Gupta House..
Khushi reached home, and she walked straight to her room to freshen up. Then she walked out of her, dressed in her comfy pyjamas, to have her dinner with her brother.
"You reached late. I already had my dinner," Shyam said while keeping her plate on the table.
"Bhaiya, if you want to lie to me, then at least make it believable," Khushi chuckled at him, taking her seat.
Shyam took his seat beside her, pinching her cheek, "Bohot smart ho na! (You're very smart, ahn!)."
"Kya smart," Khushi made a sulking face, "I thought I was smart because I always guessed the culprit of Crime Patrol cases in every episode before Anup Soni ji revealed it to us. But now that I'm working for Mr. Cold Light, I've started to doubt myself.. I feel dumb in front of him."
"Ghar mein sab apne aap ko hero samajhte hain, ek galatfemi mein jee rahe hain..jab baahar jaate hain toh asliyat samne aati hai (Everyone at home thinks of themselves as heroes, they are living in a happy illusion..when they go outside the reality is revealed)," Shyam teased her, hiding his smile.
"You're sounding like Mr. Cold Light now. He keeps taunting and mocking me like this only," Khushi pouted, slapping Shyam's arm lightly.
Shyam chuckled, "I'm kidding.. but on a serious note, it's okay to feel dumb at first.. the more you explore the outside world, the more experience you'll get. When we learn new things, it's normal to feel nervous, but once we get used to it, we feel like others are dumb because it's now simple and easy thing to do in your perspective now. It's a cycle in life.. you will see this happening often in your life, especially in your workplace.. but always remember, even if you gain more experience and knowledge than others, you've to remain kind and compassionate towards them, ok?"
Khushi nodded her head, smiling. She wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his shoulder, "Now you're talking like Khushi's best bhaiya!!"
Shyam smiled, dropping a kiss on her forehead. He gestured to her to have her food. Otherwise, it would get cold.
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Arnav held a cigarette in between his lips, puffing out the smoke towards the open window of the car. Suddenly, the memory of Khushi asking him about the padman ad when he was smoking in the office flashed on his mind.
He fished his phone out of pocket and searched for the Padman ad on YouTube. He watched it silently and then kept his phone back in his pocket when he reached a hotel to have a discuss a possible collaboration deal with an event organizer company for the launch of AR's new clothing line.
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Gupta house..
After having dinner, Khushi and Shyam sat in the living room to watch TV before they retired to their respective rooms to sleep after a long, tiring day of work.
"Khushi.. on a second serious note, I think you should be careful with your boss. I don't know.. after what Anjali told me today about him, I don't think we should trust him with this deal.. how easily he agreed to sell our parents' house to you.. don't you think it's fishy? We don't know what his intentions are.. that's why I'm sceptical about this," Shyam said with a serious tone.
"Trust me, bhaiya. He doesn't have any wrong intention behind this. He's actually helping me. I fully trust him, bhaiya," Khushi said, blinking her eyes assuringly at her brother.
"Seriously, Khushi? You completely trust a person you barely know, but you don't heed the warnings of your best friend, who you've known for two years," Shyam looked at her in disbelief.
