Overworked to death? No, overworked into another world!
Lin Xixi, 27, is a design director at a major corporation. She falls asleep at three in the morning while revising the 28th version of a proposal. Then, for some inexplicable reason, she ends up inside a System called [Three-Minute Game World].
System: Complete all the occupational instances to earn your freedom.
Lin Xixi: ...Got it. I really am a chosen wage slave. Capitalists won't even let a wage slave dream in peace?!
Lin Xixi initially thinks this is just an ordinary game in a dream, but she soon realizes that its rules are even more ridiculous than her boss's KPIs!
Even the so-called "colleagues" in the game are all total weirdos!
Mutated cabbages grow wildly at their desks, headless delivery horses run without stopping, and cameras that feed on people's private information lurk in every corner of the meeting rooms and bedrooms...
Lin Xixi stares impassively. "I've had bosses who were even more ridiculous than this."
Then she takes a deep breath and turns to run. Rule number one in the workplace: survive first, worry about the rest later.
Even stranger, she ends up in this place alongside Shen Ning, a top-tier star, and the two of them are bound together by "shared sensations"?!
When he gets hurt, she bleeds...
Lin Xixi: Hey, System, why are you still using such a cliché setup?!
The deeper she gets into the instances, the more Lin Xixi realizes that the person controlling this game is right by her side! She even used to make that person coffee!
Meanwhile, in the real world, a game called Three Minutes appears out of nowhere and takes the world by storm.
What does that mean? Lin Xixi's scalp prickles.
Every "dream" she once had is now unfolding in the real world at the same time.
Will every instance she's experienced... become real?
And that "colleague" she spends every day and night with...
Are they the dreamer, or... another player?
After working late into the night, Lin Xixi becomes the "savior" of wage slaves.
(Though the savior herself is still running for her life.)
[Reading Guide]
1. Overworked heroine Lin Xixi (a resilient, optimistic professional) × celebrity hero Shen Ning (gentle and restrained, an unbothered type, but secretly possessive and clingy, with a youthful vibe and a dad-like side).
2. Both leads are strong. Strong heroine, female-led relationship, no angst for the heroine.
3. Immersive workplace instances with a huge imagination, absurd infinite-flow workplace rules and horror stories.
4. Features a "shared sensations" setup.
5. The meaning behind the heroine's name: Lin Xixi symbolizes light and a sense of belonging. She walks against the light and refuses to be defined. She can take root in the earth or cut through the long night: calm yet powerful, gentle yet sharp-edged.
Written: April 2025. Revised: August 25, 2026 (over 200,000 characters already written)
This story is dedicated to everyone who keeps going through life and remains strong and kind despite it all.
May you always have the courage to break through the dawn, even in the darkest times!
Theme: Wage slaves never give in, even inside a game! The plan to save the workhorses!
