"Therefore, since things have already happened, we can only accept them. We don't regret what has happened in the past, nor do we feel anxious about what hasn't arrived yet. That way, our hearts will feel a bit better. In essence, isn't the ultimate goal of a person's life to live happily and joyfully in the future?"
This was something Wen Rou only came to understand later on. She couldn't change her family of origin, nor could she break the unspoken rules, so she simply found a lifestyle that made her comfortable.
Later on, Wen Rou became lucid—or perhaps one could say indifferent. She stopped associating with people whose company didn't make her happy, and she stopped blindly trying to change her parents. She would handle whatever aftermath she could manage for them, but she let go of the things she couldn't change. Anyway, she had long since stopped caring about her reputation back in her hometown.
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