"Akash and Payal's engagement is fixed after one week, that means on 4 August" the priest announced.

Akash and Payal smiled staring at each other lovingly, while the family congratulated each other.

"And.." now the priest was about to announce Khushi and Arnav's engagement date.

"If this priest fix our engagement for six months later, I'm gonna break his face.." Arnav mumbled and it was only audible to Khushi, who faked a smile to everyone and mumbled back to him, "Bakwas bolna bandh kardo (Stop saying nonsense)"

"For Arnav and Khushi I've two dates, one is after three days and the other one is after six months!" the priest said.

"What?" everyone exclaimed except Arnav who was grinning happily.

"Three days is too soon! How are we going to do all the preparations?" Anjali said worriedly.

"So you want me to get engaged after six months?" Arnav asked sarcastically glaring at his sister.

"Arnav bitwa is saying right.. Six months is also long time.." Nani said.

"In fact I want this priest only to fix our marriage date also.." Arnav said.

"But in just three days how will we be able to do all the preparations Arnav ji?" Khushi pouted.

"It will be done.. I'm here, right?" Arnav assured her.

Khushi smiled at him and nodded her head.

"Hello hi bye bye my son marriagewa iz in one weekwa later that means we will have more times to do all the preparations perfectly not like Arnav bitwa who will rush rush in preparations!" Mami smiled proudly.

"Ma it's nothing like that.. Bhai's engagement will be perfect also!" Akash said staring seriously at his mother gesturing her to keep her mouth in control.

Meanwhile, the family were congratulating Khushi and Arnav and excitedly talking about preparations. Arnav took his phone and went to a corner, he called Aman who picked up his phone within seconds, "Mr. Gossip monger.. my engagement is fixed for three days later!"

"Three days! Oh.. So let me guess, you called me to start the preparations?" Aman smirked.

"Shut up.. Remember you got angry on me when I didn't told you about me and Khushi, then I promised you that you would be the first one to know about our engagement date.. So, that's why I'm informing you!" Arnav rolled his eyes.

"That's so sweet of you!" Aman's face lit up in happiness astonished that Arnav took his words so seriously, "Congrats yaar.. I'm so happy for you and Khushi.. Wish you both all the best in this new beautiful journey of your life!"

"Thanks Aman!" Arnav had a small genuine smile on his face, "And yeah, I'm sending you a picture of how our engagement hall should be decorated.. Try to make it perfect Aman.. I want Khushi to have the engagement of her dreams.. It should be the way she wants it!"

"No worries when Aman is here.." Aman said smiling.

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At night..

Arnav's room:

"Bhai I'm so excited for our engagement.. Finally Payal will be officially mine!" Akash smiled.

"Be careful, who knows instead of Payal, Buaji becomes officially yours?" Arnav teased, he was laid on his recliner watching Akash and NK playing video game and both were sat on his bed.

NK giggled, "Good one Nannav! Akash you really have to be careful otherwise you're gonna spend your life caressing Buaji's feet!"

Akash pouted, "Yeah carry on you both.. Now I'm going to show you all that I'm a real man and Prince Charming for my Payal!"

"That means before you had doubt whether you're real man or not?" Arnav smirked. NK laughed.

Akash groaned and looked back at the TV concentrating on his game, "I'm not going to talk with you both now. Just wait and watch my change!"

"Hmm.. What are my three brothers talking with each other?" Anjali walked in the room with her usual sweet smile.

Arnav sat on the recliner and patted on it once staring at his Di, "Come.. sit with me Di.."

Anjali nodded and went to sit with him.

"Now tell me, what is the topic of your chatting?" she asked.

"They are just teasing me Di, nothing else.." Akash pouted.

"And he promised to change himself.. Akash bhai wants to be a real man!" NK said.

Akash nodded proudly.

"I just hope this new change won't bring bigger problems!" Anjali sighed.

NK and Arnav chuckled, Akash looked at Anjali in disbelief, "Di you too!"

"Chote are you happy with Khushi? I mean that earlier you had lot of problems when we used to ask you to look for a girl for yourself and now you are willing to get engaged.." Anjali asked.

"Just understand that if I denied all those marriage proposals you and Nani talked for me, it was because only Khushi was made for me!" Arnav said.

