The Chief Editor of Silver Blue Books was tormented, a torment accompained him throughout the whole month of June. He hoped desperately it was a matter of paranoia, for if his worries came to pass, the torture would be even worse -
As for Lin Yuan, his life remained the same.
He even started writing the second volume of "Zhu Xian". Open-ended commitments weren't a good habit; they would affect Lin Yuan's income. At least in terms of money-making, Lin Yuan was still very diligent.
However, one can't be making money forever.
For instance, Tribe Literature recently contacted Lin Yuan and intended to commission another short story from him, but Lin Yuan declined. He only had two short stories left, which he wanted to save because the price for this new short story wasn't going to be a loss for him.
His reason for the refusal was:
Lack of inspiration for a short story lately.