2 Days Later...

Nandini had come over to Malhotra Mansion with her parents for dinner and she was in the kitchen with Mukti & Navya.

"Didu..." Nandini turned to her sister. "Raj uncle ne kaha ke unko kuch announcement karna hai...kya hai?"

"Paata nahi." Mukti hid a smirk. "Abhi jab manik niche ayenge toh bolenge Bade Papa."

"I think it must be important...tabhi hum sab ko ghar pe bulaya hai." Navya commented.

"Hmm...shayad. Oh! Maybe teri aur Cabir Bhai ki shaadi ki baat hai?" Nandini said.

"Maybe..." 

Meanwhile in the sitting room, Everyone was sitting on the couches. Raj sat with Vishnu & his brother while his father sat on the second couch along with his wife, bahus & Naina....the other family members stood around them.

"Manik....Idhar aao." Raj called Manik, who was coming down the stairs. He was confused at this sudden family meeting and walked to them.

"Haan Dad, Boliye." 

"Humne ek faisla kiya hai....tu manega?" Raj asked.

"Yeh kaisa sawal hai...of course I will. Boliye toh." Manik said.

"Good....mujhe yahi sunna tha." Raj smiled. Nyonika nodded. "Manik....humne tumhari shaadi fix kar diya hai."

"KYA!!! SHAADI? MERI?" Manik shouted.

Raj nodded. "Haan...ladki kaafi achi ghar ki hai. She is a doctor and uska family yeh paas wali hospital ki owners hai."

"Dad...mu- mujhe abhi shaadi nahi karni!"

"Im sorry beta but thats not upto you. Humne tujhe bohot waqt diya but ab aur nahi...tere shaadi ka umar nikala jaa raha hai." Raj replied. "Humne already ladki walon ko haan bol diya hai."

"Bu-"

SHATTER!

They turned around and saw Nandini standing there as she just came out of the kitchen with Mukti & Navya. She had heard everything and dropped a plate in shock.

"Arre...Nandini beta? Tum thik ho?" Nyonika asked in concern. Nandini didnt say anything and just looked at Manik, upset. Seeing he sad, Manik couldnt stand it any longer.

"Ok thats it!" Manik shouted. He glanced at Nandini. "I cant keep it a secret any longer....mujhe sabko batana parega."

"Kya batana hai?" Harsh asked his grandson.

"Dadu....Dad...I- I cant marry anyone else." Manik declared.

"Why not? Kya kharabi hai humare pasand mein?" Raj asked sternly. 

"Koi kharabi nahi hai dad...Im sure the girl is nice but I love Nandini!" Manik blurted out. He went over to Nandini and held her hand. "Main Nandini Murthy se pyar karta hoon and main shaadi sirf isse kaunga not anyone else!"

Everyone was silent making Manik & Nandini scared of their reaction.

"Appa...Amma?" Nandini looked to her parents who had a somber expression.

"Dad? Mom? Aap dono naraz hai kya?" Manik asked.

"YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Cabir shouted suddenly, jumping in the air. "I TOLD YOU! I WAS RIGHT! Cabira the Great is never wrong! Bola tha na maine ke inn dono ka kuch chal raha hai? YESSS!!"

He started dancing out of happiness of being right while the others laughed.

"Wha....wait....CABIR!" Manik growled. "Saale...yeh tera plan tha?"

"Haan...tujhe kya laga mere pyare bhai? Tum dono baar baar mere plan ka bharta banaoge aur main kuch nahi karunga? Cabir Malhotra ka bhi koi izzat hai...sabko lag raha tha ke main pagal hoon. I had to prove I was right!" Cabir said. "So...I told everyone my plan....and iss baar mein text kiya taaki tujhe paata lagne ka koi chance hi na rahe! Im a genius!"

"Idhar aa.... genius, tujhe toh main abhi dikhata hoon." Manik rolled his sleeves up, ready to beat Cabir up.

"BACHAO! Yeh khooni darinda mujhe maarna chahte hai! HELP!" Cabir started running & Manik chased him.

