男主角其实一早就知道妻子不爱他,但他愿改变她。在疫区的那段时间,妻子看到了病黎的痛楚,孤儿的无助,心里慢慢地被感化。她卸下了千金小姐的身段,去帮助无家的孤儿。在那段时间,她也发现其实男主角也是有优点,男主角对她的爱,为了大我牺牲小我,渐渐地爱上了他。可是好景不长在,丈夫得了当时无药可治的霍乱而归西了。当丈夫下葬的那一幕,一把清和的嗓音悠悠地传了出来。那是一首法国的儿歌,《À la claire fontaine》。
No, there won't be Christmas for me this year For the simple reason being you're not here
There won't be eggnogs by the cozy fire There won't be glasses of mulled wine either There won't even be a Christmas tree 'cause you're not here to light it up with me
Oh, Santa honey, won't you bring my baby back to me? 'cause i miss him, yes, i miss him oh so dearly
I haven't sent him his Christmas card 'cause that would mean we really are apart The Christmas stockings are as empty as my heart
I know you're away doing something good But just this once, baby, if you could You know you can, and you know should 'cause Christmas won't be Christmas...
without you
Two days to Christmas and i'm still waiting outside Wishing upon a star that you'll be coming home tonight But it was cold, it was getting late Sadly, i crept back into bed But then i felt a soft kiss on my cheek I opened my eyes, and there my baby was...