Two days later..

Khushi was just going towards Arnav's cabin when she was stopped by Aman on the way.

"Khushi.. ASR is not coming office today.. I hope you know why.." Aman said.

"Why?" Khushi asked confused.

"He has high fever.. Anjali ma'am called me and said that he wouldn't be able to come today.. He didn't even woke up yet.." Aman said.

Khushi worriedly kept her hand on her chest, "Why didn't anyone told me about him? What happened to him? Is it something serious? I.. I should go and see him.."

"No problem Khushi.. You can go and see him.. I will manage everything here at AR.." Aman said.

Khushi nodded, she rushed downstairs and ran towards the exit door. All this while, her heart was beating loudly and scared what if something serious happened to him. She was praying constantly for him to be fine. She wanted to reach Shantivan as soon as possible just to see him, to be with him.

"Khushi wait.. I want to talk with you.." Lavanya shouted as she got down her car and saw Khushi running to catch a rickshaw.

Khushi didn't pay heed to her words and continued shouting for a rickshaw.

Lavanya ran towards her and held Khushi's arm, "Khushi.. I'm talking to you.. Can't you hear me?"

"Not today Lavanya.." Khushi shoved her hand away and saw a rickshaw coming in their way, "Rickshaw!!! Please stop!!!"

"Khushi you don't know what Arnav did to me.." Lavanya started shedding fake tears.

"I don't want to listen to anything.." Khushi shook her head not interested in hearing Lavanya and waved her hands calling the rickshaw who stopped for her.

"Khushi listen.. He destroyed me because of you! He got to know everything that I told you about his plan to you and now he kicked me out of his life.. This is how much cruel he is.." Lavanya shouted crying.

Khushi frowned and shouted back to her, "I said I DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO YOUR NONSENSE Lavanya.. Just get lost okay.. I don't want to know what Arnav ji did to you or what he didn't.. Here I'm dying just by thinking what must be his state now and you're speaking nonsense.."

Khushi ran towards the rickshaw and sat at the backseat. Lavanya watched the rickshaw going confusedly, "Khushi was supposed to maintain a distance from ASR now that I made her think ASR only wants to destroy her.. But nothing of that sort happened, neither she broke the engagement nor she seems angry on him! What is actually going on? Why are my all plan flopping badly like this? Why? Now Arnav threw me out of AR, Mom and Dad got to know what I did and are very angry with me.. and Khushi too didn't listen to me.. Now what will I do? Oh God.. Please show me a way.."

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Shantivan..

"Look Khushi bitiya is here.." Nani said as she saw Khushi walking in the mansion.

Khushi ran to them who were on the living room.

"Nani.. Di.. what happened to Arnav ji? Is he fine now?" Khushi asked panting, and the concern and her love for Arnav was clearly visible to everyone present in the living room.

"I don't know what happened that he got such high fever.. We were having breakfast when I noticed Chote didn't woke up yet.. I went to check on his room and saw that he was still sleeping.. I was shocked.. Chote never sleeps this much, so I went to check him and realized he has fever.. Doctor just came and checked him, he said everything is under control, but Chote needs to rest and not stress himself.. And he even prescribed some medicine.." Anjali said.

"Take this.. Don't be worried, he's strong.. He will be fine!" Shyam said. He handled a glass of water to Khushi.

Khushi smiled weakly and took the glass from his hand, "Thank you bhaiya.."

"Khushi bitiya.. come and sit here.. You must be tired.." Nani said patting gently on the couch.

Khushi nodded sideways staring upstairs at Arnav's room, "Woh.. Nani if I get your permission, then I would like to stay with Arnav ji only.."

Everyone smiled. Nani nodded, "Go on bitiya.. Who are we to stop you from meeting your fiance?"

Khushi smiled a bit, and rushed upstairs to Arnav's room.

She opened the door carefully to not disturb him. She entered and saw him sleeping peacefully like a baby.

She took baby steps towards him, and sat on the bed beside him. She kept her hand on his forehead and sadly mumbled to herself, "Aap please jaldi se theek ho jao (Please be fine soon)"

Arnav mumbled on his sleep feeling her presence, "Kh.. Khushi.."

Khushi looked at him, she saw he was trying hard to open his eyes to talk with her but wasn't able to due to weakness.

"Shh.. relax.. I'm here.." she said ruffling his hair to calm him down.

"Khushi.." he mumbled again.

"I'm here only.." Khushi said as she made him rest his head on her chest and wrapped her arms around him protectively.

(Imagine Arshi)

Khushi dropped a kiss on his hair, Arnav snuggle more into her and comfortably slept in her arms.

