Sai was bothered the least to see the Chavan family staring at her.
"Sai, tum, bacchon, aur Satya saat mein the kya?" Kaku questioned.
Sai was calm, she cooly answered that they all were out for lunch.
Virat fumed in anger, "tum mere bacchon ko us anjaan aadmi ke saath kese leke jaa sakti ho?"
Sai was surprised by Virat's anger. She replied, "Satya koi anjaan aadmi nahi hai, Virat. Woh mere collegue hai aur acche dost bhi, aur yahan se jaate waqt maine tumhari aai se inform kiya tha ki main bacchon ko leke lunch pe jaa rahi hoon."
Pakhi, who was standing beside Virat, started shouting at Sai. "Tumhari himmat kaise hui mere bete ko apne saath le jane ki! Kya chahti kya ho tum? mere bete ko uss chalaak aadmi ke saath baat bhi karne diya?." She clearly spewed vengeance on Satya because he had tactically made Pakhi twist her own words.
Sai took a deep breath and calmly replied, "Pakhi, main tumse request karti hun ki aise baatein na kare. Infact mujhe tum sab ko jawaab dene ki zaroorat nahi hai. meri personal life mein aapko koi dilchaspi lene ki zaroorat nahi hai. Aur haan, main in dono ki aai hoon, woh kisse baat karein or kisse nahi, iska faisla main khush bhi le sakti hoon."
But Pakhi was not ready to listen to Sai. She continued to argue with her, and the situation became more intense with every passing moment. Vinu and Savi were watching everything from the sidelines, confused and upset.
"Bus mumma! Aap meri Aai se aise baat nahi kar sakti hai!"
"Haan, Pakhi aunty, aur baba aap bhi aai par chilla rahe hain, I hate you" she went close to Virat and pushed him
Sai, visibly upset, was being pulled in by Savi when Virat finally realized his mistake. He felt guilty for being rude to Sai and decided to apologize, he ran in.
"Main galat tha Sai, I am sorry. mujhe aise baat nahi karni chahiye thi," Virat said, with a hint of regret in his voice. Sai refused to accept his apology and asked him to leave.
Virat finally got a chance to spend time with Vinu. He wanted to understand what changed Vinu's mind. The past two days, he spent time consoling Pakhi.
"baada, aapne Sai aai ko accept kaise kiya? aap toh us din naaraz ho gaye the na?"
Vinu went on to explain how Satya helped him see things from a different perspective and how Sai had always been there for them, even when they didn't realize it. Virat listened attentively and felt grateful to Satya but also jealous that he was able to explain things better than he ever could.
"Baaba, aap batayenge? aap mere baaba ho, Sai aai, meri aai hai, toh aap dono saath kyun nahi rehte? aapki wife toh aai hi honi chahiye na, toh pakhi mumma kyun hai?"
Virat sighed and took a deep breath, knowing that this conversation was long overdue. "Beta, Sai aur main ek doosre se bahut pyaar karte hain, jab humne shaadi ki toh hamari zindagi mein kuchh aise log aa gaye the jinki wajah se hamare beech mein dooriyan aa gayi. Aur Sai mujhse bohot door chali gayi thi, kyunki maine ek bohot badi galti kardi lekin Sai mere dil mein hamesha se thi, lekin maine apni ego ki wajah se usse apnane se mana kar diya. Main apni galti maan chuka hu, aur ab Sai ke saath puri zindagi bitana chahta hu."
Vinu listened to his father intently and realized that his hero, his baaba wronged his aai but he didn't know what mistake he referred to. "Baaba, par aapki shaadi Pakhi mumma ke saath kyun hui? abhi toh woh aapki wife haina? toh aap sai aai se pyaar kaise kar sakte hain, yeh galat haina?"
Virat was baffled, he didn't know what to answer Vinu. "agar aapki wife ho sakti hain, toh aai ki husband kyun nahi hai?" he asked. Yet again, Virat was dumbfounded. Virat couldn't shake off the fear that now rushed through his blood. What if Sai chose a husband for herself? The thought sent shivers down his spine. He had always considered Sai as his own, but what if she had different plans for her life? Would he be able to accept someone else in her life? Virat knew he had to talk to Sai about it. He couldn't keep his emotions bottled up inside. It was time to have an open and honest conversation with her. Vinu saw a speechless Virat and left for Sai's room leaving Virat to his thoughts.
