Not sure what makers were trying to show specifically in Sais actions today but i think it was a mix of things.
Perhaps there was nervousness about her performance, the stress of making sure she took everything, missing her aabaa - its prolly thr girst time she is performing and her father wont be there, stress about her plan to make sure that everyone including the trifecta attend her function.
I am not sure if she was "taking it all out" on Virat - i think maybe she was.
And somewhere Virat seemed to get it. He seemed to be distracting her from whatever was on her mind and was partially successful but not quite. But i think thats why unlike audience he didnt look as affected by her "rudeness" this time . Normally he does. If she says something rude/off, he immediately frowns ,or looks upset But today he gave more of an affectionate smile n shake of head to say that- i get you, you pretend like you dont like it or dont care but really Sai is eager to have him there, care that Virat should get there in time, is touched by his gesture of leaving car too but wont acknowledge it. The "you invited yourself" was not needed but i understood the hesitancy about not taking his car because she doesn't want to get taunted about how Virat is going out of the way for her sake. She is really holding herself back from taking money, gifts, "favors"from him, even though she feels natural in doing so. Infact not relying on him is am effort. But Virat is really reading her face, expressions more than her actual words. He was happy to see how despite being occupied, she knew exact answers to his questions. Wheres the kercheif- right hand 2nd drawer, wheres the wallet- table. She knew it all. So he can see she cares/in tune. So he is trying to give her time. Sometimes he fails because he wants her to get to his stage already but mostly he is patient. So He is not forcing her to "accept" things but doing them anyway because he knows she will eventually bend. Whether that be the nakhre about inviting but having complimentary ticket for him, whether it be accepting money for 6 tickets even though she wants to pay him back for the extra, whether it be not wanting to take car but eventually going when he makes mohit insist on dropping her. He has also figured out what buttons to push to get her to do these things. So i think its very domestic. Unlike the audience like us that is affected by her bluntness and rudeness, virat is accustomed to it and can see past it all. He can sense that she is fighting the feeling of getting dependent on him or caring too much about him so he is letting her take her time.
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