The indeterminate outcome mocks the unwillingness to go against each other. Maybe it was wrong at the beginning, or maybe it was just to pave the way for this ending. So should she let go of the past, given her waning youth, or choose to forgive? After repeated trials and revelations, the relationship between the male and female protagonists has become increasingly confusing.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.