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Armaan is really the best and ridhs is so lucky to have him. 

but I agree with Rahul is armaan does not look after himself and falls sick then he deserves slaps from all his friends.

Loved the cute update  

Loved it...

Hopefully we will get next update soon...

Its short but sweet and mind blowing part...

Love away arman take care of Ridhima..also way rahul scolded arman for skipping his meal...

Thanks for this and now update super soon...

Waiting for AR marriage rituals and preparation...

such a cute update 

armaan is such a darling... love it

It Was Very Sweet Update...

Pata nahi Armaan kb dusro ka dhyan rakhne k saath khudki bhi Care krna sikhega...Shayad hi aisa kabhi hoga... Mujhe ye baat nahi kehni chahiye main glt hu jaanti hu bt jb bhi Rahool Riddhima ko Riddhu kehk address krta hai toh mujhe bilkul accha nahi lgta... Mujhe lgta hai ki Armaan k alawa koi or bhi hai jo Riddhima k bahot close aur Shayad yahi baat Mujhe khtkti hai jo ki bahot glt hai...

Armaan jis tarha Riddhima ki care krta hai, use ek Princess ki tarha treat krta hai sach me intna pyaar koi kisise nahi krega... Kitne pyaar se usne Riddhima ko khana khilaya medicine di aur phir sulaya that was very heartwarming...Last scene of AR was very very cutieee I just love them soo much ❤️❤️❤️

Thanks for the update... Waiting for the next one..

Previously On...

Riddhima gets a fever. Armaan looks after her.

Chapter 99

After Riddhima recovered from her fever, she threw herself face first into studies and wedding preparation. There was so much to do and not a lot of time to do it in. The gang was all busy with work and the upcoming exams, and so they didn't have time to hang out like they used to, which was also taking a toll on everyone. They were so used to spending almost every waking moment together, but now that they'd all chosen different specializations, it was almost impossible to spend time together.

Riddhima had, as expected, chosen obstetrics, Armaan had gone for cardio, while Anjali had followed in her father's footsteps and chosen neuro. And, just as everyone had anticipated, Atul had decided to become an AIDS specialist. They'd all seen Muskaan veer towards psychology and she did end up choosing that, given her fear of blood. Surprisingly, Rahul had chosen paediatrics. He'd always been good with kids, but no one had thought he'd become a pediatrician. If anyone, the gang had always thought it would be Riddhima or Atul who chose that field of practice. But, Rahul had gone for it, stating that he'd always wanted to be one. Another surprise was Nikki choosing to not go into a specialization, but continue on the admin side of things. She'd officially become Dr. Keerti's shadow.

The month passed in a blur of work and studies. Every moment that the gang was not working, they were studying. Their batch was one of the most competent batches that Sanjeevani had ever seen, and everyone had high expectations from them. Add to that the fact that they had not been able to perform upto the mark in their internship exams due to the shootout, they all wanted to outdo themselves and perform their best.

With a lot of pain and tears, and hard work, they pulled through. The night before the exam. Dr. Shashank hosted a dinner, wanting to boost everyone’s morale and give them a pep talk.

"So, doctors!" He started. "Main jaanta hoon ki iss ek mahine mein aap sabne bohot zyada mehnat ki hai. Aur mujhe aap sab pe poora bharosa hai. Kal ke exam mein aap sab bohot hi achcha perform karenge iss baat pe mujhe koi shaq nahi hai!

Sanjeevani ka sabse zyada mastikhor batch aap logon ka hi hai, lekin… saath hi saath… Aap sab humaare hospital ke savse zyada successful aur competent doctors bhi hain. Aapne yahaan jitni shararatein ki hai, jitni masti ki hai, jitni problems create ki hain, utni hi solve bhi ki hain. Aap sabne humein bohot pareshaan kiya hai, but at the same time, aap sabne humein aap par garv karne ke bohot mauke bhi diye hain. Jab baat Sanjeevani ki, aur aapke profession ki aayi hai, toh aapne hamesha kadam aage badhaya hai, hamesha lade hain, aur jeete bhi. Isliye… Aaj main bohot fakr se keh sakta hoon ki aap sab mere interns hain, mere doctors hain.