"Manik! Rukho!" Nandini stopped him, standing in between him & Cabir.

"Oho....Manik? Nandini madam Manik sir se Manik tak kab chali gayi humme paata bhi nahi chala." Cabir teased. 

"Yeh kabse chal raha hai?" Raj asked. 

"Aur humme kyun nahi bataya gaya?" Vishnu added.

"Tune mujhse bhi chupaya....apni Didu se?" Mukti said.

"Nahi...aisi koi baat nahi hai Didu." Nandini said. "Main toh bas...."

"Actually, we didnt want to rush things, tabhi humne nahi bataya...aur phir jab humme paata chala ke Cabir ko humpe shaq hai, we thought ke thodi mazak karte hai uske saath." Manik replied.

"Amma....Appa? Aap naraz hai kya?" Nandini asked her parents.

"Bilkul nahi Nandu....Manik ek acha ladka hai." Naina replied. "Humare toh bete jaisa hai....hum bohot khush hai tere liye."

"Aur tu bhi toh isi ghar ke bachi hai...phir hum naraz kaise ho sakte hai?" Raj added.

"Mere paas ek idea hai!" Jhanvi spoke up. "Hum Cabir aur Navya ki shaadi ke baare mein toh soch hi rahe they...kyun na ek hi mandap pe inn dono ki bhi shaadi karwaye?"

"Arre...rukho rukho! Pehle bachon se toh puch lete hai!" Rohit laughed. "Yeh aaj kal ki bache itni jaldi shaadi karne ke liye raazi nahi honge."

"Uffo...main kaunsa kal ki kal hi shaadi karne ke liye keh rahi hoon!" Jhanvi rolled her eyes. "Lekin sagai toh karwa hi sakte hai na?"

"Hmmm...idea burra nahi hai." Raj nodded.

"Bilkul." Vishnu agreed. "Kya khyal hai bachon?"

"Main tayyar hoon!" Cabir shouted in excitement. Abhi smacked the back of his head. "OUCH!"

"Everyone knows tu shaadi karne ke liye tayyar baitha hai idiot! They were asking Manik & Nandini!" Abhi said.

"Ooohhhh....yeah that makes more sense." Cabir realized.

"Toh?" Naina & Nyonika looked at MaNan. 

"Nandini? Tum batao....shaadi karoge mujhse?" Manik asked Nandini.

"MMMNN....Ok. Lekin ek shart pe." Nandini said.

"Kya?"

"Tumhe mujhe propose karna hoga." Nandini replied.

"Bas? Thats it? Ok.." Manik started to get down on his knee before Nandini stopped him.

"Uh No! Not like that!" 

"Phir?"

"Tumhe.....puri duniya ke samne mujhe propose karna hoga." Nandini said.

"What? Puri duniya ke samne?" Manik looked shocked.

"Haan....agar yeh shart manzoor hai toh thik hai varna mujhe nahi karni hai koi shaadi vaadi!"

"Nandu! Yeh kya bachpana hai?" Naina scolded her daughter.

"Arre...isme bachpana kaisi?" Nyonika defended her. "Koi pahar thodne ke liye todi na keh raha hai.....itni si baat toh Manik maan hi sakta hai."

"Itni si baat? Mom, I literally had a secret relationship because she wanted it! Aur kitna baat manu!" Manik asked.

"Shaadi karni hai toh meri harr baat manni hogi!" Nandini declared. 

Everyone watched on in amusement as Manik sighed and agreed, having no other choice.

Meanwhile....

Amms was in a room watching a video of everything happening in Malhotra Mansion and she was getting angrier and angrier seeing them happy.

"Zyada din ki khushi nahi milegi tum sabko. Nandini, tune meri saari plans kharab kar di aur Pandit ko bhi jail paucha diya tujhe toh maarna hi hoga.....lekin tere saath saath iss Manik Malhotra ko bhi marna hoga. Tum dono love birds ko ek saath khatam karungi main." Amms declared.

"Par  aap kya karenge Amms?" One of her men asked.

"Kidnap! Sagai ki din inke akhri din hoga." 

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