When I typed the three words "The End," I couldn't tell what I was feeling. So much came to mind.
I even felt as though I'd been hollowed out, all my energy and spirit drained away.
From the first chapter on November 21, 2020, to the last on June 5, 2023, this book spanned 6.56 million Chinese characters. That was its beginning and end, and the temporary conclusion to Meng Chuan's story.
I say "temporary" because although I've finished the book, Meng Chuan is still living his life in another world. His story has ended, but his life hasn't.
There's simply no one left to tell his story. That doesn't mean his life is over. He'll live a happy life of his own in a world beyond anyone's sight.
I hope he stays in your memories a little longer.
After roughly two and a half years, my first book has come to an end.
I've gone from a fresh-faced new author on Qidian to an author who's been writing for two and a half years and isn't quite so fresh-faced anymore—though I'm still a nobody.
That isn't a short time. For a new author, writing one book for that long is a long haul.
Writing a book isn't easy, especially when you have to keep at it day after day.
I'm sure anyone who's had a similar experience understands.
Back in school, it took me ages just to squeeze out an 800-character essay...
Thankfully, I managed to finish this book in the end.
Along with the relief came a reluctance to let it go.
Over these past two-plus years, I never took a single day off. On average, I kept my daily updates above six thousand Chinese characters.
For around nine hundred days, I wrote six thousand characters a day.