The night before our wedding.
Lu Jinghe asked to accompany his terminally ill first love on her dream trip around the world, and told me to wait a month.
At the same time, my mother was suddenly diagnosed with heart failure.
Her one wish was to see me get married in the wedding dress she'd sewn herself.
I begged Lu Jinghe to leave only after the wedding.
He agreed, but halfway through the ceremony, he eloped with Su Manqing.
A photo of the two of them eloping and kissing passionately at the airport went viral.
When my mother saw it, she died on the spot. They were about to fly off to romantic Paris.
Su Manqing updated her social media feed: "I did the boldest thing with the person I love most."
"Wish us well."
Numb, I held my mother's ashes and tapped out a comment with trembling fingers.
"Wishing you a lifetime of happiness together."