All the best, everyone! I know you'll do us proud!"

A chorus of thank yous rung around the room and then everyone dug into their dinner that had been prepared especially by Padma Aunty and Nani for this occasion.

However, while everyone ate, Armaan played with his food, his mind a million miles away. He was thinking about the test tomorrow, and how he needed to perform his best, possibly even aim at outperforming the others. If he didn't pass this with flying colours… Well, he didn't know what he would do. Nothing else was an option.

Riddhima noticed his peculiar behaviour and tried to talk to him a couple times but he brushed her off with false reassurances that both of them knew meant nothing. But, Riddhima didn't want to create a scene in front of the others and so she kept quiet, resolving to talk to him when they were alone.

Everyone else enjoyed the dinner, laughing and merrymaking, relieving all the stress they'd been under in this previous month. Stories were told, anecdotes shared, jokes cracked. For anyone else, it might have been the perfect evening with their loved ones, but not Rahul, because he saw just how worked up Armaan was. His exam fever had been prevalent all through the month and him & Riddhima had had to make a lot of efforts to bring him out of his constant funks. It always surprised Rahul how Armaan could react so badly to exams, especially because he was so good at everything. He had been named Intern Of The Month more times than anyone else. His track record had been exemplary - he had successfully handled the most number of cases that showed up in Sanjeevani's ER, had handled the most difficult patients and gotten them to do things his way, was a favourite amongst the staff at the hospital.

Despite being better than all of them in the batch, excluding Riddhima who was somewhat on par with him, he had been the most worried about these exams. Rahul couldn't, for the life of him, understand why. He just hoped that whatever it was, him and Riddhima would be able to handle.

Once dinner was done, Nikki made a beeline for Riddhima and Rahul were talking in a corner. "Armaan ke saath kya chal raha hai?" She asked the two of them. They'd been able to spend the most time with Armaan because their shift timings had somehow matched, and so she knew they knew what was up. She'd seen Armaan behaving weirdly in the past couple days but hadn't had the chance to have a proper conversation with him. But today had been something she'd never expected. Armaan was always the most lively person at these "family dinners" as he'd affectionately dubbed them. He'd be the most vocal one out of all them, cracking jokes, flirting with everyone, making everyone laugh with stories about his and Riddhim's fights. However, he'd been too silent today. It had almost felt eerie seeing him like that.

"Exam fever," Rahul murmured, knowing she'd understand. And she did.

"Still?!" Nikki exclaimed, shocked. "I thought he got over that."

"Apparently not," Riddhima answered. "I've been really worried. Woh aajkal kaafi tension mein rehta hai… Aur last week se toh… It's been difficult. Usse khana khane bhi yaad dilana padta hai. Uss din, main surgery mein busy thi toh usne shaam ke 5 baje tak khaya hi nahi tha."

“Maine usse pehle bhi kaha thi ki apni health ka dhyaan rakhe aur time pe khaye. Lekin yeh toh sunnta hi nahi hai!” Rahul cribbed.

“Don’t worry. Main baat karti hoon usse. Tum dono tension mat lo, okay?” Riddhima said, walking away in search of Armaan.

She found Atul & Muskaan first and decided to talk to them. “Hey, guys! Armaan ko dekha kya kahin?”

“Nahi, yaar, Ridz!” Atul exclaimed. “Hum bhi uske baare mein hi baat kar rahe the. Woh theek haina? Aaj kitna ajeeb sa behave kar raha tha.”

“Haan, Ridzy! Itna chup toh usse kabhi nahi dekha! Tum dono ke beech mein kuch tension chal rahi hai kya? Woh generally itna chup chup tab hi rehta hai jab woh tujhse bhi baat na kar raha ho,” Muskaan asked. “Maine usse poochne ki koshish toh ki thi, lekin usne kuch bataya hi nahi.”

“Nahi, Muski,” Riddhima replied. “Hum dono ka koi jhagda nahi hua hai. Woh bas… aaj usse hospital mein thoda zyada kaam tha isliye thak gaya hai,” she fibbed. If Muskaan and Atul didn’t know about his exam fever, she wouldn’t tell them and worry them too. Her, Rahul, and Nikki were enough. Since they’d all seen him go through it, they were better equipped at handling it anyway.

