It's been few days since Ram and Priya started going to their work together. They knew each other a little better. Their engagement is two days later. Ram came to pick up Priya from her house.
Ram:"Good morning.."
Priya:"Good morning.."
Ram:"Priya, aaj kuch kaam na ho to, aaj shaam ko dinner par ghar sakti ho? Actually maa bhi keh rahi thi.."
Priya:"Kaam to nahi hai, par mujhe maa se puchna padega ek baar.."
She called her mom but she didn't answered the call.
Priya:"Vese hum itne din se saath jaa rahe par mein tumse puchna hi bhul gayi, tumhara work place konsa hai?"
Ram:"Umm, vo SK group of companies ki head office me hi jana hota hai mujhe.."
Priya:"Oh.. Vaha konsi post par.."
Ram(m):"Oh God Priya, ye sab kyu puch rahi ho, par batana to padega, haq hai uska.. (to her) Vo actually.."
Suddenly her phone rang.
Priya:"Ek minute.."
He sighed. She answered the call and asked her mom about the dinner. She got happy and told Priya that she must go. They reached Priya's work place.
Priya:"Aunty ko bata dena mein aane vali hu.."
Ram:"Ok, bye Priya.."
Priya:"Bye.."
She left.
Ram:"Jald bata dunga tumhe Priya, ki mein hi SK group of companies ka CEO and owner hu.."
At evening, they were heading to Kapoor mansion.
Ram:"So, leave le li saare functions ke liye?"
Priya :"Haa, bohot mushkil se mili.. Tumna jaante nahi ho Mr Sharma ko, hazaar sawal puchte hai.. Unhe jab invitation card diya tab yakeen kiya... Pehle to shock ho ho gaye sun kar ki meri shaadi ho rahi, phir koi option nahi tha unke paas isliye maan gaye.. Tumne leave le li?"
Ram:"Haa, mene bhi le li, vese tumhara boss tumhare saath ese behave kar raha hai to tum complain karo, tum kar sakti ho ye, direct CEO ko email kardo problem solve ho sakti hai.."
Priya:"Nahi, koi baat nahi, mujhe ye sab nahi karna.. Harroz to ye sab nahi hota, kabhi kabaar hota hai, koi baat nahi.."
Ram(m):"Ye to mana kar rahi hai, par tu sab jaante hue iss baat ko ignore nahi kar sakta.. Mere hote hue meri hi company mein personal issues ki vajah se kisi ko bhi problem ho, ye nahi ho sakta.. Priya, mein tumhari problem solve kar dunga.."
They reached at Kapoor mansion. Priya was shocked seeing his mansion.
Ram:"Kya hua?"
Priya:"Ye tumhara ghar hai?"
Ram:"Haa, kyu?"
Priya:"Nahi, kuch nahi.. (m) Lagta hai Ram ab bohot ameer hai, itni mehengi gaadi, itna mehenga suit vo bhi routine me, itna bada ghar, mein yaha fit ho paugi? (They entered the house) Itne bade bade ghar to maine sirf filmo me hi dekhe hai, sach me esi lifestyle kabhi nahi dekhi.. Ritika bata to rahi thi ki inn ka ghar bohot bada hai, par maine kabhi nahi socha tha ki itna bada hoga... Ram, Shalini aunty aur Shardul ko to mein jaanti hu, par baaki log, vo to yahi sochege ki maine paiso ke liye Ram se shaadi karne ke liye haa kari hai.. Kahi Ram bhi yahi to nahi soch raha?"
Thousands of questions were running in her mind. Her trance broke when Ram called her.
Ram:"Priya, kya hua? Kaha kho gayi?"
Priya:"Vo.. Nahi kuch nahi... Ram, umm actually mujhe tumse kuch kehna hai.."
Ram:"Bolo na Priya.."
Shalini came there..
Shalini:"Are Priya, aa gai tum.."
Priya:"Namaste aunty.."
She went to Shalini and touched her feet.
Shalini:"Hamesha khush raho.. Kesi ho tum Priya?"
Priya:"Mein bilkul theek hu aunty, aap kesi hai?"
Shalini:"Mujhe kya hone vala hai, mein bhi theek hu... Aur jab tum ghar aa jao gi, tab to agar mein theek nahi bhi hougi to bhi ho jaugi.. Aao na tum baitho.."