"When did you start talk sweetly and romantic like this?" Anjali placed her palm on her cheek admiring her Chote with a dreamy sigh.

Arnav shook his head at her, "Jab se Khushi meri zindagi main ayi (From the time Khushi came into my life)"

"That means we are going to see a new Nannav now?" NK smiled.

Arnav scoffed, "What do you guys think? I'm same person and I was always romantic.. it's just I was waiting for the right girl who deserves my romantic side.. but I'm still ASR only!"

"That means I'm still going to be scolded by you?" NK pouted sadly.

Arnav nodded with his smirk, "Do you have any doubt?"

"Oh God.. I'm so tired.." Shyam came in the room with his eyes closed, he threw himself on Arnav's imaginary bed but end up on the floor.

Arnav, Anjali, NK and Akash immediately stood up shouting his name.

"Ahhhhh.." Shyam opened his eyes only to find himself on the floor.

"What were you trying to do? Can't you be careful?" Anjali sat on the floor worriedly and held his arm checking if he got injured.

"I thought I was jumping on Sale Sahab's bed!" Shyam pouted wincing in pain at the same time.

Arnav face palmed, "Jija app bhi na.. In your room, the bed is at the left side while in mine, it's at the right side! How can you just shut your eyes and jump yourself like this without checking which side the bed is?"

Shyam pouted again, "Enough.. don't explain logic to me when I'm in pain!"

Anjali shook her head at him. Arnav and Akash helped Shyam to sit on the bed, while he was complaining and crying in pain.

"This life sucks yaar.. I'm so tired.. I work everyday and at night when I want to rest.. This happens with me.. I jump to the floor! seriously.. see what's happening to me? My state is worse than I what I thought.." Shyam cried.

"Shut up.." Anjali glared at him.

"Sale Sahab dekho toh.. here I'm in pain and she's scolding me.." Shyam looked down sadly.

"Di.. don't scold him.. he's such a fragile lawyer.. if you scold him a bit, he will start crying!" Arnav said with pity look at Shyam.

Shyam threw a pillow to Arnav, "I'm a not fragile lawyer.. I'm real lion in my office.. It's your Di that makes a fragile husband!"

Arnav chuckled.

"Now what I did?" Anjali widened her eyes.

"Let it be.." Shyam shrugged.

"No, now speak.. Speak up in front of my brothers Mr. Jha if you have courage! Come on, Mr. Jha!" Anjali challenged him.

Shyam looked up at Arnav, Akash and NK who stood behind Anjali staring at him like he's some criminal and ready to stand at their Di's side no matter what happens.

"You stay all night praying and planning your pujas for morning time.. and.. force me to pray with you!" Shyam cried.

Arnav, Akash and NK looked at each other and burst out laughing.

Anjali smacked his chest embarrassed, "App bhi na! Can't you control your mouth?"

"Weren't you the one who was showing attitude to me? Speak up Mr. Jha.. Now I said it.." Shyam smirked at her. Anjali glared back at him.

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Next day..

Arshi and Payash went to shopping malls to choose clothes for their engagement function.

They were walking together normally, when all of sudden Akash grabbed Payal's hand making her gasp with wide eyes, he took her to the nearby shop in full attitude and arrogant style like Arnav does.

Arnav was pressing his lips all this while to suppress his smile, while Khushi was equally shocked like Payal, "What happened to Akash ji?"

"Nothing.." Arnav shook his head with smile on his face and took Khushi to men's shop.

"Good morning Sir and Ma'am.." the sales girl came towards them in hurry and a polite smile on their faces.

Arnav blinked his eyes in return, while Khushi greeted her back with a polite smile.

"Can I help you with something?" she asked.

"Actually we're looking for sherwani for him.. please show us the best sherwani you have.." Khushi said pointing to Arnav.

"Okay ma'am.." the sales girl smiled and nodded her head walking to go when Arnav stopped her, "And yeah.. show something little formal!"

"Formal? Arnav ji sherwani is a traditional wear, how can it be formal? You want something like Three suit piece Sherwani!" Khushi mocked.

Arnav glared at her. She giggled at his face.

The sales girl went to bring especially designed sherwani for ASR. She showed to Arnav and Khushi who went through it with all their attention.

