Writing these thoughts with trepidation...
First, a quick defense: I really didn't plan to reach a cliffhanger here, I thought it would be next week. I was preparing for Shi Yuezhu to meet the protagonist as the point for getting on track.
Now, let's talk about how I've been feeling during this time.
I used to write light-hearted, comedic romance stories that generally didn't receive much criticism.
Luckily, I can still handle it. As long as the criticism isn't in the reader circles, I can accept random chapter and paragraph reviews (unless they completely break my defenses).
Here, I would like to defend myself a bit more.
There will be no sugar-coating or forgiveness. There's no need to hold it high and let it go lightly. I'm a reader too, and I find that quite disgusting.
