Today's episode of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai starts with Swarna retuning home. Kartik(Mohsin Khan) insists on staying with her, but Manish is furious and asks him to leave. Suhasini takes Kartik away.

Swarna says that she does not want to speak to Manish. Manish lashes out at her for being rash. He says that if she does not agree on something, then it should not mean that she drives off like that.

He says that the children have already taken a rash decision and she should not instigate Kartik any further or else he himself will take off like she did. Kartik and Naira(Shivangi Joshi) both are sad as they remember each other.

Naitik walks up to Naira and says that he is a father and will always remain that when he worries for her. Suhasini too tries to calm Kartik and says that he should not let this divorce take a toll on him.

Naitik tells Naira that a correct decision does not trouble a person like she is now troubling herself. Naira wonders if she did take the right decision. She records a voice message for Kartik saying whatever she did was for the sake of the family and not just for herself.

She accidentally sends the message too and later regrets it. She sees that Kartik has already seen the message. She decides to meet him. She walks out and sees Kartik. Kartik hugs her and says that he will not let her walk away so easily. Later she realises that it was just her imagination.

Kartik too walks down to her house but cannot, make himself to meet her or even hear her message. He returns back. Next morning Naira sees that Kartik's domestic help is packing the bags away to the car.

She wonders where they are going she sees Kartik too with suitcases, and they stand looking at each other. Kartik and Naira both have the urge to make up and hug each other.

Though they resist this urge and walk away. Naira asks the domestic help if everyone is leaving. Suhasini hears her and lashes out at her. She says that Naira was supposed to return to Kartik's life and make things right, but she did the opposite and broke away completely.

Suhasini asks Naira to keep away now. She returns home angry and tells Sulekha that she lashed out at Naira for not discussing anything with anyone before taking this decision.

Swarna sitting nearby remembers how she had heard every word of what Naira spoke to her in the hospital. Kartik later finds Swarna at Naira's door but take her away.

Naira id in two minds of whether she should stop Kartik or not. Kitu tells her that everyone is leaving. Kittu says her byes to Kartik. Naira runs down to meet Kartik, but they have already driven away.

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