She kept checking on him time to time to see if his fever had subsided or not.

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Sometime later..

Khushi walked out of the bathroom and saw Arnav yawning cutely as he sat properly on bed.

She rushed to him, "What happened? Do you need something Arnav ji? Did I disturb your sleep?"

"No.." Arnav nodded sideways with a faint smile, "In fact, I never had such a good sleep in my life after Ma left me.."

"Don't lie to me.. You had such high fever.. How can you have the best sleep of your life in such a state? Tell me.. Are you feeling better now?" she cupped his face worriedly.

"You we're with me that's why I'm feeling much better now.." Arnav said.

"Sachi? (Really?)" Khushi asked still unsure.

"Haan sachi.. Main bilkul theek hoon abhi (I'm absolutely fine now)" Arnav said as he shoved the blanket away and stood up.

Khushi held his arm, "Please rest.. You're still weak.."

"I'm fine Khushi.. I'm telling you.. I just want to freshen up.." he assured her.

"Nahin.. app please rest ki jiye na (Please take rest)"

"Please let me just freshen up.. I promise no work, no office, no laptop and my phone today.." he pleaded her dropping a kiss on her forehead.

Khushi nodded with closed her eyes, "Okay.. but take bath with warm water!"

"Okay.." Arnav obeyed her and went to take his clothes.

Khushi arranged the bed for him and went downstairs to inform everyone that he's better and also to make breakfast for him.

Some minutes later, Arnav came downstairs.

Khushi was coming with the tray of his breakfast.

"Why did you take trouble to come downstairs? I would come with your breakfast.." she said.

"I was getting tired of staying in my room.." Arnav said.

"Okay.. Then come and have breakfast.." Khushi said walking back to the dinning hall.

"I'm not feeling like eating anything.. I will have something later.." Arnav said.

Khushi stopped on her track and looked back at him with a glare, "You better come to have breakfast otherwise you will see the worst of me now!"

"Excuse me.. Are you threatening me?" Arnav asked raising his eyebrow and pointed to himself.

Khushi didn't reply to him, only stood with a sarcastic look. That made Arnav sigh in defeat, he followed her to the dining hall.

Khushi served him and sat beside him watching him eat.

Arnav took two bites of his toast and drank his juice.

"Eat more!" Khushi literally ordered him.

"No.. That's enough.." Arnav shook his head and stood up to leave when Nani and Anjali blocked his way with a smirk.

He turned to leave from other side but Khushi and Laxmi blocked his way too.

He turned to the only clear side to leave when Mami came also smiling, "Hello hi bye bye.. I don't need partnerwa to block your way Arnav bitwa.. I'm equal to two people!"

"What the.." Arnav frowned, "What's wrong with you ladies?!"

"Whenever we speak good and explain with care to you, you never listen to us!" Anjali said.

"So now, you left us with no other choice other than threaten you!" Nani smiled evilly.

"After all we are also Raizadas!" Mami said proudly.

"Meeeeeeeeeh.." Laxmi agreed and she pushed the chair a little gesturing Arnav to sit back and finish his breakfast.

Khushi crossed her arms and eyed to his chair, "Sit back and finish your breakfast!"

"What the.." Arnav uttered in disbelief, he looked around and shouted: Mama.. Akash.. Jiju.. NK..

The ladies giggled at him.

"No one is coming to save you Chote!" Anjali laughed evilly.

"Hello hi bye bye.. everyone is outside.." Mami said.

"You're gonna pay badly for this!" Arnav said as he sat back unwillingly on his chair and stuffed the food on his mouth angrily.

The ladies high five with each other giggling and proud of their accomplished mission!

Laxmi was staring at Arnav. Arnav glared at her, "What now? You want to eat too?"

He forwarded his toast to her, she looked away and went from there.

Arnav rolled his eyes. Nani, Anjali and Mami too left as they needed to go to Laxmi Nagar to talk with Guptas about Payash marriage preparations. They knew that now Khushi would take care of Arnav.

"Bye Khushi.. Bye Chote.. Khushi please take care of this stubborn man!" Anjali said.

Khushi smiled and nodded her head.

"Di now wait and watch what I will do with you.." Arnav said as he waved at the ladies. Anjali stuck out her tongue at him and went with Nani and Mami.

Khushi sat again with Arnav, he looked at her for a while. Then he took his toast and brought it near her lips, "You also eat now.."

"Nahin.. you eat.." she said shaking her head.

"Khushi you better eat.. I don't need Di, Mami, Nani and Laxmi as partners to threaten you.. I'm enough to do that and you know very well.." he smirked.

