Pause and Continue

I reread every comment everyone left on the previous standalone chapter.

I sincerely thank you all for your support and encouragement!

Your understanding warmed my heart. Such consideration is a breath of fresh air in the webnovel community. So often, I felt incredibly fortunate.

It was fortunate that you and I met!

Eight or nine things out of ten in life go against our wishes, so this kind of fortune was truly a luxury. At the very least, I knew many webnovel authors could only dream of it.

Some time ago, I truly fell into a low point.

Both physically and mentally.

COVID-19 Virus was more like the final stone that crushed the camel. Not a straw—it had weight.

Late at night during that time, I could feel how frail my body was. Every violent cough was the weak gasp of a pale life.

After testing negative, I took walks alone in deserted corners.

When sunlight shone on me, I felt like an old black-and-white photograph. I could not feel any warmth; I was detached from the world.

Only then did I realize—so I had become this tired!

My body and mind had truly reached their limit, so tired that I could no longer feel tired, tired to the point of numbness.

It was not until COVID struck that this numbness was broken.

Perhaps this was the price of chasing dreams?

I accepted it!

Many friends left comments after the chapters, sent WeChat messages, and QQ messages to ask after me and comfort me. Amid my gratitude, I knew—the main cause was me. All of this had resulted from my own actions.

I was the one being stubborn. I was the one who would not turn back even after crashing into walls. I was the one constantly revising. I was