The episode starts with Sanju blurting out about Aryan and Shahana’s feelings to Rhea. Rhea is thunderstruck on hearing that and demands, “What? What did you just say?” Sanju sticks out his tongue in disappointment for having revealed the truth to Rhea and tries to cover up saying, “Oh nothing, I never said anything!” on saying that, he tries to quickly leave from there. However, Rhea catches his hand and questions him hotly, “Don’t try to escape, tell me if whatever you said was the truth or not? Do Aryan and Shahana love each other?” Sanju realising that he cannot escape anymore nods in affirmation. Rhea leaves his hand in shock and stands freezed to her position. Sanju gets worried and taps her asking, “Lakshmi ji, Lakshmi ji, are you alright?” Rhea comes to her senses. “How do you know that Aryan-Shahana love each other? And if Aryan loves Shahana, then why is he getting married to Mishti?” Sanju gulps his saliva thinking, “Oh my god, where am I caught? Now how will I answer Lakshmi ji all about Bhai’s plan and how Aryan is obeying his brother!” Rhea catches Sanju’s arm, shakes him and asks, “I asked you something Sanju, answer me….” Sanju unable to bear her questions anymore says, “I DON’T KNOW! Aryan is your brother right! Ask him yourself whether he loves Shahana or not and if yes then ask him why is he marrying Mishti!” on saying that, he swiftly leaves from there. Rhea looks on.
Aryan’s room
Aryan is seated on his bed, still gazing at Shahana’s name written in his hand with mehendi which has now dried completely. Rhea comes there and gets thoughtful, sees him staring at his hand. She knocks at his door. Aryan gets nervous hearing the knock and quickly puts his hand behind, then turns around and puts on a fake smile seeing Rhea, he asks “Rhea, you here? What happened, is there something that I can do?” Rhea says, “Yes! Show me what are you trying to hide?” Aryan is astounded and asks, “Hide? I’m not trying to hide anything!” Rhea gets furious and pulls his hand, but Aryan had clenched his fists hard concealing Shahana’s name from Rhea. However, Rhea uses all her strength and manages to open his fist. She gets a shock of her life seeing Shahana’s name written in his palm. She questions him, “What’s all this Aryan? Do you LOVE Shahana?” Aryan stays silent. Rhea raises her voice and questions him once again, “Aryan I’m asking you! Do you love Shahana?” Aryan pronounces, “YES!” Rhea’s eyes grow big in amazement on hearing that. She asks in a shaky voice, “What? Then why are you getting married to Mishti, Aryan?” Aryan reminisces Sunny’s condition and words and gets dumb once again. Rhea gets annoyed, shakes him catching his shoulders and asks, “Tell me Aryan! Why are you marrying Mishti when you are in love with Shahana?” Aryan utters, “Because of Mom, Rhea!” Rhea gets surprised, “Booji?” Aryan reminisces about the first time he met his brother and how Sunny has vented out his pain by revealing his past, then his realisation of his mother’s evil doings which is the actual cause of his brother’s pain and finally his brother’s demand to break up with Shahana with the warning that if Shahana comes to his life, then he would repeat his father’s mistakes with her as she too is a MIDDLE CLASS!” Rhea again gets irritated with his silence and asks, “Aryan, why do I have to repeat my question again and again! Tell me how is Booji related with your decision?” Aryan catches his breath and utters, “It’s not really mom, Rhea! Rather it’s Mom’s and your attitude towards the MIDDLE-CLASS which is the REAL PROBLEM!” Rhea is astonished at his statement and asks, “What do you mean Aryan?” Aryan replies, “The contempt which you and Mom hold towards Middle-Class people makes you both to reject all middle-class people from your life no matter whomsoever it is! Isn’t Rhea?” This time Rhea is dumbstruck with his question, while Aryan continues, “And that’s the main reason you still couldn’t accept your mother and sister!” Rhea is teary-eyed on hearing that. Aryan says in a consoling voice, “You can’t be blamed for this attitude Rhea, because the person who made you like that was my Mom! And she can never accept a MIDDLE-CLASS girl like Shahana as my WIFE AND HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, so I felt it’s better that I sacrifice my feelings instead of giving pain to two women whom I love the most in my life: My Mom and Shahana!” Rhea is saddened at his revelation and says “I will talk to Booji, Aryan! I’m sure she will listen to me!” Aryan lets out a sad smile and tells, “Not this time Rhea! Your booji will not listen even to you because for her, HER CLASS is her pride and she will never let go of her pride!” Rhea is completely taken aback by her brother’s words that she is unable to question him anymore. Tears roll down her cheeks, when Aryan affectionately signs her to wipe her tears. And again, Rhea’s eyes fall on Shahana’s name in his hand. She asks, “What are you going to do about that Aryan? You can’t have it when you are getting married to Mishti!” Aryan looks at it and says, “No Rhea, I want to have it with me until it fades off because this is the last gift, I got from Shahana!” on saying that, he immediately goes out of his room. Rhea looks on sorrowfully from behind.
