Zheng Yi'an, a young man with cancer, encounters an alien civilization's self-rescue System while trying to drown himself. From then on, he begins a life devoted to saving himself.
What does it mean to save yourself? Helping others is helping yourself. Start with every little thing around you. Today, help Grandpa Lin with his laundry. Tomorrow, help Grandma Li carry rice. The day after, pick up a package for Sister Wang. The day after that, tutor little Ouyang.
Along the way, he sees too much helplessness in the world. Indifference has become society's dominant theme, and a crisis of trust is consuming everyone. But the night always passes, doesn't it?
Through it all, Zheng Yi'an grows from a selfish, cowardly young man into a brave and righteous one.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.