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

Zhang Heng looked at the college student in front of him. The latter was akin to the proverbial inspirational protagonist from a soap opera who had overcome many difficulties, defeated mental illness, and finally regained a new life. All the gloominess that surrounded him seemed to have gone.

He stood there, talking about how he overcame all the difficulties that he faced in his life, even mentioning how bad he felt for allowing his parents and friends to be worried sick of him. His emotions, actions, or expressions were flawless, and judging by the lady cashier's response; it appeared that the prodigal son had now returned.

Mental illness could be categorized as a disease itself. Only a minute fraction of people could heal themselves, and it usually took a very long time.

Unknowns and Suspicion