Armaan is about to retort to Meghna's remark, but Puru puts a warning hand on his shoulder. Armaan simmers down.
Puru: (calmly) Yeh sab baatein baad mein hongi beta….pehle ghar chale le?
They all drive back home. Jassi and Ila are waiting eagerly for them. But it is Vedika who rushes up first to stare wide-eyed at Meghna, who looks inquisitively at her.
Puru: Meghna, yeh Vedika hai…..
Meghna: Ohhhhhh…….(her voice becomes softer)…yeh…mere Chotu ki daughter hai! (tries to pick Vedika up, but the child squiggles out of her grasp and looks inquiringly at her)
Vedika: Aap kaun ho?
M: Main tumhari aunt hoon, sweety….what do they say…..Bua! (pronounces it as Boo-waah!😕)
V: (wide-eyed) Achcha? Aap bhi Armaan papa ki behen ho?
M: Tumhare papa Armaan nahin, Aryan hai…mera Chotu….my kid brother!
Vedika clings to Armaan's legs, who looks annoyed at Meghna's comments. Jassi and Ila are staring warily.
V: Par yeh bhi toh mere Papa hai….main inse bahut pyar karti hoon!
Jassi lovingly runs her hand over her head.
Ila: (hurriedly) Meghna, tum abhi tak Jassi se nahin mili….
Meghna and Jassi gaze non-commitally at each other.
M: Jassi……?
Armaan is seething.
Puru: Tum log shayad Gulmohur mein mile ho…par itne saal baad, phir se introduction shayad zaroori ho jata hai…
M: Oh? Tum Gulmohur mein thi?
Angel: (maliciously) Haan Meg….Jassi Armaan ki secretary thi…😡
M makes a face but Ila hurriedly leads them all off to the dinner table. Armaan is sulky throughout the dinner. As soon as he can, he storms off to his room. Jassi follows him anxiously.
Meghna has taken a fondness to Vedika, apparently because she is Aryan's daughter. The kid, on the other hand, hasn't taken to her.😈 At the first opportunity, she runs off to her room. Jassi puts her to bed and then comes to talk to Armaan. He is sitting moodily on the bed. She comes up and puts her hand on his shoulder.
Jassi: Armaaaan…..kya hua?
He takes her hand and presses it silently.
J: Armaan, tum Meghna ki baton se naaraz ho kya?
A: (passionately) Jassi, uska koi haq nahin tha tumse iss tarah baat karne ka…..
J sits down next to him and puts her hand on his shoulder.
J: Armaan, agar tum uske point of view se dekho, toh tumhe uski baaetin itni buri nahin lagengi….usse ek bahut bada shock mila hai…..wo jis duniya ko chod ke gayi thi, wo duniya badal gayi hai…aur shayad iss sab mein, usse meri galti nazar aati hai….
Armaan looks attentively at her.
J: tum chinta mat karo….sab theek ho jayega…Meghna jab mujhe jaan jayegi, toh hamari dosti bhi ho jayegi……(touching his cheek) ….ab toh smile karo, Armaan Suri!
He breaks into one of his charming grins and they hug…tightly.😳😳😳
In GM, Nandu is putting his case before Raj.
Nandu: (cautiously) Raj, tumhe Armaan se bataya hoga….ki mujhe chhuti chaiye…
Raj: Oh haan…..tum sabke saath Amritsar jaana chahte ho….? (with exaggerated emotion) Tum mere saath aisa kyun karna chaahte ho nandu? Main yeh sab akele kaise handle karunga?
Nandu: Lekin raj…..Tab tak toh show ho jayega na…..phir toh workload thoda kum ho jayega…
Raj: Come on Nandu……tab toh hamein aur bahut kuch handle karna hoga….orders, consignments, clients ke saath meetings, media campaigns…….(melodramatically) Tum mujhe beech majhdhaar mein mat chodo na Nandu!
N: (desperately) Raj, I'm really sorry….par tumhare permission dene se, tum sachmuch mujh par ek favour karoge.
R: Oohhhhhhhhh……favour! (grins wickedly😉)
Thinks, "Ab aaye na tum mere haath mein, Mr Nandan!"
R: (casually) Main sochunga iske baare mein….kyun na aaj tum mujhe lunch pe le jaake yeh sab discuss karo?
N: Lunch? Par main toh….Beauty ke saath…..
R: Toh phir koi baat nahin……baad mein dekh lenge, tumhari chhuti ke baare mein…main toh waise hi bahut busy hoon…
N: (gritting his teeth) Nahin, tum chalo lunch par….main Beauty se keh doonga….
R: Nahin nahin…..bechari Beauty ko kyun disappoint karte ho…….wo bhi chal legi, hamare saath!
This is obviously the last thing nandu wants, but he has no choice—Nandan Verma has to take out Raj Malhotra for a lunch date!😆
Tomorrow: Raj flirts with Beauty in front of Nandu. 😈
