The predicate is researches , because it is an subject
She is still unable to connect to any maternal source of wisdom. Ying-ying as an adult has pushed this memory away until she sees Lena suffering in a loveless marriage. At that moment, Ying-ying remembers the wish she wanted to tell the Moon Lady: she wished to be found.
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True, all those elements are important to budget time.