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

"Okay, let's make some popcorn for the little birthday star!" a voice suggested.

"You're right. We'll use this cool popcorn machine to make some cool popcorn! What kind of popcorn would you like, Qianqian? Avocado, and custard apple? Got it. Let's head to the control room."

"Hold on. This thing has a control room?"

"Yes, yes! Of course. Such a cool thing needs to have the most advanced technology. In fact, it can even be controlled remotely by Bluetooth."

"Wow! Although I don't know why Bluetooth technology would be used on a popcorn machine, it's still cool anyway!"

"Isn't Qianqian coming with us? Are you going to stay here and wait for the popcorn to come out? Err... is it okay? Is it safe?"

"Let me take a look at the instructions given to me by the scientist..." a voice said.

The lens then pointed toward the person behind it.

"That's me. I mean, me three years ago," Baldy said. "I was pretty handsome back then."

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