She slunk away, on the hunt for her fiance, leaving Atul & Muskaan behind. Wandering around, she found Anjali and Padma Mumma outside her room, knocking incessantly on the door.

"Armaan, are you okay?" Anjali called, but there was no reply.

"Mumma, Di… Kya hua?" Riddhima asked them.

"Riddhima! Thank god tu aa gayi!" Padma Mumma hugged her.

“Kya hua? Aap dono itne pareshaan kyu ho?” Riddhima questioned.

“Ridzy… woh Armaan. Pichle almost aadhe ghante se andar hai. Pata nahi kya hua hai usse. Tu please dekhna,” Anjali answered.

“Di… It’s okay! Relax. Mumma… aap dono tension mat lo. Main dekhti hoon. Kuch nahi hua hoga. Woh bas aaj thoda thak gaya hai… shayad aankh lag gayi hogi,” Riddhima said.

“But, Ridzy…” Anjali tried to protest.

“Di, maine kaha na… main sambhal lungi. Aap please bahar jaiye aur enjoy kijiye. Atul aapko dhoond bhi raha tha shayad,” Riddhima replied, nudging Anjali and Padma Mumma away. Reluctantly, the two women left, knowing Riddhima wouldn’t budge.

Riddhima smiled at their concern, and then opened the door to her room, stepping inside and shutting it behind her. She wasn’t surprised to see Armaan standing by the window, looking outside, seemingly deep in thought.

“Hey!” She murmured softly, hugging him around the waist and resting her cheek on his back. Armaan’s hands silently wound around hers and he pulled her closer, kissing her hands, before he turned around and gathered her in his arms, hugging her tightly.

“Tum theek ho na?” She asked him. Armaan only nodded into her neck, not saying anything.

“Armaan… Baby… I’m worried. Kya baat hai? Tum aaj dinner pe bohot shaant the. Kuch toh definitely baat hai. Mere saath bhi share nahi karoge?” Riddhima questioned.

Armaan sighed and pulled back. He stepped out of her embrace and walked away sitting down on her bed. “Pata hai… Tumhaari yehi problem hai,” he said.

“Kya?” She asked, sitting beside him.

“Tum mujhe bohot zyada achche se jaanti ho,” he commented, lying down in her lap. “Tumse kabhi kuch chupa hi nahi pata main.”

“Tumhe yeh problem lagti hai, Dr. Mallik?” Riddhima cried.

“Ab… kuch secrets toh husbands apni wives se rakhte hi haina, Soon - To - Be Dr. Mallik,” Armaan answered cheekily, making her blush.

Riddhima looked away, feeling overwhelmingly shy at Armaan’s words before she realized that he was just smooth talking her out of the real issue, at which point she turned back and fixed her stare on him.

“Don’t you even dare, Armaan! Apni baaton mein mujhe uljha ke sach nahi chupa sakte tum,” she reprimanded. “Kya hua? Please… batao mujhe. Kal ke test ko leke pareshaan ho?”

Armaan nodded solemnly. He took her hand in his and kept it close to his heart. “Riddhima… yeh sab… main pehle se hi test ko leke itna worried tha… aur ab sabki itni expectations.., mujhe darr lag raha hai,” he admitted. “Agar maine sabko disappoint kar diya toh?”

“Armaan… tum kisiko disappoint nahi karoge,” Riddhima tried to reassure him, but he shook his head.

“Nahi, Riddhima. Main… Dr. Shubhankar ne already mujhe apne cases mein involve karna start kar diya hai. He’s also been helping me study, tumhe pata haina? Aur Billy ka bhi phone aaya tha aaj subah… him and Mom… they’re so proud of me. Tumhe pata hai… aaj… life mein pehli baar, Dad ne kaha that he’s proud of who I am. Isse pehle unhone kabhi nahi kaha, Riddhima. Never. What if I disappoint him?

Aur… Aur Papa… he is so sure that I’ll do extremely well… and I have to. Main… Main thode mahino mein unka son - in - law ban’ne wala hoon, Basket. And… what if… what if I don’t pass this exam? Unki reputation ka kya? Dr. Shashank ka damaad, jo ek test bhi pass nahi kar paya?

