When Amara is diagnosed with a rare illness and given only months to live, she decides to abandon the safety of her routines and live out her remaining days on her own terms. Enter Kian-a free-spirited traveler with a haunted past-who crosses paths with Amara during one of her spontaneous escapes. Drawn together by fate and a shared sense of urgency, they embark on a whirlwind journey to chase joy, confront pain, and discover a love so powerful it defies time itself. But as the clock winds down, Amara must choose between clinging to borrowed moments or embracing the legacy of a love that never truly ends.
The clock in Dr. Elias Renn's office always ticked two seconds too slow. He'd never fixed it. Not because he couldn't-he was more than capable-but because it reminded him that time, in all its stubbornness, never really obeyed anyone.
Except once.
It happened on a cold Tuesday morning when the world outside was wrapped in fog and silence. A woman entered his lab without knocking. She wore a coat too thin for the weather and eyes too old for her face.
"I need more time," she said, holding out a faded photograph of a young boy.
Dr. Renn didn't ask questions anymore. Not after Project Chronos.
Years ago, he and a secret division of researchers discovered a ripple in spacetime-a way to extract fragments of time from moments long passed, and briefly extend the future. It came with limits, of course. Time taken was time owed. And if not returned, the universe collected in... less forgiving ways.
"I can give you seventy-two hours," Renn said, examining the picture. "No more."
She nodded, silent. Grief doesn't need many words.
The machine whirred to life, light bending in unnatural ways. The room seemed to pulse with possibility. She stepped in, and the countdown began.
72:00:00.
Chapter 2.
Dr. Renn watched the monitor as her life rewound three years, placing her beside the boy-her son-on the morning of his final breath.
He always wondered what people did with their borrowed time. Did they change things? Did they hold tighter? Or simply watch, knowing this time, they'd say goodbye properly?
But he'd never know. The deal was clear. When the clock ran out, they returned. Or... they didn't.
00:00:03.
00:00:02.
00:00:01.
Silence.
He stared at the monitor.
She didn't come back.
The lights dimmed, the machine groaned, and the universe sighed. Somewhere, a balance had been unsettled. Somewhere, something else would now be taken.
Dr. Renn stood still, that ticking clock in his office echoing louder than ever.
Sometimes, people borrowed time.
But time always collected it's debts.
Chandler Su who had cheated by her boyfriend then got drunk at a bar. To take revenge, she grabbed a man randomly and took him to the room. After a crazy night, Chandler found the strange man was a super handsome guy the next morning. Shy and shocked Chandler run away after leaving 150 RMB and scorning the man of his poor bed skills. However, she never thought the story would become so dramatic as the next day, she found out that the new coming president of her company was exactly the man she slept the last night! Worse than that, this new boss seemed very narrow-minded as he asked Chandler to come to his office on the first day.
Rumors claimed that Fernanda, newly back with her family, was nothing more than a violent country bumpkin. Fernanda just flashed a casual, dismissive grin in response. Another rumor suggested that the usually rational Cristian had lost all sense, madly in love with Fernanda. This frustrated her. She could tolerate gossip about herself, but slander against her beloved crossed the line! Gradually, as Fernanda's multiple identities as a celebrated designer, a savvy gamer, an acclaimed painter, and a successful business magnate came to light, everyone realized they were the ones who had been fooled.
After being kicked out of her home, Harlee learned she wasn't the biological daughter of her family. Rumors had it that her impoverished biological family favored sons and planned to profit from her return. Unexpectedly, her real father was a zillionaire, catapulting her into immense wealth and making her the most cherished member of the family. While they anticipated her disgrace, Harlee secretly held design patents worth billions. Celebrated for her brilliance, she was invited to mentor in a national astronomy group, drew interest from wealthy suitors, and caught the eye of a mysterious figure, ascending to legendary status.
Amelia's boyfriend and her half-blood sister were about to get married! So she went to the bar and got drunk. She vaguely remembered she had bumped into a handsome man... The next morning, she woke up and found herself have a one-night stand with a stranger. They parted away at the hotel without giving names. However, when she went to the company, she found her new boss was the man she slept with last night! She hid from his eyes on the meeting, and pretended she didn't know him. Yet when she went to a blind date her father arranged for her after work, the man was her new boss who she picked up at a bar and had a one-night stand with! "Woman, you're mine, in the past, for now, and in the future."
"Mr. Evans, please maintain some dignity. Don't forget I'm your brother's wife!" Having caught her husband and best friend together in the bed, Elena wanted nothing more than to exact revenge on the people she once called family. She refused to be a pitiful divorcee and vowed to make everyone who had once looked down on her beg for forgiveness. And to start with her newfound freedom, Elena indulges in a one-night stand with a stranger. However, what was meant to be a fleeting escape turns into a nightmare when she learns that the stranger is none other than her husband's older brother! Would Elena be free from the shackles of her marriage? Or would the mysterious stranger make her life a living hell since he seemed to have a personal vendetta against his family? [The story is 18+ and involves mature content.]
Linsey was stood up by her groom to run off with another woman. Furious, she grabbed a random stranger and declared, "Let's get married!" She had acted on impulse, realizing too late that her new husband was the notorious rascal, Collin. The public laughed at her, and even her runaway ex offered to reconcile. But Linsey scoffed at him. "My husband and I are very much in love!" Everyone thought she was delusional. Then Collin was revealed to be the richest man in the world. In front of everyone, he got down on one knee and held up a stunning diamond ring. "I look forward to our forever, honey."