According to tv cat's inquiry, in the TV series "A Sentimental Floating Life in Nongben's Gone with the Times", the ending shows that Cher and Blanc finally have a lover, so Cher loves Blanc.
Nongben's Sad Life in Troubled Times tells the story of 1937, when most of China fell into the hands of the Japanese army. In order to escape the war, many wealthy businessmen poured into the French Concession.