I dont think Sai is accepting any abuse as somebody's expression of pain/agony
She has taken a stand against the harassment by walking away and never coming back
But there is a genuine conflict now in her life because of the fact that she has a daughter with this man- and she is stuck because she feels that irrespective of what happened between her and V, her daughter is entitled to have an independent relationship with her father and her paternal side of the family. even if V is a criminal, Savi deserves to know who her father is because he is still alive. If only V was dead, the situation would be easy and Sai could simply have said- your father is dead and will never come back.
And if not for Savi, it would be all too easy for her to just leave. but she cant.
She wishes she could, god knows she tried her best to leave but circumstances didnt allow it. In every situation she has done the very best to stay a distance away from V and P, CN but she keeps getting looped in.
all this started because she helped Vinu out not knowing who he was. Savi-Vinu bonded and through Vinu, V and P were back in her life. Once she came face to face with V and P and realized who Vinu was, again she tried to stay away but she couldnt - again because of several factors-
Firstly- her professional obligation
then the question arise- she isnt the only doctor- true. and she did make that same argument to P- why should I uproot myself and my kid and come especially when V and CN dont want help- but then the other things that pushed her to go were- her promise to the innocent child to heal him and the rapport built with him, Savi's attachment to Vinu and her own unexplainable connect and pull with Vinu and the desire to help him because she has maternal feelings for him -which we as audience know is because she is his biological mother. there is definitely something special about a biological bond that is intangible and can make people do a lot of things they cant fully explain.
And right now it is the mother Sai who looks past a lot a crap only because she wants the best for both kids- especially Savi but also Vinu.
Sai would want more than anything to just take Savi and disappear but she cant because it will really impact young Savi a lot.
And even if she explains things to Savi and moves away now, this issue of Savi having the right to pursue her own independent relationship with V will always play in the back of her mind. but thats an option Sai will probably always keep open if things dont get better. As she told V, if things start to escalate too much, she will consider going to court and getting solo custody of Savi. but she doesnt want to, because Savi is a child- she shouldnt have to pay the price of a broken marriage.
This whole situation of Savi having V as her "adopted father" - as unplanned and heartache inducing for Sai as it maybe- is a convenient way to transition into ensuring that Savi gets to know her father while also accepting that he has another family with another woman without explaining the gory details at a young impressionable age when she cannot understand the complexities of the situation. someday she will have to address it but if Savi has an independent equation with V by then- it will be easier to manage in future.
So in all this, nowhere is Sai being "mahaan" out of a god complex or "accepting" what V has done to her. She is tolerating certain things only to have peace in the life of her child. She is forgiving/ignoring things because it is too tedious to live with the anger/revenge motive since it will impact the kids upbringing.
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