Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai: Goenkas bid Kairav and Naira an emotional goodbye

MUMBAI: The episode begins with Naira packing her bags and struggling to convince Kairav. To make things worse, the kid gets upset when she tells him that Kartik is not coming with them. Kairav packs his bag and asks Naira to bring his card pack from Kartik’s secret room. Naira gets baffled to learn about his secret room and plans to go inside. Naira gets an emotional breakdown when she saw the lines drawn in the room, of the number of days Kartik stayed away from Naira. Naira also finds her belongings in the cupboard’s drawer and gets assured that even Kartik was counting every day.

Just as she tried to escape the reality, she finds Kartik at the door. Kartik tells Naira that once again she had taken the decision to take his son away from him. Naira tells Kartik that the decision she had made would be beneficial for everyone and that he shouldn’t let his past affect his future. Kartik tells Naira not to lecture him but that she to promise him that she would not go into hiding with Kairav once again. Naira promises Kartik that he could meet Kairav whenever he wishes and that they would be at the Singhania house.

The Goenkas bid Kairav and Naira an emotional goodbye but Kartik reminds Naira of her promise to keep Kairav reachable to him. After Kairav leaves, Kartik hallucinates about him and feels as if his son had returned, however, his daydream comes to an end, making his stay miserable without Kairav. Naira reaches the Singhania house and Kaveri makes sure she pampers Kairav. Devyani prepares food for Kairav and they tell him tales about Naksh and how similar Kairav was to him. Kairav relates everything to Kartik but somehow Naksh becomes successful in diverting Kairav’s mind from him.