"Arnav ji look at this one.. it's so beautiful.. You should try this.." Khushi said excitedly running her fingers through the sherwani suit imagining Arnav wearing it. She looked at his side and found no one.

She frowned, "Where did Arnav ji go?"

"He went to that shop ma'am.." the sales girl pointed to the shop next to hers.

Khushi followed her gaze and saw Arnav, Akash and Payal talking with each other.

"Haww.. They are having fun without me!" she pouted sadly and looked back at the sales girl, "Will you wait for a while? I will just come back!

Saying this, she rushed towards the next shop and was ready to make the three of them listen her lecture for leaving her alone but she was quick to figure out that the situation was something else here.

"Arnav ji you talk to him.. I don't have words to say now.." Payal sighed.

"Akash are you mad? What is this?" Arnav pointed to the dress on Akash's hand. Payal looked away embarrassed.

Khushi widened her eyes in shock seeing the bold, modern and short red dress on Akash's hand.

"I bought this dress for Payal to wear on our engagement.. Isn't this perfect?" Akash showed to Arnav smiling.

"Akash ji.." Payal cried.

"Akash this dress is not engagement.. save it for your honeymoon!" Arnav gritted his teeth trying to put some sense on his brother's mind.

Khushi and Payal blushed deeply on hearing Arnav's words.

"But.. bhai .. I want to see Payal with this dress only.. I'm a real man and since she's mine.. I have full rights on her.. and to decide what I want for her.." Akash spoke in manly and arrogant tone.

"What the F***.." Arnav said loudly in disbelief hearing the nonsense from his brother's mouth that all people present in shop stopped to stare at him.

"Double What the!" Khushi stood beside Arnav shaking her head negatively disagreeing with Akash's words.

"Total What the!" Payal glared at Akash and left from there sobbing on her the way.

Akash gulped, "Did I said anything wrong?"

"I thought you would really change Akash.. but it seems you're better the way you were only.. what is this real man nonsense.. Real man doesn't mean you will force Payal to do anything as you wish dammit.." Arnav said.

"But you forced Khushi that day to leave her rickshaw and come with you.. You accompained her home even though she denied it.. You forced her bhai!" Akash said confused.

"That's different dammit!" Arnav groaned throwing his head back in frustration.

He looked at Khushi then, "Now you explain to him.. I don't have any strength left in me!"

Saying this Arnav went behind Payal. Khushi stayed with Akash.

"Akash ji I really appreciate that you're trying to change yourself for Jiji.." Khushi said.

Akash looked down sadly, "You're lying!"

"No, I'm not.. It's just you're wrong in trying to be like Arnav ji.. You both are different and have different personalities.. Jiji fell in love with the sweet and innocent man you're, so it hurt her when you behaved so arrogantly and rude now.. because you're not like this.. You're not her Akash ji.." Khushi smiled.

"But everyone makes fun of me then.. I was trying to be bold like bhai.." Akash pouted.

"But still they love you the way you're.. Jiji and your family can't live without their real Akash.. the one whose innocence makes them smile, laugh and so on.. You never made some cry when you're yourself, but see now.. You tried to be like Arnav ji, and you made Jiji cry and upset with you!" Khushi said.

Akash nodded, "You're right Khushi.. thank you so much for explaining me this.."

"Now we are family.. So don't be formal with me.. No sorry and no thank you, ok? " Khushi smiled.

Akash smiled and nodded.

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At the parking lot, Arnav was trying to calm Payal, "Don't cry Payal.. Akash didn't mean it.."

"He did mean it Arnav ji.. Did you saw the way he said I'm his and he will force his decisions on me? I never thought he would one day be like this.." Payal said crying.

"It's nothing like that.. It was just a challenge we had last night.. he said he would change to become real man.. but I didn't thought he was taking that challenge so seriously.. I mean I didn't thought that he start imposing his decisions on you to prove this point.." Arnav explained.

"You already know him Payal.. I know he did wrong, but whatever he did was just for you.. You're the reason behind this change.. He's trying to be better than what he is only to be the perfect man for you.. Yes, he gets things in a wrong way.. but still it's his love for you that making him do all this.." Arnav sighed.

