At noon, checking the monthly ticket rankings felt like a bucket of ice water dumped over my head on a deep winter day.

Today, Xiao Yu had thrown himself into generating a burst of content, truly believing this small aspiration could easily be realized. After all, our subscription numbers remained steady, with nearly three thousand friends following the updates for 24 hours; even if just one-tenth, or even one-twentieth of those friends cast a single vote, we could comfortably break into the top ten of the category.

But this result left Xiao Yu feeling incredibly disheartened and lost, unsure of how to proceed, a chill spreading through his body. Xiao Yu understood that a large part of the blame lay with him, due to the slow update pace in the preceding period. Yet, no matter how many complications arose, even when updating slowly, Xiao Yu had never missed a single day, and the average still held at six thousand characters daily. Xiao Yu had never forgotten his guaranteed minimum daily output, and he vowed that all previously owed chapters would certainly be cleared this month, and this month's overall updates would surely satisfy everyone.

This current chapter took Xiao Yu nearly four solid hours to write; he even skipped lunch. No matter what, there would be four updates today. He could only earnestly plead with his friends to dedicate just one of their precious early-month monthly tickets to Xiao Yu. Currently, the category rank is thirteen; thirty more tickets would push it up. If just thirty more friends offer their support, this small desire can be fulfilled.

The third update is tentatively scheduled for around ten o'clock tonight, with the fourth following around eleven.

Xiao Yu is going to grab something to eat and rest briefly, recharging his spirit to continue writing into the evening. He begs all his friends once more: one ticket, just one monthly ticket is all Xiao Yu asks for to lend support!

Finally, one last note: Children's Day has arrived. Friends who have children, please take them out and enjoy the day thoroughly. It’s been a year, and this holiday belongs to them. Let us all fulfill our responsibilities as parents. RS