Jumping into the Yellow River won't wash away the guilt

She carefully placed the book on the corner of the desk to weigh it down, then opened her laptop.

Her science-fiction work "Cloud" had already been published in two parts, with global sales surpassing five million copies, and now she was writing the third part of "Cloud"—the concluding volume.

Set against a backdrop of a highly developed future technological civilization, the novel boasted grand scenes and numerous characters. In the final phase, many plot points needed to be addressed, not to mention the large-scale battles and descriptions of the characters' emotions… It indeed took a great deal of effort to write.

The last two chapters alone had taken her two months to refine the outline.

Fortunately, by now, the details were etched clearly in her mind, making the writing process much smoother.

The girl's fingers tapped on the screen, oblivious to the passage of time.

Outside the window, the night deepened.