"This girl is working with Arnav bitwa.." Nani said pointing to Payal angrily.

Khushi gulped and nodded smiling.

"And going to be bahu of Raizada family.." Khushi thought.

"Nani you liked her?" Akash asked smiling shyly after he saw Nani pointing at Payal.

Nani gritted her teeth, while Payal was shocked when Akash called that old woman as Nani.

"I hate her!" said Nani frowning.

Akash widened his eyes shocked, and Khushi face palmed.

Arnav looked at them, then at his business partners, "Excuse me.. I will just come back.."

Saying this, he walked near Nani along with Akash who curiously came to know why Nani hates Payal.

Payal gulped nervously, she hit her forehead for creating a wrong impression in front of Akash's Nani.

"What happened Nani? Why are you behaving like this with Payal?" asked Arnav confused.

Nani narrated everything Payal did at hypermarket, and Akash just wanted to faint right now hearing all that. He was sure Nani would say a big No to his marriage with Payal.

Arnav felt sorry for Akash, but got angry that she misbehaved with his Nani. He hates it when someone disrespect any member of his family.

"Come with me Nani.. She will say sorry for this.." Arnav held Nani's hand and walked to their table. Payal already got up, and said nervously, "I'm sorry Nani.. I didn't know you're Akash's Nani.." Arnav was surprised she said sorry without him saying anything.
Nani nodded seriously, "It's ok! And don't call me Nani, I'm not your Nani. Apart from business, take time to learn how to respect elders. My Khushi is here, she will teach you very well!"

Payal looked down embarrassed.

"We will leave!" said Anjali and they left.

Khushi turned to look at Akash, she made a sorry face to which he just shook his head.

"Let's continue!" said Arnav and sat on his chair sighing.

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Payal's Mansion:

Payal reached in her room, and threw herself on the bed burying her face on the pillow.

"Payal what happened?" her best friend Katy came in.

"It was the worst day of my life! Don't even ask.." said Payal rolling her eyes.

"Share with me! You will feel better.." said Katy joining her in the bed.

Payal sat comfortably on the bed, placing the pillow on her lap, "You know, today I behaved rudely with an old woman, when I went to meet ASR and Akash, I got to know that old woman was none other than Akash's Nani!"

"Oh my God! Then?" Katy asked shocked.

"Then I said sorry to her and she made me hear a lot.." Payal said.

"This shouldn't have happened right? She will definitely hate you now.." said Katy with a pity face.

"She already does Katy and that's not where it ends.. Akash was already ignoring me earlier but today he was angry with me, he didn't talk to me all day in office.. Let alone talk, he didn't met his eyes with mine.. It just pricked my heart, now I'm feeling what he felt when I used to ignore him.." said Payal.

"Why didn't you say you like him earlier Payuu?" Katy hugged her tightly.

"I wanted to test him Katy. I always lived alone, my parents are no more and I learned how to face this world alone, without anyone teaching me what's good or wrong. In such situation, I thought Akash wanted to play with me, so I used to get angry at first but then he was very adamant and I realized he truly loves me.. Now that I want to reciprocate his love, he's going away from me.. I'm scared that I will lose him Katy.." Payal said.

"Hey don't worry! You will not lose him, just tell him your feelings asap.." Katy assured her.

Payal gave her a slight smile.

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Khushi was going towards the bathroom to change her clothes, when Arnav came in front of her.

She turned to other side to go to the bathroom, Arnav also came in front of her.

She glared at him, and was going to other side but Arnav pushed her to the wall just a step behind
trapping her with his both hands.

"Will you not buy anything from my money?" asked Arnav.

"Nahin.." Khushi looked away.

"Means you felt bad for what I said.." said Arnav raising his eyebrows.

"Nahin.." Khushi replied.

"Nahin ke aage kya hai? (What's ahead of "No"?)" Arnav asked.

"Nahin ke aage What the hai, and What the ke aage is something you won't like to listen.." said
Khushi angrily.

Arnav raised his eyebrows surprised with this girl's guts to talk with him like this. But how can he forget, she isn't any random girl but his Wife!

"Look Khushi I was just kidding with you! You can, really use my money whenever you want to.. And when you need anything just ask me, I will give it to you!" said Arnav in serious tone.

"After what you did for Aashi, I owe you much more than just money!" he said staring intently at her.

Khushi looked up and met his chocolate brown eyes, she could feel he said sincerely.

Rabba vee.. Rabba vee..

Khushi smiled slowly making Arnav's heart relieved that she forgave him. Even though he didn't say sorry, all this conversation started by him was indirectly a way of saying sorry to her.

"You don't owe me anything! What I did was with my own will, for Aashi.." Khushi said.

"It's just so difficult to find a girl with a golden heart like yours!" Arnav said looking lost in Khushi.

Khushi blushed hearing Arnav praising her so openly like this. She went running like butterfly to the bathroom.

Arnav was lost in his thoughts about his past by then.

Flashback..

