After Liu Cunxiao left, the rest of the company had no desire to linger and successively followed him out. Seeing this, Liu Ye'er, Liu Cunren, and Liu Cunxiu also departed one after another. Seeing them to the door, Madam Hua offered a sincere apology to Liu Cunren and Liu Cunxiu: "Third Brother, Xiuer, on behalf of our entire family, I offer you my apologies." With a nonchalant wave of his hand, Liu Cunren said magnanimously, "Let bygones be bygones; the past is like smoke."
Looking askance from the side, Li Yan laughed derisively, "Sister-in-law, it seems there is still a sensible person in your family after all." Hearing this, Madam Hua was momentarily struck dumb. She knew full well that the rift between the two families ran deep and that her own power to mend it was limited. She understood that the enmity between the two households was as unbridgeable as a chasm, and all she could do was to do her human best and leave the rest to fate.
Liu Ye'er returned to the Han Family Inn. Her state of mind matched the setting—tranquil and profound. The wooden door of the inn clicked softly shut, as if walling off the clamor of the outside world and leaving behind a peaceful sanctuary.
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