Ram:"Mein bhi khada hu yaha par.."
Shalini:"Haa haa, tu bhi aaja.."
Shalini and Priya chuckled and sat on the sofa.
Ram (m):"Waah! Bahu ke aate hi bete ko to bhul hi gaye.."
Shalini:"Ab vahi khada rahega ya andar bhi aayega.."
Ram:"Haa, aaya.."
Then Tarun came and gave a glass of water to Priya.
Shalini:"Tarun, ye Priya hai, Ram ki hone vali patni.."
Tarun:"Hello Priya bhabhi.."
Priya (smiling):"Hello Tarun.."
Then Shardul came there.
Shardul(excitedly):"Hiii Priya di..."
Priya(smiling):"Hi Shardul, kese ho?"
Shardul:"Ekdum badhiya..."
They all talked for some time. Then Ram got a call. He went aside to take the call.
Ram:"Haa Adi.."
Adi:"Tune kaha tha ki tujhe kuch kaam hai.."
Ram:"Haa, sun vo humare goregaon branch ke head hai na Mr Sharma, unke baare mein pata laga, suna hai vo employees ke saath acche se behave nahi karte.. Agar esa hai to I'll fire him from his job.. Par pehle tu puri baat ka pata laga.."
Adi:"Haa theek hai par tujhe kaha se pata chala.."
Ram:"Vo Priya bhi vahi job karti hai senior post par, usne kaha ki uske boss uske saath personal issues ki vajah se theek tarah se behave nahi kar rahe.."
Adi:"Acchaaa, Priya ne kaha.. To tune use bata diya ki tu CEO hai.."
Ram:"Nahi abhi nahi bataya.."
Bri:"Phone speaker par karo.."
Adi put his phone on speaker.
Bri:"Hi Jaan.. Kese ho? Suna hai tumhari hone vali biwi tumhare ghar aai hai.."
Ram turned to the side where Priya, Shalini and Shardul were sitting. They were laughing together which made him smile.
Ram (smiling):"Haa, yahi hai vo.. Bohot khush hu Aaj mein.. Maa kitni khush hai Aaj Priya se milke.."
Bri:"Aur tum? Tum bhi to khush lag rahe ho, apni shaadi se.. Batao khush nahi ho tum.."
Ram:"Pata nahi yaar.. Matlab haa, Priya ke saath itna vakt bitaya, to bohot accha laga inn dino me.."
Bri:"Matlab tum khush ho, right?"
Ram (again looking at Priya):"Haa, mein to khush hu, aur vo bhi lag rahi hai.."
Bri:"That's cool.. Vese tumne Priya ko kyu nahi bataya ki tum hi CEO ho? Priya ko pata hona chahiye Ram, biwi banne vali hai vo tumhari.."
Adi:"Haa Ram, tujhe bata dena chahiye use.. Tujhe bhi sab pata hai na uske baare mein.."
Ram:"Haa, matlab mein batana chahta hu use, Aaj batane hi vala tha mein, par reh gaya.. Aaj bata hi dena chahiye mujhe use.."
Adi/Bri:"Good.."
Shalini:"Ram, yaha aao na vaha kyu ho?"
Ram:"Haa.. Chalo mein baadme baat karta hu tum dono se... Aur Adi maine jo kaha vo kar dena.."
Adi:"Haa, Chal bye.."
Bri:"Bye Jaan, aur Priya ko bata dena.."
Ram:"Haa bata dunga, bye.."
He went to them.
Shalini:"Ram, Priya ko apna room to dikha.."
Ram:"Haa dikhata hu.. Chalo, Priya.."
Priya:"Haa.."
Ram took Priya to his room.
Priya:"Wow Ram, bohot khubsurat hai tumhara room.."
Ram:"Thank you.."
She saw the place where his photos were hanged. There was his family photo, photos with friends. Then she saw one photo in which there were Ram in middle and on the one side there was Brinda and on the other side there was Priya.
Priya(thought slightly smiling):"Ram ne humari photo bhi lagayi hai!!"
Ram:"Ye photo yaad hai tumhe.."
Priya(smiling):"Ofcourse, sixth standard jab hum school tour par gaye the Mt Abu vahi ki haina?"
Ram(smiling):"Haa, vahi ki hai.. Kitne ajeeb lag rahe hai na hum, chote chote.."
Priya:"Chote hoge to chote hi lage ge na Ram, kesi baat kar rahe ho.."
