Chen Tukai, a 25-year-old convenience store clerk, discovered that the world had changed on his birthday - a string of scarlet numbers hung above everyone's head, which was a countdown to the rest of their lives. When the number reaches zero, death will come in the most unexpected way.
He tried to remind, but found that the trajectory of fate could not be shaken; he wanted to turn around and escape, but bumped into the only "exception" on the subway - Lu Jingyi. This girl works in a junk shop, and the number above her head always stops at 13:14:00, like amber that has been forgotten by time.
As 12 "accidental deaths" happened one after another before his eyes, Chen Tukai was forced to accept the fact that he had become a bystander of time. But when he and Lu Jingyi met over an antique pocket watch, he discovered that her time stasis was closely related to a mysterious fire ten years ago. Seven old buildings in the city hide time anchors, 13 pocket watches seal devoured lives, and a man who calls himself "The Watchmaker" is using other people's countdowns to weave a terrible conspiracy.
When the eyes that see death meet the time that will not pass, should we reveal the truth, or let forgetfulness become salvation?