And… and you! I know ki tum… you’re going to do brilliantly, Jaan. I’m so sure. Aur agar kuch galat ho gaya, agar main pass nahi hua… it will reflect so badly on you! Main aisa kaise hone de sakta hoon?

One mistake… and I’ll… I’ll end up disappointing all the important people in my life. Main tum mein se kisiko bhi disappoint nahi karna chaahta. I want all of you to be proud of me. I… I… Oomph!” He stopped talking when Riddhima hugged him tightly.

“Shut up!” She ordered. “Jabse kuch bhi bakwaas kar rahe ho! Dimaag nahi hai kya?”

“Nahi,” he replied, causing her to swat his back.

“Armaan!” Riddhima whined. “Please!”

“Okay, okay. I’m sorry!” He said.

“Don’t you dare apologize,” she threatened. Pulling back, she took his face in her hands and brought him closer, looking directly into his eyes. “You will never disappoint us, Armaan Mallik,” she stated. Armaan wanted to say something but she shut him off before he could start. “Never,” she reiterated.

“Tumhe pata bhi hai ki why we’re all so proud of you?” she asked him rhetorically. “It’s definitely not because of how good a doctor you are, Armaan. Isliye nahi kyuki tumne Sanjeevani mein sabse zyada cases successfully handle kiye hain, aur isliye bhi nahi ki har external examiner ne tumhaari bohot tareef ki hai. Isliye nahi ki tumhe shayad sabse zyada baar Intern of the Month ka award mila hai, aur isliye toh bilkul nahi ki tumhaare saare patients ab kisi aur doctor se consult karna pasand nahi karte.

Inme se kisi bhi reason ki wajah se koi farak nahi padta. I mean, obviously… they’re all big things, but they’re not important things, Armaan. We’re proud of you because of the person you are, not because of the doctor you are. Isliye, kyuki aaj tak tumne jitne bhi cases handle kiye hain, you’ve given it your all. Raat - raat bhar jaag kar tumne apne patients ke baare mein socha. Isliye kyuki jab kisine bhi tumhaari tareef ki, toh tumne hamesha saare credit apne colleagues aur seniors ko diya, sabko yeh yakeen dilaya ki tum itna achcha perform karte ho toh woh isliye kyuki woh tumhe support karte hain. Isliye, kyuki itni baar Intern of the Month jitne ke baad bhi tum kabhi arrogant nahi hue. Isliye, kyuki tum apne saare patients ki itni care karte ho.

That’s why we’re proud of you, Armaan. Because you’re an amazing human being. Doctor koi bhi bann sakta hai, lekin tumhaare jitna achcha insaan ban’na sabke bas ki baat nahi hai,” she said.

Armaan couldn’t help the tears that fell from his eyes at Riddhima’s words. He was so overwhelmed, he couldn’t do anything but hug her tightly. Riddhima returned the hug just as fiercely, reassuring him, loving him, promising him that it would all be okay.

“Ek baat poochu?” she asked him. He nodded into her shoulder.

“Kya tumhe aisa lagta hai that I love you because you’re such a doctor?” She questioned.

“What nonsense, Basket!” He exclaimed, pulling back. “Of course not!”

“Toh phir tumhe kyu lagta hai ki agar kal ke test mein kuch hua toh I’ll be disappointed. Haan, agar tumne iske liye apna best nahi diya hota… I would have been disappointed in you, but… maine dekha hai ki tumne sab kuch manage karne ke liye kitni struggle ki hai. You’ve given more than your 100%, Armaan, and I’m already so, so, so proud of you.

Mujhe pata hai ki yeh exam pass karna tumhaare liye bohot important hai, not just for me or Dad or Papa… but for yourself also. I know ki written exams aur theory se tumhe issues hain and uss wajah se kahin na kahin you feel that you’re not good enough… but that’s not true, Armaan. Being worried about this doesn’t mean you’re incompetent in anyway. And no one will think that way about you. I’m sure, okay?