Ram :"Haa, vo bhi hai.."
Then they went to the balcony.
Priya:"Wow, pure room me sabse best mujhe ye balcony lagi.."
Ram:"Mujhe pata tha tumhe ye pasand aayegi, sunrise and sunset dekhna tumhe pasand hai, right? Yaha se tum vo dekh sakti ho.."
She smiled and they went inside the room.
Priya:"Ram, mein kuch kehna chahti hu tumse.."
Ram:"Haa bolo na Priya, pehle bhi tum kuch kehna chahti thi.."
Priya:"Haa vo... Mein vo.."
Ram:"Ek second beth jao tum pehle... (They sat on the bed) Ab batao.."
Priya:"Mein keh rahi thi ki.. umm.. Mujhe tumhare paise nahi chahiye, mein nahi chahti ki tum ye socho ki mein tumse paiso ke liye shaadi kar rahi hu.. Kyuki ye sach nahi hai, sach me.."
Ram:"Mein jaanta hu Priya, par tum ye sab kyu..keh rahi ho?"
Priya:"Pehli baat ki, mujhe pata hi nahi tha ki tumhara ghar itna bada hai.. Matlab.. Pch.. Mein kese samjau tumhe.."
Ram:"Priya, mein jaanta hu ki tum Kriti jesi nahi ho.. Mein ye bhi jaanta hu ki tum uski tarah gold digger nahi ho.."
Priya:"Ram, I promise agar kisi bhi vajah se ye shaadi tut ti hai.. matlab mein nahi chahti ki humari shaadi kabhi tute par by chance kabhi esi naubat aa jaye to I promise mein kuch esa nahi le jaugi jo mera nahi hai, tum itna trust kar sakte ho mujh par.."
Ram:"I know Priya, and I trust you.. Vese mujhe bhi tumhe kuch batana tha.."
Priya:"Kya?"
Ram:"Tumne mujhse pucha tha na subah ki mein kaha kaam karta hu?"
Priya:"Haa, to?"
Ram:"Actually maine tumse pura nahi thoda sa jhooth bola tha ki mein SK group of companies me kaam karta hu... I'm sorry.."
Priya (scrunching her eyebrows) :"Matlab?"
Ram:"Matlab ki mein SK group of companies me kaam nahi karta, actually I'm the owner and CEO of the company.."
She was shocked as hell.
Priya:"WHAT!!! K-Kya kaha t-tumne?"
Ram:"Mein hi SK group of companies ka CEO, owner, MD sab mein hi hu.."
Priya:"Tum owner... MD... Ek minute, SK matlab Shalini Kapoor?"
Ram:"Haa, Priya.."
Priya:"Matlab, YOU ARE THE KING OF THE BUSINESS WORLD!!"
Ram(shrugged his shoulders):"Sab kehte to yahi hai.."
She was not able to react. The one with whom she was going to marry, the one who was her classmate, the one whom she loves is no one but her boss. But now she was more stressed.
Ram:"Priya, kya hua? Itna zyada shock kyu ho gayi tum? Tum yahi soch rahi hona ki, tum jis baat ko lekar insecure feel karti thi, usme ek aur cheez add hogayi.."
She looked down and nodded.
Ram:"Priya, tumhe insecure feel karne ki koi zarurat nahi hai, mein jaanta hu tum mere paiso ke mujhse shaadi nahi kar rahi.. Maa, Shardul, mere dost sab ye baat jaante hai, zyada overthink mat karo varna na tumhara chehra ajeeb lagega.."
He joked to lighten her mood. And she chuckled listening to his weird logics.
Priya:"Ok.. Vese tumne apni identity hide karke kyu rakhi hai? 2 saal se lagatar Asia's No. 1 businessman of the year ka award mila hai, iss saal bhi nominate hue ho.. To identity hide karke kyu rakhi hai?"
Ram:"Kyuki mujhe zyada publicity pasand nahi hai... Priya, mein ye sochta hu ki agar hum koi kare, to logo ko dikhana zaroori nahi hai, Aaj meri company ki itni sari branches hai, SK urbans se SK group of companies naam ho gaya hai.. I know it's a very big achievement for me.. Teen saal pehle company start ki thi aur ek saal mein hi itna zyada success mil gaya, kabhi socha nahi tha.. Ab pata nahi kab reveal karuga ya karuga ki bhi nahi.. Aur vese bhi ye baat koi zyada jaanta bhi nahi hai, sirf family, mere dost aur kuch business associates hi jaante hai.. Ab tum bhi family banne ja rahi ho, to tumhe to batana hi padega na isliye.."
