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

While Zhang Heng was still investigating the true identity of Altrus, he did not expect to receive a gift from him. Earlier, when the two met for the first time, Altrus promised Zhang Heng that he would give him a gift.

However, he did not receive anything from Altrus after waiting for a few days. Zhang Heng thought that he must have forgotten about the gift. After all, Altrus mentioned that Zhang Heng would not remember a single thing after he drank the glass of wine that contained scopolamine alkaloids.

Technically speaking, no one would know whether he had fulfilled his promise. However, someone as noble as Altrus would never break his promise, even if the person might not remember it. Around two weeks later, Zhang Heng received a card at noon. There was no signature, and there was only a sentence written on it.

[Your gift has been delivered; I hope you like it.]

Altrus's Gift