A year ago, you were overcome with emotion as you said yes to Chenle's heartfelt proposal. Tears filled your eyes as you beheld the love of your life down on one knee, his face adorned with a playful smile, and a glimmering, precious ring held out to you. The thought of spending your last breath with anyone but him seemed inconceivable. From that day forward, you knew that your life was destined to be filled with even more happiness, or at least it was supposed to be.

The past year has been a whirlwind of anticipation and preparation for the months ahead. Everything had been meticulously arranged and finalized for your upcoming wedding ceremony, scheduled to take place in just a few months. However, an unforeseen piece of news shattered all your carefully laid plans, leaving you with a profound sense of despair. Chenle had been diagnosed with a terminal and untreatable illness, which would claim his life mere days before the scheduled wedding day. This devastating revelation came three years after Chenle first fell ill, by which time the disease had already progressed to an advanced stage. There was nothing left to do but come to terms with the heartbreaking reality that the man you had loved for the past decade would be leaving you in just three months.

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More than ever, your days have been confusing. The feeling of sadness that you never thought you'd feel being so close to the one you love is overwhelming. Although Chenle tells you to move on, even without him, you know that this will never be possible without him here.

He looks at you with passionate eyes, but with a background of melancholy, as he holds you in his arms and fiddles with the necklace he gave you as a gift on the night you got engaged.

"I know it's going to hurt, I swear I know... but let yourself live, love. Let yourself love again and be loved. That's what you deserve." he concluded and left a gentle kiss on the top of your head. "You need to live smiling so that I can die with a smile."