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

Gold Digger's eyes widened, and his mouth dropped open, oblivious as to what sort of expression he should be putting on. At that moment, he looked like a mime.

Old Man Geng sighed when he saw his friend's expression. "I told you from the beginning that your strategy is useless against him. It's better to come clean as soon as you meet."

"Didn't you say that he is just a bodyguard? What was his previous job? A detective?"

"Something like that," replied Zhang Heng. He then diverted to the earlier topic. "So one hundred credits. Can we set this price in stone?"

Negotiation And Reward