If I had never met him, I would probably be like my parents, with a partner but no lover.
But there is no if.
Just like the song I was listening to when I first met him:
without you
no past
I won't be sad
But if I still love you.
I still love him.
——Rong Yao
The male protagonist is Su Muqiu, so objectively speaking this BE. It is set that Su Muqiu's soul exists and has an open ending, so it can probably be HE.
Purpose: Su Muqiu also wants to be loved.