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

"Sigh, it's been so many years. I still haven't changed my habit of touching my nose whenever I lie."Mother Zhang watched father Zhang's car leave through the road in front of the house.

"Do you want me to follow him to see where he's Going?"Zhang Heng asked. "My tracking skills are very good. I Won't be discovered by him."

"There's no need for that. Men have their secrets."Mother Zhang took a glass of water from the tap and handed it to Zhang Heng. "Anyway, as long as it's not related to another woman, I'll just let him be."

"Do you have that much confidence in him?"Zhang Heng took the glass.

"No, I just believe in my ability to choose my own people."Mother Zhang blinked, "If he's not here, then so be it. Let's eat first and help me with the dishes. You look a lot darker. It looks like you've been exposed to the sun quite a bit. Your father said that you came by boat. How was it? Did you see any whales on the way?"

Ordinary People