The picnic was said to be an opportunity for the children to bond, but in the end, the kids gathered together after eating and didn't get much closer. Still, there was no longer the same antagonism as before, whereas the adults got quite tipsy. On the way back by car, only a few could be heard chatting enthusiastically about things in the military, leaving the women unable to get a word in edgewise. Sitting in the back, Ye Qian had lost the interest she had when coming. She whispered to Liu Rui and didn't provoke Ye Ling. Meanwhile, Ye Ling, sitting at the back, dozed off until they got off the car, when each family parted ways with laughter, and Ye Ling finally walked to her father's side.
"Dad, I'll go home and pack up some things. I'll move back tomorrow," Ye Ling said calmly, noticing her mother's face stiffening at these words, forcing a smile.
