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                         (Thanks to  appy_indy-KD fr the banner🤗) 

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     Chapter Twenty-Two: Project Time!

The day in office did not start on a good note for Arnav. He was feeling restless. Something was definitely wrong with him...or perhaps her...because she was not answering his phone calls...

"She is in college attending lectures."

He told himself but that did not help much. He recollected that she seemed to be angry with him last night. Thought it was not something to be surprised about, but this time Arnav felt it was for a serious reason. And he at once knew, what he was supposed to do.

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"Miss Khushi Gupta!!!!!!"

"Huh...Y-Yes Miss D'costa!"

Khushi woke up with a start & looked around her. All the students were staring at her while the professor looked at her sharply!

"No sleeping in my lecture Khushi!! Go wash your face & come!!"

"Okay Mam...!" said Khushi, resisting a yawn!

"I think you are a nocturnal creature Khushi! Why don't you join some night college so that you can sleep during daytime!!!" whispered Shanaya, taunting from behind.

"Just shut up okay!" Khushi sneered back!

Khushi walked in the washroom & faced herself in the mirror. She sighed.

"It's so strange! I never felt so bad when Arnavji played pranks on me or troubled me but it's hurting me so much that he cut my call twice in a row!"

Rinsing her face properly, she took out her towel-like handkerchief & was just about to wipe the water off her face when one look at the mirror & things were never the same again. A chill ran down her spine when she saw Arnav's reflection in the mirror, standing a few steps behind her...

Khushi turned around abruptly to face him, shock engulfing her from all sides...Arnavji! In college! In girls washroom!!!!...

On the other hand, Arnav was desirously lost seeing her wet face & also her wet curls. He concluded he had done the most right thing by coming there. Realizing that Khushi was about to scream out loud out of shock to see him here, he quickly covered her mouth tightly with his palm & pinned her to the wall!

Khushi looked at him wide-eyed.

"Don't scream. I don't want to be discovered here." she heard his deep voice...

When it seemed to him that she had come to terms with reality did he uncover her mouth, the feel of her wet lips was retained by his palms...

"You are not supposed to be here."  she said, looking away from him, trying to wriggle out of his hold...

Arnav inched closer...

"You did not answer my phone."

His intense dazed voice fell on her ears making her catch hold of her breaths...

"I have a class to attend so I need to go."

Her aloofness puzzled Arnav. She tried to release herself but that was useless trying. Khushi just didn't know what to do as his adamant eyes seemed to capture her vision. He slowly took the handkerchief from her hand & gingerly began the sensual art wiping her wet face...Her forehead...her eyes...her nose...her pink cheeks...her chin & finally...her rosy wet lips...She closed her  eyes as her breathing grew heavy with his every move...his every touch on her facial parts stimulated the violence in her heart...

"Why are you avoiding me Khushi...? What did I do?"

She sensed his warm breath lingering over her ears & she realized that she was tightly clutching his shoulders. Her eyes opened to meet his ardent ones...!

"W-Woh...woh I... " dazed & confused she didn't know what to speak. He probed her with his concerned eyes.

"Why do you phone me when you don't even want to speak to me?? Yestarday you have cut my call two times...one in the morning...and the other at night..." she accused him in a dazed manner.

His stares remained intense...Her heart did a long jump when he took her hand in his & held it with sensual softness.

"Then Dad & Nani are to be blamed because I am fiercely private of my personal life & you're a part of my privacy."

His manner made her shriek & she just gaped at him blankly!

The loud high pitch ring of the bell was enough to break their trance. Arnav left her hand & released her bringing her back from her la la world!

"OMG OMG OMG!!!" Khushi was terrified, "I had a class to attend which I had left midway!!!Ab mein kya karu!!! Miss Dcosta will not leave me now!!!"

Just then the door opened & Shanaya walked in. Even she received a huge shock finding her Bro in girls washroom! her eyes looked from Arnav to Khushi.

"Oh! I really thought Khushi that you forgot about the class as you have discovered some gold mine in here but yahan toh...kuch aur hi ho raha tha." Shanaya again turned to Arnav.

"Woh kya hai na, being an ex-student of this college I didn't get to visit girls washroom then, so thought of visiting it now." he replied with prompt slyness.

This time Shanaya had no misinterpretation as she could make out Arnav himself had come here & Khushi hadn't asked him to!

