome to the Infinite Survival Game. You are beta tester No. 144. The role you drew is: Adopted Son]

[Please wait for your adoptive parent to arrive. The game will begin once you have been adopted.]

"Who dares lock me in here?" Xie Wu slammed the door, his hands taut with bulging veins. "Come out."

The door did not budge.

Thirty hours later, Xie Wu was curled up in a corner, his lips cracked and his stomach burning with hunger. He heard the notification: "You have been successfully adopted. New name: Xiao Wu."

Two red glass bottles, a few pieces of hard bread, a thin blanket, and a rusty fruit knife appeared before him.

The supplies had been sent by that "adoptive parent."

Xie Wu stared at them, slowly narrowing his eyes.

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On the day he cleared the final instance, Xie Wu ripped open a monster's chest and turned around to see Cen Huan crouching in a corner, coughing. His protective suit was torn, and acid rain had seeped inside, burning his cheeks red.

Xie Wu pulled him into his arms, shielding him from the corrosive rain with his own body.

"Are you crazy? Let go of me."

Xie Wu lowered his head, pressing his forehead against Cen Huan's burning skin. "Who gave you permission to get yourself into such a state while I was away?"

[System Notification: Adopted son's affection has exceeded 100%.]

[Hidden storyline unlocked: Adopted son identity: the sole heir to the Xie Group.]

Cen Huan jerked his head up and met the man's eyes, deep as an abyss.

"Dad, let me introduce myself properly." Xie Wu wiped the rain from his face, his voice low and husky. "My name is Xie Wu. I'm your adopted son, and also your one and only lawful husband-to-be."

Above the rusted city drenched in acid rain, a break in the clouds let through a shaft of light.

The little figure he had been trying to raise frugally in the game all this time...

It had been him.

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[Infinite Survival begins now]

Only one beta-testing spot remains.

Click the green button to start reading.

A friendly reminder: choose "adopt" or "be adopted" carefully, because...

Once bound, you can never break the bond.

[Reading Guide]

1. A devoted 1v1 romance, with a poor, pitiful bottom and a cold, powerful top from a wealthy family.

2. The top sometimes deliberately calls his husband "wife" and "Dad" during intimate moments. It's a kink he picked up later in life.

The blurb has been screenshotted.

Theme: Love yourself before loving someone else