Across Worlds, I Find You Again

In New Calendar year 350, being single is against the law. Xi Yan wants only to earn money, build his savings, and retire. But when a power outage makes his singles-tax payment thirty minutes late, his name turns red, his wages are frozen, and a pink romance monitor sends him into a virtual world for compulsory rehabilitation. The rules are simple: survive for one month and start a romantic relationship. The first destination? An apocalyptic world ravaged by an invading game, where even staying alive is a challenge. Then Xi Yan pulls an injured captain from a wreckage-filled crater and proposes a convenient bargain: I saved your life, so how about dating me? To his surprise, Jiang Chen agrees—with rather more enthusiasm than expected. Xi Yan only wants his paycheck back. But with a golden-winged boyfriend, a mysterious purification ability, and a month they must spend together without breaking up, can he really keep his heart out of the bargain?