Arnav reached them, and Anjali stopped talking.

"Why didn't you tell me that Anjali was the one who planned all that?" Khushi said to him.

"You disappeared from my sight when I got to know the truth" Arnav sighed and glanced at his sister once, from his eyes it was very clear that he was hurt with Anjali.

Khushi also noticed it.

"Give her any punishment you want Khushi. The boy who tried to force himself on you is already in jail.." Arnav said.

"I don't want to punish anyone. What happened, I already forgot about it. I just didn't expect this from you Anjali.." Khushi sighed.

"Are you sure?" he asked again not believing what he heard.

Khushi: Aren't you getting late for work? Then don't come to me and say that I'm the one to be blamed for it.

Arnav: I'm not going to office today.

Khushi shrugged her shoulders: Then do what you want..

"Let's have breakfast" Mami called them and all settled themselves in their seats.

"Chote Khushi.." Anjali whispered to him.

"Khushi has forgiven you. I didn't.." Arnav glared at her.

"Chote please I did that out of frustration. She is also at fault na, isn't she making us her slaves?" Anjali frowned.

"She is fulfilling Nani's last wishes. And from now on, you're not allowed to go out with your so called friends and spend money everyday on petty things.." Arnav warned her.

"Kya?" Anjali looked at him with big eyes.

"You heard it right.." Arnav pressed his lips.

"That's not needed Arnav. No one is forbidden from having friends.." Khushi, sat next to Arnav said it glaring at him.

"Khushi you don't need to interfere in between us.." Arnav glared back at her.

"Then go on, do what you want and you will never know what she is hiding from us. Just forbid her from spending money on useless things.." Khushi barked at him in his ears.

"What the..you bee like voice.. " Arnav shut his eyes frustrated.

"Like she said, you're only allowed to meet your friends Di" Arnav said to Anjali, who nodded.

Payal cleared her throat, "Ma I'm going out today to meet my old friends"

"Nahin, we have so much work today. HP wants to clean the rooms and the living room, so you have to help him.." Mami said making faces.

"Ma I'm telling you, not pleading you.." Payal smiled, Khushi winked at her.

"And I'm here only na with Mami ji and Anjali. We three will clean the rooms with HP.." Khushi said glancing at the both ladies that were now making boring faces.

"And my dear husband is also here today.." Khushi shifted her eyes to him, who was lost in thoughts.

"Pathi ji will you clean our room?" Khushi waved her fingers on his face.

"Hmm.." Arnav replied.

"See Akash, you should be like Arnav, yesterday he learned how to iron his clothes, today he learned how to make a coffee for himself and now he is going to learn how to clean our room!! Cute hubby na?" Khushi giggled.

"What? Clean my room??" Arnav came back on earth and shouted like mad.

"Haan pathi ji. You only accepted it now.." Khushi pouted looking at him "I will help you like always" she added.

"Ok!" he curtly replied and sipped his handmade coffee for the first time, it tasted good!!

Mami, Anjali, Akash and Mama faked a cough shocked that Arnav accepted Khushi's orders.

"You're falling in her traps Chote. Soon she will make you like HP in this house and she will take over this mansion and AR. This is her plan only, she knows you're the strongest here and the only one who can win from her. That's why she is using you against us only now. Can't you see she is slowly making you obey her every word?" Anjali shook her head in disbelief and went from there followed by Mami and Akash.

Arnav just looked at them going with What-the look.

Khushi felt bad about Anjali's words, she looked down and tears started threating to come out of her eyes.

Payal and Mama looked at each other like this family has no cure.

"Well since I'm the strongest one in this family. You three kind of need me in your team.." Arnav smirked looking at the three.

"Arnav ji.." Payal smiled astonished.

Khushi looked up to him blinking her eyes, "You want to join us?!!"

"You need me.." Arnav replied sarcastically.

"I don't!!" Khushi stuck out her tongue to him like a kid "Didn't you see me beating that guy all alone?"

"Arnav beta I'm very happy that you took the initiative to change this family. You were only needed in our team and it's good you opened your eyes to see their reality.." Mama said.

"Let me tell you that I'm the boss here.." Khushi glanced at him.

"What the.. Now that I reached everything will change.." Arnav retorted.

"Mama ji dekho na.." Khushi whined.

Mama and Payal giggled looking at both like Tom and Jerry couple.

Khushi punched him playfully on his cheeks, "I'm still angry with you"

"What the..What did I do now?" he looked at her confused.

"You left me alone there.." she pouted.

"But you're Jhansi ki Rani na. You would handle yourself.." he teased her.

"And you're really a beast, reached in the last minute and ask me if I'm alright!!" she scolded him.

Payal rolled her eyes with their long lasting fight.

"I'm going now.." Payal picked her purse.

Arnav called her out before she left, she looked back at him.

"You're doing the right thing Payal.." he said and there was a little smile playing on his lips which he didn't want to show anyone.

Payal blinked her eyes smiling and went from there.

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Arshi room:

Khushi was taking his clothes out of the closet to clean it.

"What should I do?" Arnav asked seeing her doing things all alone.

"Your wife is waiting for you" she eyed to his laptop.

"What the.. Laptop isn't my wife!! You're my.." he stopped abruptly when he realized what he was going to say to her.

But it was late, she understood his unsaid words and smiled slowly.

"You can fold your clothes" Khushi said pointing to his clothes spread over the bed.

He sat on the bed and took his one shirt to fold.

"Now how will we find out about Di? There isn't any birthday party now!" he looked at her dug a piece of cloth on a basket with water and then spread it over his closet door cleaning it.