I just… I really want you to understand. Haan, yeh exam important hai. But tumse zyada important… aur kuch nahi hai. And nobody will give a damn about this exam and whether you passed or failed, as long as you’re happy with yourself. We all want you to be happy, baby. Nothing else. Aur mujhe pata hai ki mere Armaan ki khushi kisi stupid test pe depend nahi karti. Kal agar tumhaara test bura bhi jaaye, you’ll be happy because you have a good job and a good family and a good life. Right?” She asked him.

He nodded.

“See! I knew it! Agar tum khush ho, toh main bhi khush hoon. Mujhe koi bohot bada, celebrated surgeon husband nahi chahiye, Armaan, naa Dad ko aisa beta chahiye. Aur naa hi Papa ko waise son - in - law chahiye. Humein bas humaara Armaan chahiye, jo hamesha sabki life mein khushi le aata hai. Hum sab sirf isliye khush hain, kyuki tum khush ho, kyuki humne tumhe apni life mein itna kuch achieve karte dekha hai, itna achcha insaan bante dekha hai. And, we love you, Armaan Mallik, not Doctor Armaan. Frankly, kal agar tum Wardboy Armaan bhi bann gaye, lekin agar tum waise hi khush ho, tum hum sab tab bhi aise hi proud feel karenge. Promise,” Riddhima reiterated.

“I love you, Basket!” He declared, pulling to him and hugging her tightly. “Thank you. Thank you so much!” He murmured, kissing the top of her head.

“I love you, baby!” She replied, hugging him back.

They sat there on her bed, completely wrapped up in each other, and Armaan felt more at ease than he had in weeks. The fear of letting his family down had been weighing heavily on him, gnawing at his chest and giving him nightmares. He’d been so scared, so afraid, so alone. In his fear, he’d forgotten that wasn’t alone now. He had his Basket, and as long as he had her, everything would be okay. Just like it was in this moment with her - calm, serene, peaceful. Just like their life together would be - happy, and full of love. And, as long as he had that, he didn’t need anything else.

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Hey, y'all! Sorry for the long wait!

Been too busy with school and stuff to write, but I have some time on my hands now, so let's hope there are some updates! *fingers crossed*

Anyway, please like and comment! Lemme know how you like this chapter! :D

Love,

Prags

It's awesome... everyone is busy and arman is in tention of exam and expectation of others...

Love way Ridhima handles the Arman.

Thanks for this and now super soon

Amazinggg...

Exam ka dar toh sbko hota hai...Aur sbk expectations bhi bahot hoti... Exam se jyada tension toh is baat ka hi hota hai ki hum  expectations fulfill kr paayenge ki nahi...

Aur yahi tension Armaan ko bhi tha... Lekin is baar Armaan ki Basket usk saath hai vo apne Armaan ko pareshan thodi dekh skti hai... Riddhima ne jo kuch bhi Armaan se kaha vo sirf is lie nahi ki vo accha feel kare blki Riddhima ki har ek baat sach hai... Armaan Doctor bn ne k baad ek accha person nahi bana vo ek accha insaan hai is lie ek accha doctor hai...Aur yahi baat Riddhima ne Armaan ko bahot hi acche se smjayee hai...

Sbne test k lie apna 100% diya hai...Aur sabhi accha perform karenge...Aur Armaan toh vaise hi talented hai vo sbse accha karega...Aur mujhe toh abhi result ka wait rahega kyun ki main Shanky se Armaan ki taarif sunne k lie hi bahot jyada excited hu...

Thanks for the pm... Waiting for the next part..😘

Welcome back twinnie...

Amazing update 

The way ridhima understand armaan it's just wow

Their chemistry I loved it

Wow next going to be your 100th part

Excited for that

Thanks for PM

Continue soon

Finally after a long wait...

Yaar are such people for real😳( AR)

I mean really itna pyaar and understanding .

I really liked the way ridzi boosted arman's confidence and helped him overcome his fears..

I know all will pass with flying colors 

I'm eagerly waiting for the wedding functions 

Usse phle I had a tiny miny request.. I'd love to see if u can show some flashbacks of ridhi n smriti and her sharing the same with Ammy..only of it fits somewhere in your storyline🥱

Plz update soon