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𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗 13

The flight had landed and Shivansh apologized to Shriya for sleeping on her and also thanked her for the ear muffs. 

A giggling Shriya said, "You snore." 

An offended Shivansh said, "No I don't, don't go spreading rumors about me. No girl will fall in love with me after knowing my bad traits." 

Shriya laughed and whispered, "Don't worry, someone already is." 

They took a cab from Mumbai airport to their hotel. They had booked the hotel at which their meeting was going to be conducted. The meeting was at 10:00 am and They arrived at the hotel at 9:00 am and Shivansh instructed Shriya to rest for half an hour and meet him on the 7th floor for their meeting at 9:50 am. Shriya agreed and parted ways, their room was on the same floor next to each other.

Shriya took a 20 min power nap before the meeting and started getting ready. She wore a burgundy blazer with burgundy pants and peach coloured top inside the blazer. Exactly at 9:50 am, she met Shivansh on the 7th floor. 

They made the setup for their presentation and Shivansh had started with the introduction, he then handed over the presentation to Shriya when it came to numbers. The investors and shareholders were impressed but they asked for some time to decide and come on one decision. 

Shriya and Shivansh left the meeting room to wait outside for the final result. Shriya paced around the corridor and Shivansh nervously shook his leg. After a full 30 minutes, Shriya and Shivansh were called to the conference room. The board had decided that they would invest and support this new venture. They thanked the board profusely, the board shook their hands and started leaving. 

After the conference room emptied, Shriya started jumping up and down because she couldn't contain her happiness and excitement. Shivansh joined her laughing, they hugged each other after calming down. Instead of butterflies, this time the elephants started doing cartwheels in her stomach.

A few seconds had passed when they realized their position, they quickly broke the hug and smiled at each other shaking their hands. By the time the meeting was over, it was already 4:00 pm, so Shivansh and Shriya went to the hotel dining area for their buffet. Shivansh informed Shriya that the potential investor organized his meeting for tomorrow at 9:00 am so they had to spend the night here. Shriya agreed and finished her lunch. 

She asked Shivansh, "Let's go to the beach?" 

Shivansh agreed and said, "Sure why not." They agreed to meet in the hotel lobby at 6:00 pm.

Shriya dressed in her casual jeans and top, Shivansh wore the same. They met in the lobby at 6:00 pm and hailed a cab. After reaching the beach, they rented a mat and sat on it. 

They enjoyed the sunset for a while and to break the awkwardness Shriya asked Shivansh about his hobbies, to which he said, "I sometimes write, I trade, I read fictional stuff too." 

Shriya sniped, "Yes, I genuinely did not take you as someone who reads fiction." 

Shivansh smiled and said, "What are your hobbies?" 

"I sing and I was once a professional Bharatanatyam dancer." 

It was Shivansh's turn to give a snippy comment, "I really did not take you as a dancer." 

Shriya then asked, "Where did you study?" 

Shivansh replied, "I studied my BE in Bangalore but completed my MBA in the USA." 

"I did my BE in Mumbai then shifted to Bangalore when I got a job in your firm, I was an intern that time." 

"Oh you are from Mumbai?"