A tragic, passionate romance pairing, with a turn-of-the-millennium open-ending aesthetic (highlighted)
Meng Ce was asked three times in all whether he loved Luo Wei.
The first time, Luo Wei asked Meng Ce out of the blue, "Do you love me?"
Meng Ce kissed the corner of her lips. "You've known from the start that I'm going to marry someone else someday."
The second time, Meng Ce risked his life to save Luo Wei. She asked him, "Do you love me?"
Meng Ce held her through the pain. "What do you think?"
The third time, Luo Wei stood before a crowd, with all the reporters watching, and personally exposed the truth about the school bullying of her family member ten years ago. She ruined the lives of everyone involved, including the Meng family.
The scene descended into chaos. A stunned reporter asked Meng Ce, "Do you love her?"
In the tragic, devastating scene, Meng Ce looked at Luo Wei and said, "I do."
Around 100,000 words, with an open ending
Theme: Love can overcome anything.