
In another site, but I "read" it with Google lens because it was in Vietnamese, and it's just a damn filler where Yutong meets that other side couple with the fang guy and the cute femboy who looks like girly Weiyun.
And, am I the only one who doesn't give a fuck about them? It's one of the worst developed side couples ever, like, they just appeared out of nowhere one day and occupied entire chapters instead of being the direct friends of the main couple or something. Chapter 159 ended in a HUGE cliffhanger, so I was immensely disappointed when I saw the return of those two.

Guys, calm down. Don't arrive to conclusions because of wonky machine translation.
What Natsume Isaku announced on her twitter was her finishing the 8th volume, not her saying that the 7th volume was the last. The chapters are currently being published on Cheri+ and who knows when we'll have the full volume, maybe late 2025/early 2026.
If you peek on her twitter, there's even the front and back cover of the new volume.
The main story ended, but the illegal sites didn't upload the third season review: there will be side stories! I didn't see when, but author said there will