"Payal.." Akash called her biting his lips.

Payal entered in the mansion with baby steps.

The family was shocked to see her, while Nani stood up angrily.

"What is she doing here?" Nani asked.

"She is the girl I love Nani.. Payal.." said Akash facing Nani.

"Hello hi bye bye.. Akash bitwa have you gone nuts? This girl misbehaved with Sasuma and you want to bring her in this house?" Mami widened her eyes.

"Is there any lack of good girls in this world that you had to choose this girl?" Nani asked.

"Nani I'm really sorry for that day.." said Payal standing beside Akash.

Khushi felt pity for them, she nudged Arnav.

"Do something for them!" she said with moist eyes.

"You want me to become DM and change everyone's mind here?" Arnav asked sarcastically.

"Oh now you want my grandson, so you say sorry.. If I was any old woman then you wouldn't have
said sorry to me.." Nani shook her head, "Learn how to respect elders, not for you interest but for
your good only.."

"Nani Payal just did one mistake na.. Please forgive her.. I love her a lot.." Akash said.

Payal nodded her head guilty, "I won't repeat it again.."

"Just one? She tried to slap Chipku.." Arnav intervened glaring at Payal.

Khushi face palmed, while Akash was like this-marriage-is-not-going-to-happen.

"Can't you keep quiet? You're sounding like Bhallaladeva trying to destroy your brother, Bahubali's life.." Khushi scolded him.

"I'm not destroying his life, but telling truth.." Arnav frowned.

"What? She tried to slap my Gudiya.." Nani widened her eyes shocked, "What did my Gudiya do to you?"

"It was misunderstand Nani, and she already said sorry and I forgive her also. It's your time to forgive her now.." Khushi said.

"Nahin.. This girl misbehaved with me and with you also! I won't let Akash marry her.." said Nani stubbornly.

"Nani please.." pleaded Akash, "I already suffered so much to get a yes from her, and now you all refusing her.."

"Hello hi bye bye you made my son run behind you! There are better girls who want to marry him.." Mami said angrily.

Nk and Aman sighed, one by one secrets are being revealed and everything was against their relationship.

"I also don't think this relationship will bring any good for you both. You both are really different from each other.." said Anjali, Payal seems like her Chote, and Akash is a soft hearted person. She fear her brother might suffer in future with Payal's behavior.

"Di even me and Arnav are very different from each other.." Khushi said.

"Nani we all do mistakes in life and if elders don't forgive us and show us the right path, then who
will? Whatever Payal did, she's really sorry for it.. Please forgive her and give permission for this
marriage.." Khushi walked to Nani.

Nani looked away, Khushi smiled whispering a "Please" which melt Nani's heart in seconds.

"Who will ever deny you?" Nani smiled and kissed Khushi's forehead.

She turned to Payal, "I forgive you.. But to marry my grandson, I still need to test you and be sure
about this.. Only then I will approve this relationship.."

Payal nodded her head smiling, she hugged Nani tightly, "Thank you so much Nani.."

Nani stood stern staring at Akash, who smiled sheepishly at her.

Khushi signaled Payal to touch Nani's feet to take blessings from her.

Payal nodded and broke the hug, bending to take Nani's blessings.

Nani had a small smile seeing that she didn't forget to touch her feet. Little did she know Khushi was
the one who reminded Payal.

Akash sigh in relief while Arnav walked near Khushi, he held hand and pulled her to a corner.

"Don't do this.." he said with an angry expression on his face.

"What?" Khushi asked startled.

"Payal isn't what you're showing to my family. Why did you signal her to touch Nani's feet? This is you Khushi and not her.. After sometime, when everyone see her true face, then everyone will be hurt na..I know you will help her pass her test, but you after this? Did you ever thought about it?" Arnav asked.

Khushi looked at him serious, "You're right.. What will we do now?"

"Do simply nothing Khushi! Let Payal be herself in front of everyone and let's see the outcome na..Haan, you can help her in one thing.." Arnav said.

