This is a story of first come and last, choice and miss.
Everyone in the article is given a seemingly vigorous background, but everyone is like an old monk in meditation. After the dust has settled, they look back at love, hate, affection, righteousness, and resentment, and then continue their stories.
That kind of peace is not the author's fantasy construction to whitewash peace. Probably, behind every indifference, there is a heartache that is unwilling and helpless. The revenge that everyone bears, the path that everyone chooses, and the drama that everyone plays.