Khushi opened her mouth and let him feed her.

"I won't thank you for taking care of me.. as that would make you feel like a stranger to me.. Instead of thanking you, can I give you something else?" Arnav asked.

Khushi nodded her head.

"Won't you get angry with me?" he asked.

Khushi nodded sideways confused.

Arnav pecked her lips and Khushi widened her eyes surprised. She wasn't expecting this at all.

"You have no idea of how much I miss my Khushi.. My crazy, my full of life strong Khushi.. Thanks to my sickness, I could see that side of you today now.. I wish to get sick always to see the real you, and not this Khushi who is fighting with herself whether to trust me or not!" Arnav said.

"Don't speak like this Arnav ji.." Khushi sobbed staring at him deeply hurt.

"Acha tik hai.. nahin karunga aise baatein.. (Okay.. I won't speak like this again)" Arnav cupped her face.

Khushi hugged him tightly crying softly.

"It's okay.. Don't pressurize yourself.. You will know by yourself who's saying the truth.. Don't cry Khushi.." Arnav hugged her back, patting her back gently.

He broke the hug and wiped her tears, "I'm sorry.. I shouldn't have brought this topic again!"

"Don't say sorry.." Khushi looked down.

"Since I'm not allowed to work, I think we should watch a movie.. What say? What's your favorite movie?" he asked.

"All Salman Khan movies are my favorite!" she smiled faintly.

"Oh.. We don't have an entire day to watch all his movies!" Arnav said, "Choose one!"

"Tiger Zinda Hai.." Khushi said.

"Khushi we're talking about Salman movies.. not any Tiger movie!" Arnav said.

Khushi hit his forehead lightly laughing, "Tiger Zinda Hai is the movie name!"

Arnav rolled his eyes, "Is this a movie name? Seriously!"

Both went to the living room, Arnav brought his laptop for them to watch it.

As the movie started, Khushi was staring lost at Arnav not paying attention to the movie.

Arnav sensed she was looking at him, so he looked at her: What happened?

"I don't know.. For this first time in my life, I'm not feeling like watching my favorite hero movie.. my attention isn't moving away from you.. You know this never happened before, I would leave everything means everything just to watch Salman Khan movies.. but today.. I don't know why the movie is going on in front of me, but all I want to do is stare at you, talk with you and spend time with you! Only you and no one else!" Khushi said staring with dreamy and full of love eyes at him.

Arnav shut his laptop, and wrapped his arms around her waist, "Hmm.. so stare at me, talk with me and spend time with me, only me and no one else!"

Khushi rested her head on his chest smiling shyly.

"Arnav ji.. what do you like to do in your free time?" she asked.

"Taking care of my plants, reading, playing basketball.. but what I like the most is spend time with my family.. and what I love the most is spend my time with You!" he said.

"Why are you asking?" he asked.

"I just wanted to know what we could do now to make you feel better.. but we're already doing what you love!" she smiled.

Arnav smiled and nuzzled her hair, "Right.. smart girl!"

They stopped talking when Payash came in. Arnav looked at them confused, "What are you both doing here?"

"What are you both doing here?" Payal asked frightened. Then she looked at Akash, "You said no one will be at home na!"

"Okay.. I understood now.." Arnav smirked, "You can go upstairs.. Me and Khushi will not disturb you both!"

Payal blushed. Akash smiled and thanked Arnav, he went upstairs taking Payal.

Khushi giggled, "I never saw this side of Jiji.. Really, Akash ji is the perfect life partner for her.."

"What are the qualities of a perfect man for you?" Arnav asked curiously.

"He should be a man like you.." she blurted out without thinking.

Arnav stare at her amused.

Rabba vee.. Rabba vee...

"I'm sorry but today you're making it difficult for me to survive without this Khushi!" saying this he leaned to kiss her cheek.

"Arnav ji.." she pushed him lightly, then looked behind, "Jiji or Akash ji might come.."

"They are doing the same thing, don't you think so?" Arnav asked with mischievous glint in his eyes.

Khushi smacked his chest smiling.

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At kitchen..

"What are you doing here? I told you to rest.." Khushi asked while chopping the vegetables and she sensed Arnav's presence.

"I don't want to rest Khushi.. I want to stay with you.." he said coming near her.

"But you're sick.. standing here will tire you easily Arnav ji.. listen to me.. go and rest.. I will come to you once I finish cooking your lunch.." Khushi kept her hand on his cheek while explaining lovingly to him.

"Okay.." Arnav sighed but still agreed. He turned to go back, but turn back again, and she was staring at him, "Don't stare at me.."