"What?" Khushi asked curiously.

"Teach her how to respect others like you do, explain to her how each and every member of this family is, teach her what is wrong or right.. But don't change herself, don't tell her what to do or not.. Like you do with Aashi, you teach Aashi something, and Aashi alone does it when the situation arises na because she remembers your words and advices, same goes to Payal.. What you did now was wrong, because she touched Nani's feet not because you taught her but because she wanted to impress Nani. And impress someone being something you're not is wrong!" Arnav said.

Khushi smiled faintly staring at him. She nodded her head, "Mr. Always right I still have a lot to learn from you!"

Arnav pinched her nose with a small smile, "Mrs. Always right.."

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At the living room...

Everyone went to the living room again to talk with Payal, more precisely to watch Payal give an exam to Nani. Payal was nervous, but Akash was more. He just wanted her to pass from this quickly and lay on the bed in relief, knowing its a Yes from his family.

Payal was about to sit beside Khushi, but Arnav came and sat beside Khushi to protect his wife!!

Akash called her to sit with him.

Khushi rolled her eyes, "Aren't you being over protective?" she asked while patting Aashi's back, Aashi was falling asleep resting her head on Khushi's lap.

"I have to be, you're so thin that if Payal slapped you that day you would have landed in the sky itself.." Arnav mocked.

Khushi pouted.

"So why you fell in love with Akash?" asked Nani.

Payal remembered Khushi's words sometime ago, she remembered how Khushi said to her, that she needs to answer every question of Nani honestly and not to impress Nani. She needs to be herself and not create an image of a woman she's not.

"When Akash came to me first time and confessed his feelings, I really thought he is a playboy and just wants to have fun. But after seeing his insistence on getting me, I realized he's not lying. He has really fallen in love with me and I fell for him, because while he was trying to impress me, I met a caring, patient, soft hearted and honest man in him, who would fill the empty space in my heart.. I felt only Akash is the man who I can fall deeply in love with.." Payal said honestly.

Akash smiled lovingly at her.

"Kitne cute hain.." said Khushi chirpily.

"Akash or his family?" Nani asked.

Payal thought for a while, in her heart she would always choose Akash. But if she answers Akash, and not them, they might think bad of her. But this is what Nani wants to test her only, if she is trying to impress her or she loves Akash truly.

Khushi shut her eyes tightly, she silently murmured, "Answer Akash.. Not family.."

"Akash.." Payal replied staring at Akash lovingly. He smiled and tightened his hold on her hand.

Nani was impressed by her honest replies.

"Your parents or Akash?" Nani asked.

"Akash.." Payal replied with a low voice.

Nani looked at her confused, "No matter how much you love your husband, you should always hold your parents in first position. Because they're the one who did everything for you.. Don't try to impress us by choosing Akash.. I was just testing you, and you failed!"

"I would if they were with me Nani. Right now, I only have Akash in my life.. The empty space that only he can fill, because when they left me to meet DM, I was left all alone.. Now I have someone to call as my own.." Payal replied with moist eyes.

Everyone gasped shocked with Payal's revelation, except Arnav who already knew about Payal's parents.

Nani felt guilty for replying like that to her, her eyes welled and hugged Payal, caressing her hair. "I'm so sorry.. I didn't know about this, otherwise I would never bring this topic.." said Nani.

Payal nodded sideways, "You don't need to say sorry Nani.. It's my fate only.."

Khushi looked away and wiped her tears quickly, but her actions didn't go unnoticed by Arnav. He was watching her every step. He knows she must be thinking about her parents who abandoned her and didn't even thought for once to take her back.

"HP bring water for Payal bitiya.." Mami shouted.

"From my side it's a Yes!" said Khushi plastering a smile on her face.

"Ours also!!" Aman and NK said at the same time.

"Akash really loves her and he's happy with her only.. It's better not to force him marry with a person he doesn't have feelings for, otherwise you already know what happened.." Arnav said.