She smiled and nodded.
Priya:"Kya baat hai! Itne saalo baad to tum kaafi akal ki baate karne lage ho, Ram.."
Ram:"Taana tha?"
Priya:"Vese to sachaai thi, par tumhe taana samajhna ho to tum samajh sakte ho.."
Ram:"Haww Priya, apne boss se koi ese baat karta hai kya! Vo to tumhara boss itna cool hai isliye kuch hoga nahi, lekin agar use gussa aagaya aur tumhe job se fire karliya to? Kya karogi tum?"
Priya:"Mein na mere boss ki bhi boss, jinke naam par ye company hai, ke paas jaugi, vo kya hai na, mere boss ko unki baat maanni ho padegi.."
Ram:"Accha ji.. Chant ho tum.."
Priya:"Tumse zyada nahi.."
They gave each other a look and then started laughing. After sometime
Ram:"I have something that you will love.."
Priya:"Kya?"
Ram:"Chalo mere saath.."
He took her to the study.
Priya:"Wow!! Itni saari books.. Par tumhe kabse books padhne ka shaukh hone laga.."
Ram:"Maa ko pasand hai books padhna, isliye unke liye ye books layi hai, kabhi kabhi free time me mein bhi thoda bohot padh leta hu.. Par ab tum bhi padhogi to tumhara bhi time spend ho jayega.."
Priya:"Oh.. I really loved it Ram.. Mein to pura time yahi rehne vali hu.."
Ram:"Mujhe pata tha tumhe ye pasand aayega.."
Priya(thought smiling):"Ram ko kitni saari baate yaad mere baare me.."
Then Pawan came there.
Pawan:"Sir, mummy ji aap dono dinner ke liye bula rahi hai.."
Ram:"Haa Tarun tum jao hum aate hai.."
He left.
Priya:"Iska bhi naam Tarun hai?"
Ram:"Pata nahi.. Matlab mein sabko Tarun hi bulata hu.."
Priya:"Kyu?"
Ram:"Ese kitno ke naam yaad karta firu.. Isliye mein sabko Tarun hi bulata hu.."
Priya:"Unbelievable Ram.. Ye kaisi baat hui.. Unhe bura lagta hoga.. Tumhe koi Ram ki jagah Shyam ya kuch aur kehke bulaye yo tumhe kaisa lagega.."
Ram:"Ok Masterni, mein try karuga unke naam yaad rakhne ke, abhi chale bhook lagi hai.."
She nodded and they went down. They all had their dinner together.
Priya:"Thank you for the dinner.. Ab mein chalti hu aunty.."
Shalini:"Priya, ye ghar tumhara hi hai, apne hi ghar mein dinner ke liye thank you kahogi tum? (She smiled) Priya, ek request hai, manogi?"
Priya:"Kya?"
Shalini:"Bhagwan ne mujhe do bete diye.. Bohot acche hai, best bete in the world hai, par ek bhi beti nahi di.. Aur tumhare saath vahi apnapan mehsoos hota hai jo mere dono beto ke saath hota hai, to kya tum mujhe maa bulaogi? Mene to tumhe apni beti maan hi liya hai.. Par kya tum mujhe maa manogi.. Please.."
Priya got slightly emotional. She looked at Ram, he smiled softly at her.
Priya:"Aap please mat kahiye... Maa.."
Shalini looked at her with teary eyes and a smile.
Shalini:"Thank you, beta.."
Priya:"Beta bulati hai aur thank you bhi keh rahi, aapko mujhe thank you kehne ki zarurat nahi hai, maa.."
They both smiled and hugged each other. Shalini kissed Priya's forehead.
Shalini:"Mere teeno bacche hamesha khush rahe, yahi chahti hu mein.."
Ram(thought smiling):"Kuch ghanto mein Priya ne maa ka dil jeet liya hai.. Bohot khush hu mein aaj, and for this thanks to you Priya.. Bhagwan bas yahi chahiye mujhe ki meri family including Priya khush rahe.."
Ram smiled at Priya and mouthed thank you to her who responded back with a smile..