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

"When we first met, I actually didn't like him very much. I even considered whether or not I should use my ice pick to hit him on the head. After all, according to the situation at that time, this was the most normal option."

"That's right. So why did you change your mind after that?"The old man took out a bag of Randoms fudge from his pocket, tore open the packaging, grabbed a handful from inside, and threw it into his mouth.

"Because my wife has always been a heartless person since she was young. She has been muddle-headed every day and likes to push all her problems to the people around her to solve. It's not easy at all, but she has a natural instinct. That guy has never missed a single step in all the major events in his life. I always thought that it was some kind of supernatural ability. It was not until we got married that I got the answer to this question."

"What is it?"The old man's interest was piqued as he asked while chewing on his fudge.

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