Xiao Daidzhao

Growing up with eccentric materialistic parents who left him in the care of his grandfather for a job overseas, Zhang Heng had learned to adapt and be unfettered by the oddities and challenges in life. But he would soon learn the baffling truth about the world he thought he knew when one day at midnight time froze and he found himself in a world so quiet and still it was deafening. That night, he discovered that he had 24 hours more than everybody else and thus, marked the beginning of his adventures. The mysteries surrounding his newfound ability only deepened when a strange old man claimed to have given Zhang Heng that ‘gift of time’ and recruited the young man to participate in a cryptic ‘life-changing’ game on his behalf. Little did Zhang Heng know that accepting those terms meant embroiling himself in many versions of reality and exposing himself to the hidden secrets of the world—a decision he could never undo.

48 Hours a Day

"It's okay. We've got nothing to do anyway. Let us help you," said Zhang Heng.

Seth forced a smile when he heard Zhang Heng had offered to help.

"What's going on? Seth, do we have guests?"

"It's Sean and… erm… two more friends."

"Aren't you going to invite them in?"

"Oh... I almost forgot! My house is kind of messy now, and I hope you guys won't mind."

Seeing that he was about to have visitors, Seth moved the chairs back into the house. Zhang Heng, Anne, and Sean followed him from behind.

"Tracy, go make our guests some coffee, will you?"

Seth was talking to a voluptuous lady. This should be the woman that Seth married not too long ago. Tracy nodded and headed into the kitchen. After a short while, she talked to Seth again.

"Seth, where are the coffee beans that Beth gave us?"

"Ah! I know where they are. Let me go get them."

Betty