Khushi frowned confused, "Huh?"

"I mean don't divert your attention to me, otherwise you will end up cutting your finger while chopping these vegetables.. Be careful.." he said in serious tone.

For a while she thought he was joking, but he wasn't. He was seriously worried if she cut her finger while staring at him!

Is it possible that a man who cares for her little things lie to her all this while? Is it possible to act to this extent??

She nodded her head. Arnav left from there.

Khushi finished cooking few minutes later, she walked out of the kitchen heading to Arnav's room when she heard a scream.

"Jiji.. Akash ji.. What happened?" she went running upstairs.

Arnav also walked out of his room on hearing the scream, "Now what happened?"

They were going to Payash's room but stopped when they saw Akash running with a terrified look.

"Akash.." Arnav shouted making him stop on his track.

"Bhai.." Akash hugged Arnav tightly.

"What happened? Why did you scream like that?" Arnav asked.

Akash broke the hug and gulped, "You won't believe what Payal did now.. she killed a cockroach!"

"So?" Arnav rolled his eyes.

Khushi gulped frightened she immediately held Arnav's hand tightly, "Cockroach!"

"Not only that.. she held the cockroach and started teasing me.. You know that how much I disgust cockroach.. She was playing with that cockroach as if it was her friend.." Akash said in disbelief.

Arnav chuckled, "Guess you're boring her that she's finding the company with that cockroach better than yours!"

Payal came out laughing at Akash and the cockroach was still in her hand.

This time Khushi and Akash screamed.

Khushi hid behind Arnav, "Jiji throw away this cockroach!"

"Why are you guys screaming? The cockroach is dead, right?" Arnav couldn't help but chuckle at their terrified state.

"Nahin.. Payal, my beautiful anklet drop this cockroach please.." Akash pleaded.

Payal mischievously ran to them showing the cockroach. Khushi and Akash started running away from her, crying and screaming on the way.

Arnav watched them laughing.

Raizadas also came back. They were confused to see Khushi and Akash running and screaming around the living room.

But when they saw Payal with a cockroach in her hand, they all freaked out.

"Hello hi bye bye.. Big cockroachwa with Payal bitiya.. Run.. Run.. Savewa your life.." Mami also joined Akash and Khushi.

"Chote.." Anjali ran towards Arnav, hiding behind him as it was childhood habit, Anjali was always scared of cockroaches and lizards, Arnav always saved her and killed it for her.

"At this age, how will I run away? Please bitiya have some pity of me.." Nani smiled trying to pacify Payal and at the same time she was making scared, weird face to the cockroach in Payal's hand.

"I can't run anymore.. Please stop bitiya.. Will take our lives or what?" Mami complained.

Payal stopped giggling, "Okay I will stop.."

Everyone sighed in relief. Payal smirked and threw the cockroach near them.

All of them screamed on top of their voices.

Arnav shut his eyes and cover his ear, "Dramatic family!"

"Hello hi bye bye.. You want us to get heart attackwa or what?" Mami widened her eyes gasping.

"By the way, what are you doing here Payal bitiya? Your mother told us you went to the market!" Nani said confused.

Akash and Payal looked at each other with wide eyes as they got caught.

Arnav cleared his throat, Anjali smiled mischievously, "Are wah.. Secret romance is going on here!"

Payal blushed and nodded sideways.

"But it's not good to meet each other before marriage Payal bitiya.." Nani said.

Payal looked down guilty and embarrassed. Akash didn't like to see her sad.

"What is the problem Nani? They are going to marry each other, they should meet to get know more about each other.. And also this is the most beautiful days of their life.. Let them live the way they want.. After marriage, they are going to handle each other, not your so called society.. So let them to what they want now, not what your society wants them to!" Arnav said.

"Okay.. You always manage to make us obey your words!" Nani sighed with a smile on her face.

Everyone smiled happily that Nani agreed without making any confusion.

Khushi smiled faintly at Arnav. Her phone rang and she picked it from the table and saw Lavanya was calling her, she thought for a while whether to pick up or not, but then she ignored and kept her phone in silent mode.

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Next day..

"ASR.." Aman cleared his throat while walking with Arnav towards the conference room.

"Hmm.." Arnav gestured him to proceed.

"Don't you think I work a lot nowadays?" Aman smiled.

"You're working in AR so you're ought to work! You want to watch movies here?" Arnav replied sarcastically.

Aman face palmed and cried, "Please try to understand!"

"Understand what? Say it directly Aman.. You're my Genie, not the other way around!" Arnav glared at him.

"You can keep a PA for me as well, don't you think so?" Aman asked.