"Anyways." She turned to a flustered Khushi, "Miss D'costa wants you to meet her in the staff room right now."

"Is she angry with me for not coming back to attend her lecture??" asked  Khushi, tensed.

"No! She will welcome you with a smiling face with a plate of gulabjamun." Shanaya quipped sarcastically!

Khushi frowned back. Arnav shook his head.

"And I thought Shanaya will become good friends with Khushi!"

Shanaya staged a walk out. Arnav turned his roguish eyes to Khushi who was hell worried!

 "See you soon! Till then deal with your prof!" he smirked!

The next moment he was gone leaving a shocked Khushi!

Arnav just sat in his car when his phone rang.

"Arnav! May I know where are you??!" came his dad's stern voice from the other end, "You're supposed to be attending an important meeting right now! From when have you become so careless??"

Arnav was unperturbed.

"Chillax Dad! I'm on my way & anyways clients consider themselves lucky if they get to wait for Arnav Singh Raizada." He said with flair & rang off.

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"Thank God!" Khushi sighed a big relief, "Being with Arnavji has made me smart enough to deal with nagging profs! Gosh! I can't believe I'm praising him!!!"

She shook her head but then her cheeks began to turn crimson as she recollected what had happened in the washroom. Khushi strongly felt that there was a kind of tiff between her heart & mind. Her mind urges her to dislike Arnav but her heart says just the contrary & ultimately her heart manages to convince her mind & she keeps on thinking about him always! And yes, right now she was in AR Designs in Arnav's cabin!

Khushi abruptly stood up when  Arnav walked in.

"G-Good Morning...I mean Evening...no...Afternoon Sir!"

He stared at her flustered form with rapt attention.

"Any problem?" he enquired.

"No problem."  said she glancing sideways.

"Now when I was thinking about him, he didn't even ask that!!!...Khushi, are you gone mad??!! You need a psychiatrist help!!! Buaji is right!! You are a sankadevi!!!!"

She was having an internal tiff.

"I know you love talking to yourself but then you see, I don't like being ignored!" he said sonorously taking his seat behind the desk.

Khushi kept mum & gazed the floor.

"So tell me, what help do you require for your project?" he asked, directing her to sit opposite him.

Khushi was a bit relieved hearing his serious voice.

"B-Basically, I want to know how all the departments like HR, Marketing e.t.c e.t.c of AR functions as in how does this company formulate it's plans, policies & strategies." she went on to elaborate further. Arnav listened to her very keenly to each & every word she spoke which was a positive sign for Khushi.  "...So Arnavji, I look forward for your active co-operation which will help me to understand the practical aspect of business management." she ended.

There was silence after she completed. Khushi waited with bated breath of Arnav had to say.

"Where is your college ID card?"

His question startled Khushi!

"Woh...In my bag."

"So will you do the honors of showing it to me?"

"Yeh Arnavji ko kya ho gaya. Why is he behaving so professional types????" she wondered.

Khushi showed him her ID card.

"Okay, I want to see your college letter."

She was shocked. Yeah! A letter is given by the college so that the students are officially allowed to research on the company. And even she had one but she didn't like him asking for that. Actually, she didn't know why but she didn't like his formal behavior!

"Why do you need the college letter??" she asked him

Arnav rested back on his chair.

"Khushi, the info that you want from us are quite secretive. So we need the college letter as an assurance that the confidentiality of the info will be maintained by the college & also by you."

He said that calmly but that didn't go down well with her.

"What do you mean by that?? Don't you trust me???"

"Not really. Actually No!"

He smiled shrewdly. Khushi frowned. Yeah! It was tit for tat situation.

"Fine!! Here is the letter!!, happy?"

She slammed the letter on his desk!

"Why are you getting angry?? Ours is a formal relation, right?" he eyed her.

Khushi looked away in displeasure.

"Okay, you can research on AR Designs." he added.

Even then she didn't look at him. He leaned across the desk.

"Will you have coffee with me?" he asked huskily.

"No Thanks!" she snapped & staged a walk-out!

Arnav smirked!

"Khushi, what's wrong with you haan?? I should be happy that I will be able to start me project!! And he is right, we have just a formal relation & no other relation so why should I be affected???"

Khushi chided to herself!

So hw was it?😳 

And yes!Arnav will defo come to Khushi's hostel room but aftr a few parts😉😆

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