In the precap it looked like a condition but I went and watched that scene a few times as I wrote my episode analysis.
That's precisely what HS is saying, that it's not fair to expect that Babita would accept him with his love for Imarti.
Lala is the one who told him, don't worry she already does. HS did not place such a condition at all. He is trying to be fair with Babita.
But the thing is this was always the case....HA knew that this is the situation but he actually made her develop those feelings as at first she was only concerned abt her daughter...her life revolved around only her ....she noticed that HS had feelings for her but was not open for it..slowly she started thinking abt it ...that is when she started asking the same Q to herself ...like sometimes in life v lose hopes and get used to or try to be used to our surroundings ...but if v get someone in life who get’s those hopes back then to go back is equally difficult ....here same happened ....Babita slowly started falling for HS but he made the first move ...not sure why he did that ...if he is so smart and so thoughtful wouldn’t it have been good if he would have thought of all consequences earlier...and then this lady is not a normal one ...she has gone thru a lot so as much as u have supported her when she was alone by doing this u are just doing the reverse...u r breaking her off completely ...also now since she has helped him in proving himself innocent (though that case for not make sense since it closed easily) yet what they showed is that it was because of Babita that HS has been proven innocent ...so now this is a balance...no one has done anything for the other now ...means the help or support is equal here....so Babita also has done her part ...at this moment the more intelligent part would have been ..HS saying sorry to Babita for what he said to her ...as whatever was the bg ....what he said was extremely disgraceful ....he could have said sorry for his words ....Babita has anyway now done what she was expected to to...also now him talking abt Inmatri and his love is little confusing as all the while when he tried to shower his love on her ...he had not remembered Imarti...there were many small small incidents thn which proved that ...like him getting the dosa wala or the chudiyon wala incident or her sitting on his bike many more incidents when he never visualised Imarti...suddenly him only remembering Imarti does not make any sense ....and if all this is true then him being behind her then does not make sense ...if u realise by doing this he has not made her gain confidence but while she was on her path to become independent he has agn made her weak...made her realise she needs someone...made her fall in love means go in that direction when she had lost sense of it all....now suddenly he has realised Imarti is still part of his life...so what abt Babita now ....pls think over abt what I have written from Babita’s angle .....now probably writers are confused ...they can’t evn show HS go back to Babita after he has claimed he is in love with Imarti....do u also realise that how suddenly he has started talking now ....while his father in law asked him if he Can think of Babita for second marriage he clearly says not interested ...he does not seem evn confused ....agn question arises why he did not seem so confident earlier on ...was Babita not written all over him then....if I recollect way he rushed back from his camp after listening to a song ...very contradictory feelings statements ...having said that if that is the case then I don’t feel he deserves Babita ...Babita has been caring in recent times ...her nature is shy ...HS is stronger but his attitude is confusing ...for me he has to get her back and that is important here...he has to be clear abt wat he wants ....he has to say sorry to her for the way he treated her ...if it was due to what happened then why is saying sorry so difficult...he has to make her feel special as I don’t want her to feel the same like she did last time when she was married ....she needs to be loved in real sense....either HS understands this and tries to get her back agn or thn they close it here...Babita needs to get someone who really loves her and am sure she would be equally caring towards that person...it is just that wat she has gone thru will not allow her to take rejections again and again ...she might want to instead be alone ....Coz u don’t want to b shattered whn u are already shattered...it just breaks u more and u might break off completely....