"A PA for my PA?" Arnav asked.

"Ex-PA because Khushi is your PA now.." Aman smiled sheepishly.

"Since you're my ex-PA I should fire you instead of hiring another PA for my ex-PA!" Arnav smirked.

Aman pressed his lips tightly, "Fine!"

"Who's the girl?" Arnav asked smirking.

"How do you know?" Aman gasped shocked.

"Aman I know you ok.. You would never be so desperate to keep a PA for yourself if she's not a girl that you're interested in!" Arnav said.

"Yeah right.. I saw her yesterday.. I mean what a girl she is.. What an attitude yaar.." Aman said dreamily.

"OK then find a way to bring her to AR.." Arnav patted Aman's shoulder, "I will welcome my bhabhi with open arms!"

Aman squealed happily, "Thank you ASR.."

Arnav smiled and walked in the conference room, his mood changed when he saw nothing was set yet for the meeting. The projector and laptop wasn't there, there weren't bottles of water in the table.

"Why isn't anything ready here for the meeting? Didn't anyone know that we're going to have a meeting at this time?" he asked angrily, "Who had the responsibility to keep everything ready here?"

"Khushi.." Aman replied with low voice.

"Khushi?" Arnav asked again not believing it.

Aman nodded. Sim and Pam came and started arranging everything in hurry before Arnav starts shouting at them.

Arnav looked at both, "Where were you both till now?"

"ASR this was not our work, it was Khushi's work.. but she's busy chatting with Manju that she forgot she had to arrange everything here for the meeting!" Sim said stammering.

Arnav left from there and went downstairs, he saw Khushi chatting with Manju in canteen.

He went towards them. Khushi and Manju stopped to look at him.

"Was it your responsibility to arrange and keep everything ready for the meeting?" Arnav asked.

Khushi nodded her head, "I'm sorry.. I don't know how it escaped my mind.. I was so engrossed in talking with Manju that I end up forgetting about the meeting.."

"Today it happened, next time I will not tolerate it.." he said in serious tone and left from there.

"I'm sorry Khushi.. Because of me, ASR scolded you.. I'm really sorry.. " Manju said guilty.

Khushi nodded sideways with a smile playing on her lips, "Don't be sorry.."

"What happened with you Khushi? ASR scolded you and you're smiling!" Manju asked in disbelief.

"Let it be.." Khushi smiled and left the canteen.

"With each passing day, I'm feeling sure that Arnav ji didn't do anything Lavanya said to me.. See if he was acting all this while, then today he wouldn't scold me.. he would have supported my wrong act just to create a good image of himself in my mind.. but he didn't do anything of such sort.. in fact, he didn't even care what would I think about him, he scolded me because I was wrong only.. As a boss would scold his employees whenever they do something wrong!" Khushi smiled happily, "Aaj mausam hai suhanaa.. La la La.."

Other employees were staring at her weirdly thinking why is she so happy when Arnav scolded her.

At Arnav's cabin..

"What happened?" Aman asked as he saw Arnav frowning and typing on his laptop. They had to wait for the room to be arranged for the meeting.

"I just don't want Khushi to do such things that will make me scold her.." Arnav said, "Now I'm not used to scold her.. I don't like it.. But as Boss, I've to treat all my employees equally.."

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"See Lavanya told us to separate Khushi from ASR. We didn't even need to do anything and he scolded her for her mistake only.." Pam laughed.

"Right.. We should call her and give this good news.." Sim said smirking.

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At night ..

"Arnav bitwa.. You here.. this time .. Is everything alright?" Garima asked.

"Actually.. I'm just worried for Khushi.. I scolded her today in office.. Maybe she's upset with me and she's not replying to my calls.. I'm sorry I came at this hour but I couldn't calm myself down till I talk with her.." Arnav said.

"It's not a problem.. you can go inside bitwa.. she's in her room only.." Garima smiled politely. She didn't notice that Khushi was upset today and she wanted to say to Arnav this also but she preferred not to interfere in their relationship.

Arnav went to Khushi's room, he opened the door carefully and as he walked in, he saw her sleeping.

He laid beside her and caressed her hair gently, Khushi blinked her eyes and opened it lazily, "Arnav ji.."

"Naraaz ho mujhse? (Are you angry with me?)" he whispered huskily and kissed her lips.

"No.." Khushi replied to his kiss smiling.

"In office I'm your boss and you're my employee and I should treat you like I treat other employees also.." he said.

"I know.. I'm really not angry with you Arnav ji.." she said.

Arnav stare at her amused, his heart finally could sigh in relief.