In Ranbir’s room
Aryan is hitting the punching bag hard reminiscing how he broke up with Shahana, how he saw her with Rishi, how Rishi proposed her and how he leaned forward to kiss her and over the last thought, he hits the punching bag really hard that makes his hand bleed. Ranbir, Pallavi, Beeji, Mishti and Rhea come racing inside hearing the loud punches. Ranbir puts a stop to Aryan questioning him, “Aryan from when did you get so much interest in boxing that too right before marriage? You always told that boxing is not your thing, now what happened?” Aryan says, “Nothing like that Ranbir, just felt like practicing a few punches so came here!” Pallavi demands, “Few punches Aryan? We felt the whole house is shaking by your punches!” Ranbir mocks, “Maybe he is practicing how to fight with our Mishti after marriage!” Mishti rolls her eyes and hits her brother, just then Beeji notices Aryan’s hand bleeding. She quickly brings a cloth and ties it around his hand covering Shahana’s name on it. None other than Rhea notices it and gets thinking, “I get it, since Aryan didn’t want to get Shahana’s name removed and let anyone notice it, he hurt himself such that his hand bleeds and is bandaged. Aryan madly loves Shahana with all his heart and I guess I should talk to Booji once!”
Sunny’s workshop in the garage near his house
Sanju has forcefully brought Sunny to his workshop. Once they are inside, Sunny asks Sanju, “Why did you bring me here in the middle of the wedding preparations in Maasi’s house?” Sanju shouts, “Wedding? Bhai, there is going to be a MURDER in that house if Rishi-Shahana’s marriage happens!” Sunny is startled and asks him, “What are you saying Sanju?” Sanju catches his head in annoyance, then looks sternly at Sunny and narrates whole of Priyanka’s plan to him. Sunny is horrified to learn about the plan with his eyes grown big. At the same moment, there is a noise from behind and when Sanju, Sunny turn around they find Rakhi standing there with her hand cupped to her mouth as she had overheard all of their conversation. Sunny furiously asks her, “Why are you always there where you are not supposed to be?” Rakhi replies, “Mr. Perfect, it would be better if we not discuss of me being here! Rather, it would be better if we find a solution for the BIG TROUBLE which your DOINGS has created!” Sunny tells her sternly, “If you have come here to advise me to let Aryan marry Shahana then let me be clear with you once again! I’m not going to let go of my ploys because I want to avenge……” before he could continue Rakhi catches his two lips together making him shut up and says, “Now you listen to me carefully, you need not let go off your REVENGE PLANS, but you can still do it in a different way such that your revenge is done and Shahana’s life is also saved!” on saying that, she leaves his mouth. Sunny is exasperated but then decides to listen to her and asks, “So what is your plan?” Rakhi takes a deep long breath and explains how to handle everything. Both Sanju and Sunny are in awe hearing her plan. Sanju says, “Bhai, Bhabhi ji is for sure two steps ahead of you in matter of BRAINS.” Sunny and Rakhi together pronounce, “Stop calling HER/ME Bhabhi ji!” and get looking at each other. Rakhi continues to ask, “So what do you say, shall we go forward with my plan!” Sunny looks on.
In the evening, before the baraat
Aryan’s room
Aryan has dressed handsomely as the groom and is checking himself out in front of the mirror, when he gets surprised to see Sunny standing behind. Aryan asks, “Bhai, you here in this way? What is the matter?” Sunny takes small steps forward and pronounces, “I want you to do fulfil one more CONDITION for me before your marriage!” Aryan is confused and asks him, “What is it, Bhai?” Sunny lets out with an evil grin, “LEAVE MISHTI’S BARAAT AND MARRY SHAHANA!” Aryan is bewildered to hear that.
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To be continued.