I was swamped and didn't realize today was the start of double monthly votes. I got up this morning, logged onto Qidian, and saw so many more monthly votes all of a sudden that I realized it was double votes.

I rushed to add another chapter. It's not much, but in the current situation, I wanted to express my gratitude with an extra update.

The biggest problem with being a new dad is that my time is fragmented. Although my mom and mother-in-law are the main caregivers, I have to help out, right? I have to bathe the baby and disinfect his umbilical cord every day, and I also have to take the time to be with my wife so she doesn't get postpartum depression...

So I can no longer wake up in the morning and write until lunchtime, then write from lunchtime until dinnertime, and then write until I go to sleep.

Now, I often write for an hour, or even less than an hour, and then I have to run to the bedroom.

As a result, it's not just that my train of thought is constantly interrupted, but my mindset is always repeating in this cycle of "warming up – getting into the zone – starting to write – getting interrupted – warming up – getting into the zone..."

It's torture!

And sometimes I have to worry about the baby's problems. Why is he crying? Why does his eczema keep coming back? Is he crying at night because he lacks micronutrients...?

Plus, this book is coming to an end, and I have to think about what to write for the new book, and how to write it...

Damn, it's like everything is happening at once!

A few days ago, I was so busy that I suddenly felt dizzy and had to lie in bed for a whole day to recover... It scared my whole family, who were afraid I had a cerebral hemorrhage—a friend of mine passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage this year.

It's really impossible to update as explosively as I used to.

So please forgive me.

Finally, thank you all for suddenly showering me with so many votes even before I posted a special chapter or asked for monthly votes!

Thank you to the new Alliance Master destinykey; your reward really surprised and delighted me.

Thank you to The Wavering Wave, who rewards me with a dollar every day. Your persistence moves me so much!

And thank you to every friend who gives me a monthly vote!

Finally, I must also thank every friend who has subscribed to this book!

Thank you!

And finally, please allow me to ask you for a monthly vote on this double monthly vote day!

I haven't asked for monthly votes before, and I haven't posted a special chapter. On the one hand, I thought I've always been doing double updates, but the updates aren't that great, so I was embarrassed to ask for monthly votes. On the other hand, it's because the double monthly votes are at the end of the month, and I planned to save them for the last two days.

Now that double monthly votes are here, no matter what, I have to shamelessly ask you for monthly votes!

Everyone, cast your monthly votes!