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

No matter how unwilling Xu Qian was, the shuttle would still arrive at the first level. After walking out of the station, Xu Qian first raised her head and looked at the dull sky above her head. It was unlike the third level. Although the sky on the first level also had clouds, they would not move. After watching it for too long, it could even cause discomfort to some people. Other than that, only two preset temperatures were available during the day and night. These two presets never changed over time.

Xu Qian let out a long sigh. "I don't know how in hell's name did I live in this hellhole for almost a year."

"Do you still remember this place?" Zhang Heng asked.

Buying Happiness