Payal shut her eyes tightly, "Pagal (mad).. Did I ever ask him to change himself for me?"

Just then Khushi and Akash arrived.

Arnav and Khushi waited for him to apologize to Payal for his behavior but Akash was just silently staring at Payal with guiltly look.

Payal looked at him ready to forgive him, but she was too waiting to hear sorry from his mouth, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Akash nodded sideways.

Arnav clutched his fist and looked away trying to control his frustration.

"Akash ji sorry toh bolo (say sorry)" Khushi said.

"Khushi you forgot.. few minutes ago only you said to me.. we're family.. No sorry and no thank you!" Akash smiled innocently.

"What the F***"

"Double What the.."

"Total What the.."

Saying this angrily, Arnav, Khushi and Payal went away leaving Akash behind.

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AR..

"Engagement hall decorations are done.. Anjali ma'am called me and said food and drinks it's her responsibility and she's already working on it.. so consider it done.. Shopping done.. music and entertainment stuff done.. only Khushi's parlour and spa left that will be done on your engagement date only.." Aman said.

"Engagement rings not done!" Arnav point out glaring at Aman.

Aman smiled sheepishly, "Oh I forgot the most important thing!"

Khushi knocked the door and walked in with coffee for Arnav, Arnav took it from hand and sipped it once keeping it at his table.

"So should I arrange the engagement rings?" Aman asked.

"No, she will choose what she wants!" Arnav said eyeing to Khushi who was collecting some files from his table.

Khushi stare at him and smile faintly.

Rabba vee.. Rabba vee..

"May no one cast an evil eyes on you both!" Aman prayed silently and left from there smiling to himself.

"Sit here.." Arnav said to Khushi once Aman left.

"No, there's lots of work left to do.." Khushi nodded sideways.

"You're my PA.. and you're denying your Boss!" Arnav smirked raising his one eyebrow.

"I'm not denying my Boss because he would love to see work done in time.. I'm denying my Boyfriend who wants to steal my precious time to spend time with him and forget my work!" Khushi winked at him and left from there with the files.

Arnav watched her disappearing figure with a smirk on his face.

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At night.. Laxmi Nagar..

"Garima is my Saree beautiful? I need to look my best at my niece's engagement otherwise people will leave no chance to badmouth about me.." Buaji said showing her new Saree.

Garima smiled and nodded, "It's beautiful.. and you will look best only at your Titaliya's roka!"

Buaji smiled satisfied.

"I already called Saxena family, now go through the list again and check if I missed any of our relatives Garima.." Shashi said.

Garima nodded and concentrated on the engagement guest list.

"Sunno.. Arnav bitwa is doing everything alone, I think we should call him and ask if he needs any help.." Garima said worriedly.

"I was thinking same only.. but I know that he won't agree.. he already said we're family and he won't take any help from us.." Shashi said.

Khushi was passing by concentrated on her phone.

"Khushi what happened?" Garima asked.

"Nothing Amma.. I was just calling Arnav but he's not picking up my calls.." Khushi sighed and sat with her parents at the living room.

"Then don't call him again and again.. when he see your missed call, he will call you back.. maybe he's busy.. don't pester him!" Garima said.

Khushi pouted, "I don't pester him.. He likes to talk with me!"

"Acha??? (Oh really?)" Shashi, Garima and Buaji looked at her teasingly.

Khushi blushed and rested her head on Garima's shoulder shyly.

Khushi's phone rang, Shashi, Garima and Buaji were already grinning mischievously at Khushi who excitedly picked her phone.

Khushi giggled shyly and left from there to her room to talk with Arnav.

"Arnav ji.. Where were you? I was calling you since so long and you didn't pick up my calls.. I know.. You must be busy with works, right?" she asked.

"Yeah, I'm busy but not with work.. I'm actually at Lavanya parent's home.. We will talk later ok?" came a reply from Arnav.

"Okay.." Khushi replied in low tone. She hang up the call whispering to herself, "Lavanya's home.."

Note: The previous note wasn't really a way to punish my readers. I don't know if you felt like that, then I'm really sorry. Here's an update for my readers.

By saying that I'm punishing my loyal readers by updating on weekends, you guys put me in a dilemma now. I really don't know if I continue with the regular updates or weekends one.