I received a notification from my editor—the book has been released.
Thanks to everyone's overwhelming support, I had thought such a pioneering (or rather, haphazard) beginning would likely be short-lived, so I had braced myself for an early exit. Surprisingly, it held on for four rounds and even broke into the top 10 of the new book overall rankings.
Unfortunately, it just missed the chance to be featured in the Sanjiang list by a whisker, but the launch has still scored a homepage new book promotion, which is pretty awesome.
As everyone knows, the author is busy with end-of-term exams for the fourth grade of elementary school. Having not written for half a year, the writing feels a bit rusty, but I've gained a more relaxed attitude.