Everyone looked at him sadly, as their mind travelled to his story, his past with Meera.

Only Khushi and Payal were unaware of this, Khushi didn't understand what he meant by the last sentence. All she knows is Arnav was kind of forced to marry his first wife.

"Hello hi bye bye Arnav bitwa is right!" Mami said, "If Akash bitwa is happy with her, then our happiness lies in his.."

Nani nodded her head, she caressed Akash and Payal's head, "Go ahead with this relationship!"

"My cute Katappa.." Khushi pinched Arnav's cheek, smiling cheekily. After all Arnav gave the necessary push, to make everyone finally accept Payal.

"Oh really.." Arnav rolled his eyes.

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At night..

*Aashi's room:

Khushi came in the room with a small bowl in her hands, smiling thinking about how Akash and Payal must have been celebrating right now after everyone accepted their relationship. She was really happy for Akash, after all she witnessed his hard work to get Payal and then his nervousness to get a yes from his family. She was so glad to see that Akash wasn't like those who married without caring about his family opinion. He wanted his family to accept Payal, and only then he would marry her.

"Friend what izz thizz?" Aashi asked curiously staring at the bowl in Khushi's hand.

"This is hair oil and Friend will apply it on your hair so that it grows more and healthy.." Khushi smiled and sat on the bed.

"Leally? (Really).. Wow.." Aashi widened her eyes smiling in glee.

Khushi nodded and pulled Aashi to her lap. Aashi sat comfortably and waited obediently for Khushi to apply the oil on her hair.

Khushi spread the oil on her palms and applied it on Aashi's hair, then with her fingertips she massaged Aashi's head.

Aashi giggled enjoying the feeling.

Arnav came in the room, "What are you both doing?"

"Papa Friend puts oily in Aashi's hail.. Friend said that my hail will glow mole.." Aashi said excitedly.

"Hmm.." Arnav walked near them, he laid on the bed and rested his head on Aashi's lap. Aashi giggled feeling ticklish.

Khushi smiled warmly realizing their position, Aashi sitting on her lap, and Arnav with his head rested on Aashi's lap. They looked like a happy family!

Aashi caressed Arnav's hair, making him smile softly. He closed his eyes. And Khushi smiled mischievously, she handled to Aashi the hair oil and signaled her to apply it on Arnav's hair.

Aashi smiled and dipped her fingers on the bowl, then applied it on Arnav's hair.

Arnav opened his eyes, "Baby what are you doing?"

"Oily Papa.." she showed him her fingers with a toothy smile.

Arnav made a face, he glared at Khushi, "You asked her to do this na?"

"What? Your hair will glow!! How long do you plan to stay bald my Katappa?" Khushi gave him a lopsided smile.

Arnav shook his head, then closed his eyes again letting Aashi play with his hair.

"Papa Friend put oily to me, and Aashi put oily to you.. Who will put to Friend?" Aashi pouted.

Arnav smirked, he sat on the bed, "I will.."

Khushi nodded sideways, "Nahin I don't want.."

Arnav didn't hear her words, he made her sit on his lap, and Aashi was still on Khushi's lap. Khushi was shy at first, her dhak dhak increased as she never was this close to her husband.

"You also asked Aashi to apply oil on me without my permission, now it's your time my Devasena! Let your hair glow than it is now.." he said applying it on her hair.

"Eww..Katappa and Devasena are not couple!" Khushi shook her head making a face.

"That's your fault for not calling me Bahubali.." he said.

"How do you know about this movie? Did you watch it?" she asked him, she didn't expect Arnav to know about it.

"Kind of, had to watch it with Di who was in love with Bahubali.." said Arnav while massaging her head.

"Acha?" Khushi smiled closing her eyes.

"Hmm.. even Jija ji fought with her because her madness for Bahubali.. He was jealous.." Arnav chuckled remembering the pillow fights between the couple in the living room.

Khushi giggled and continued chatting with Arnav, meanwhile Aashi slept with her head buried on Khushi's chest.