Really unfortunate hearing about the Chinese government censorship. I hope some day this series will be able to continue developing the original plot. Still want to know how things progressed after the scene in Chapter 145 and onwards between Qiu Tong and Sun Jing. I was also looking forward in the new development of the other girl who was hinting at her interest in Sun Jing, and how that would've been resolved. But the author has since moved past that. sad days :( Nonetheless, I still appreciate the updates we get.
There...hasn't...been....any...censorship...of...content.
The censorship prevented the author from publishing a book. That's it. There is some -speculation- that that event discouraged the author and threw her plot off track, but that's about the emotional state of the author, not anybody imposing anything on the content. Some people speculated that the author had reverted to subtext, but since then they went on a date, shared a second kiss, and Sun Jing explicitly called herself Qiu Tong's girlfriend. They have also continued to be super gay for each other in various ways.Also, the author does't just have this comic. There's also a yaoi story that has continued as well. There's no indication that the author has compromised retreated from any story decisions based on government pressure.
Seriously, anybody at this point who thinks she's pulling back on the gay because of the Chinese government: Are you reading the same comic as me?
Yeah, the Mo arc seems to have gotten dropped. I myself speculated early on that maybe that was because the author didn't want to deal with the angst while dealing with the IRL stuff, but again, that's emotional state stuff. And also, it's speculation. Also, it's just as credible to speculate that maybe she just decided to abandon the plot because Mo was being met with no small amount of hostility. (Like, comments in a few places were outright mean.)
Sorry if I'm a little snotty about this, but I get really tired of people spouting off unsubstantiated or even falsifiable ideas based on hearsay and conjecture. It gets my goat.
Again, the only thing that resulted from censorship is a book deal fell through. Don't get me wrong, that's bad and stupid and frustrating, but the content is as gay as it ever was, it just veered away from angst to fluff.
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