Originally posted by: mango.falooda
the reason it comes across as weird is that he is being polite in his language when he was voicing his thoughts. if we have to be crude, here are some of his philosophies that was displayed much earlier.
1. many relationships are transactional. so old men can get a young attractive woman provided he has money. he gets to have fun as long as he pays for it. she does not care about him but is only interested in money
2. women use their body and beauty to try climb up the ladder. so men have to be extra careful while dealing with them in the office
3. everything boils down to money and there is no sincerity to anything
4. no one can be trusted; the moment you let them in a little, they use you.
these are some of the negative type feels he is struggling with. the problem with viaan is that he is not completely wrong. the truth is all these things occur. there are women who use their body to get ahead. some relationships are simply transactional and many people are not interested in you but your money. and yes, you have to be smart about who you trust and open up to.
viaan is desperate to be proven wrong and to know that the wolrd can be good place and there are are people who can be relied on. instead, it is his negative thoughts about the world that is constantly being reinforced. he actually didn't mean the one night stand for real and threw it out there flippantly because she asked for an amount that seemed unreasonable. he was angry that she seemed to be taking advantage of the system where she got promoted. there is no reason to trust her because he does not know her. instead of politely telling her 'no', he pushes back with an insult.
now, he is stuck because he can't come down due to his ego. it is almost like little boys who will insist on going to visit a haunted house because they have to prove they are not scared of anything.
if it was a typical type one night stand offer, it would make more sense but also make the ML sleazy. here, it is atypical for him as well as her. infact neither will want to go ahead with this but they will force themselves to. thats what makes the story different.