Thank you for the ride, Lonelytree! I have thoroughly enjoyed every chapter of your novel; I loved the way reality was mirrored here, and I can say that you did a very good job. I also liked how you did not conform to the stereotypes of romance just to please your readers. You really stuck to your own feelings and beliefs, and I give you my respect for that. And I hope that you continue to be like that for your future novels.That open ending was a good idea. Though personally, I would've liked Xiu Ling's and Lin Kang's relationship to have a clearer path, it was indeed hard to choose the answer. For me, if you chose to make Xiu Ling refuse, though they'd be married still, her refusal would definitely have a big blow to their union, and everything that happened will be for naught. If you chose to let her agree and forget about the past, it will leave a bad taste in the mouth, bec. though it's in the past, a big sin like that cannot be forgotten. It will haunt Xiu Ling in the days to come, and I can only imagine the rift it would slowly cause between them. Once more, it would be for naught, inevitably.Thinking like this, I have reconciled with my feelings and have accepted the ending. Besides, reality isn't always a bed of roses, nor is it a fairytale that should always end in a clear, happy ending. And we are here for the reality tag (?) so that open-ending is acceptable to me. (And I am a closet-fan of open-endings, actually, hehehe)