"I don't know!! You wasted such a good opportunity. But never mind, at least we got you in our team after that which is a better news. And about Anjali, I think now that she is upset with you. We will get a chance to discover what it is..Can I tell you something?" she said engrossed in her work.

"Hmm.." he placed his folded shirt on the bed and picked another.

"I think Anjali is in love.." Khushi said and shut her eyes prepared to hear a shout.

"WHAT..NO!!" Arnav frowned.

"No what? Why would she leave her mansion secretly? To meet someone na, and this someone can't be a friend? So.." Khushi looked at him.

"Boyfriend!!" he said.

"Right! I'm not sure, so I think we really have to wait.." Khushi said shrugging her shoulders.

"Di is becoming strange for me day by day! It feels like she is going away from me.." Arnav said and lowered his eyes continuing with his clothes.

Khushi glanced at him astonished, as she remembered of the past.

Flashback..

"Nani eat this hot yummy pakora! I made it now only.." Khushi sat with Nani in the living room, and Madhu went to her room leaving the best friends alone.

"I don't want.." Nani shoved the plate and pouted looking down.

"Why bestie?" Khushi looked at her worried.

"Chote you know he is suffering losses in his business" Nani almost cried.

"Did he told you that?" Khushi asked her caressing her palms.

"Nahin, Aman told me. Chote happens what happens, he never shares his problems with anyone. Since his mother died, he never opened up himself to anyone, neither me. If he is happy, sad, angry, sick, tired you will never know because he never shows or tell anyone. Just close himself in his room. If he has complaints with you also, he will never say a word, if he likes you, he will never say it or show it to you.." Nani said wiping her tears.

"Ajeeb ladka hai (Strange boy he is). Nani it's better to check if he is a human or robot!!" Khushi giggled making Nani smile at her.

Flashback ends.

"Wow this is miracle. Arnav shared his feelings with me.." she looked weirdly at him.

Arnav looked at her confused with her stare at him, then he looked behind him to see if something is wrong.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" he asked.

Khushi nodded sideways and went to open the door for HP who brought a broom and two big boxes for her.

"What is this for?" Arnav asked.

"One box you will put in clothes you don't use anymore and another we will put the extra things you don't need" Khushi explained him and handled him one box.

Arnav nodded and after minutes he ended folding his clothes and handled to Khushi who placed it back to the closet.

"Now?" he asked her.

"I will make the bed and you will clean your desk.." Khushi said and both set to work.

She placed new sheets and blanket on the bed and threw the old one to the washing machine.

Arnav placed his files in order, and pencils, pens, paper-clips, notebooks and more on his desk organizer.

Khushi later helped him organizing his bookshelf.

Where she found a letter of his ex-girlfriend.

"Ayeee.. Love letters.." Khushi teased him, while he just shook his head.

"Just throw it away.." Arnav said while taking some books from her hand.

"Love I'm missing you so much! It has been one week we didn't see each other.. (Khushi was left with open mouth) I want to give you a tight hug when I come back from my holidays and a kiss also on my favorite place.." Khushi read it aloud and looked at him "And where is that favorite place?"

"Read her name.." Arnav said trying to remember.

"Anika.." Khushi said.

"Hmm..it was on my neck.." Arnav smirked and took the letters from Khushi's hand.

"Bakwas hai yeh.. Don't waste time.." he said and threw it on the floor.

"Ajeeb people!!" Khushi rolled her eyes.

"Didn't you ever fall in love Khushi?" he asked.

"Never.." she replied "And you? Oh God you fell in love so many times. Nani told me some 50 girlfriends of yours.." she laughed.

Arnav: I never fell in love and never will! And Nani lied to you that I have 50 girlfriends.

Khushi: Why did you ask me such question?

Arnav: Because you're making yuck faces which clearly shows me you never had a boyfriend.

Khushi pouted: Face reader now you can go!

"Why?" he asked confused.

"Because I'm going to wisp away the dust now.." Khushi said taking the duster from the floor "And you're allergic to dust.."

"Ohh.." he nodded and walked to leave the room, but then looked back at Khushi "Nani told you this?"

Khushi nodded: If Nani didn't told me, you expect DM to tell me?

Arnav grinned: And is it written in that mini diary of yours Short memory?

Khushi threw a pillow to him, "Don't tease me.."

Arnav left the room shaking his head, he saw Mama on the living room ordering HP to pick the vase carefully.

Arnav sat with Mama for sometime chatting with him and Akash..

And HP was also cleaning the living room. Arnav started sneezing, making everyone look at him worried.

HP forgot about Arnav's allergy, he held his ear cutely: Sorry Malik..

Arnav sneeze more glaring at HP, his nose was all red now.

"Beta calm down. HP how can you forget about his allergy?" Mama scolded him.

Khushi came downstairs hearing Mama's shouts.

Arnav was going outside to get some fresh air.

Khushi looked at him going and at HP with a guilty face. She quickly understood what happened with the scene: But HP you already know about his allergy. You should have informed him to not stay here.

"I forgot ma'am. It's Malik never stays here at this time.." HP explained his act.

Khushi poured water in a glass for him and went outside where Arnav was sitting on a bench sneezing.

"Drink this water.." she hand it over to him and caressed his back.

"I do.don't..want.." he managed to say and took her duppata to cover his nose.

Khushi was like how-badtameez!! She sat beside him, Arnav stare at her with wide eyes when he saw that her dress revealed her back that the duppata was covering. He started coughing badly and snatched the glass of water from her hand.

"You said you don't want, now you want!! What happened to you? Why are you coughing?" she asked him worried and patted his back.

He returned the duppata to her with watered eyes, and quickly before she notice why he coughed like that.