He was dressed in a white sherwani, but there wasn't a smile on his face. The smile he expected to have on this big day of his life. His engagement, his family were all happy, it was a grand event but the bride wasn't of his choice. She wasn't the one for him, but neither he could say this to anyone otherwise his Di's marriage would break.

Someone patted his shoulder, and he turned to face that person.

"You.." he said.

"Aren't you happy to see your going to be wife's father?" asked the man smiling.

"You very well know the answer.." Arnav rolled his eyes.

"Better put a smile on your face boy otherwise I will remove the smile from your sister's face.." he
said smirking evilly.

"What do you want? Am I not marrying Meera now? Aren't you satisfied with that?" said Arnav angrily.

"No, I want you to love Meera the same way she does to you, I want you to care for my daughter and
give her all the happiness in the world only then I will let your sister be happily married to my son. If you don't keep your promises Arnav, trust me I will make my son break his marriage with your beloved sister and her life will be destroyed, after all it's not her alone now, she has- a little life growing inside her now.." said the man grinning.

"Love cannot be forced Mr. Shashi Kapoor!" Arnav gritted his teeth.

"For your sister, I believe you can do anything na.." Shashi said smirking.

"Papa.. Arnav..what are both doing here?" came a girl beautiful in a white and blue lehenga, she smiled brightly to both.

Shashi smirked and signaled Arnav to go to his daughter.

Arnav unwillingly walked near Meera, "We were just chatting!" "About me?" Meera asked smiling shyly.

"Chote.." came Sharanya looking out for him, "Oh you're romancing here and guests are waiting downstairs.."

"Papa you're also here.." Sharanya smile seeing Shashi with them.

"Haan they were talking something, and I asked if it's about me.. Bolo na Arnav what were you both saying?" Meera asked curious.

Arnav looked at his sister, then back at Shashi who had an evil smile on his face. He turned back to Meera and hugged her, "I was saying to you father.. That.. I will love you always and keep you happy also.."

Sharanya smiled hearing this, her heart got satisfied that Arnav is marrying Meera because he wanted to, and not because Meera is her sister in law.

"I love you too Arnav.. And I will always be with you.." Meera hugged him tightly.

His eyes got moist, he clenched his fist for being so helpless right now.

Flashback ends..

Arnav clenched his fist and punched the mirror in front of him breaking it in pieces.

Khushi was shocked with the scene she saw as soon as she walked out of the bathroom.

She ran to Arnav, and held his bleeding hand, "Have you gone mad? What wrong with you?"

She rushed to get the first aid kit, and fresh tears made way to her eyes.

"Sit here.." she pointed to the bed.

"Leave me Khushi.." Arnav shoved her.

Khushi held his shoulder, "How can I leave you? You're bleeding Arnav.. Let me treat you!"

"I said leave me alone dammit.." Arnav shouted on top of his voice.

"I won't leave you alone Arnav! Look at yourself, you are bleeding.. If something happens to you, what will become of Aashi? You just hurt yourself like that.. If you have any problems, then share it with someone instead of keeping it to yourself and face your problems, don't hurt yourself .. Don't give yourself pain OK? Because hurting yourself it's easy, but it's your loved ones that feel the pain.. Now just shut up and quietly sit on the bed right now!" shouted Khushi in same tone as Arnav.

Arnav stood still pondering over her words, she is right. If at that time, he faced his problems then his Di would have been with him today.

"Didn't you listen to what I said?" Khushi asked angrily, "Sit Arnav!"

Arnav obeyed her without making fuss, and sat on the bed.

Khushi sat beside him, and cleaned the blood flowing on his hand with tears in her eyes.

"Go and practice boxing with Akash, Nk or anyone you want to, just not with the mirror.." Khushi pouted dressing his wound.

Arnav chuckled softly, he wiped her tears with his thumb.

"I'm fine!" he said assuring her with a blink of his eyes.

"I know Lion doesn't feel anything by hurting himself like this, but I'm a little Chipmunk na, I do feel a lot of pain seeing you hurt like this.. So next time, if not for you, then please think about me.." Khushi said smiling sadly.

Arnav nodded his head, "You have a strange yet cute way to explain things.."

"After all I'm your three years old baby.." Khushi chirped.

"Yeah right, don't know why Di thought I could make a baby pregnant of another baby.." Arnav said.

Khushi beat him on his shoulder pouting.

Later, hiswhole family came to know about it, and kept worried and pampering him all night. Aashi was frightened thinking what happened to her Papa, she was in Arnav's lap all the time crying. Arnav made her calm after some hours, and told her he's fine. She kept pampering him, and consoling him with her kisses and always telling him he's strong and will be fine soon. Khushi made kheer for him, and didn't allow him to work with his laptop neither touch his phone, she asked him to sleep on the bed and she took the recliner. He seriously felt more pampered by Khushi this time instead of his Di, she was checking him all night, and everytime asking him if he needs anything.

He smiled faintly staring at her looking suspiciously at him, she thinks he is hiding his pain from her and not telling her what he is feeling. Shaking his head, and telling her to sleep. He too closed his eyes to sleep. Khushi too fell asleep after seeing him sleeping peacefully.