Sayantika reached her house at 10:25 am. After freshening up, she started helping her mother to prepare the dishes as she got to know that Anubhav Raichand and his family were coming.

Pankaj informed them that they'll reach by 12:30.

Pankaj Sharma has a two-story house in the village, with an alley full of trees where fresh fruits grow, a farm at the back where he has cows, goats, and hens.

Their house wasn't big, but it's cozy, comfy, and beautiful.

Sayantika was feeling sleepy, but she couldn't sleep and helped her mother prepare all these.

"They are here" She heard her father saying, she was in the kitchen cutting the vegetables for the preparation of salad, her phone rang which she picked

It was from her friend, but due to a network issue, she wasn't able to talk, so she hastily sneaked out of the house without getting caught by anyone and received the call.

On the other hand, Abhimaan stepped out of the car, slamming the door shut, while talking with one of his employees on call; the sunglasses rested on his nose, and he didn't even notice that he placed his foot on the cow dung.

It was so sudden that he found himself slipping just then; something or a certain someone caught his left wrist. "Careful." He stared at the girl in front of him, clad in a white-colored kurti and pants (Indian outfit) with a red dupatta (scarf) resting on either side of her shoulders, her face devoid of any makeup but the tint of her lips caught his eyes, the small earrings dangling and shining under the sunlight.

One thing he knew was that she was so beautiful.

"You hold my hand tighter."

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When Sayantika saw the stranger walking towards her house and slipping as he placed his foot on the cow dung, she rushed to help the person, holding his wrist.

The stranger in front of her was handsome, and that's what she thought.

"You hold my hand tighter." The stranger said to her but she couldn't, He wasn't able to balance himself, and she wasn't able to balance his weight, he was literally a giant infront of her small form.

She knew he fell down eventually, and on top of that, she didn't want to fall with him; she was wearing her favorite outfit, and it's white in color as well, so she chose to do what her heart said; she left his hand, and he fell down with an "oww" wince.

"Fuckkk, yakkkk, shitt, I told you not to leave my hand." She squinted her eyes when the handsome stranger yelled at her.

"You would've eventually fallen, so I chose to leave your hand, and next time, keep your eyes on the ground when walking." Retorting back to him, she turned to go back inside her home when she heard him speak.

"Where the fuck are you going? Help me to stand. " One thing she got to know: he loves to curse way too much.

"I am not your babysitter here." She snapped just then; all the family members came out of the house as they heard Abhimaan's shout earlier.

"What happened? Is everything fine? Abhi, baccha, are you alright?" Avni panicked seeing her son sitting on the ground.

"Nah, Mom, my leg slipped, and I fell down." Upon hearing his answer, Aashika laughed out loud, followed by Sayantika, who was controlling her laugh.

She went back inside the kitchen, laughing all the way.

"It's alright, get up." Anubhav helped him to stand while Abhimaan made weird, disgusting faces as his jeans got dirty, and then there were patches of cow dung on his jeans.

"Bhai, you have brought spare clothes, right? You should change," Aashika advised as soon as they walked inside their house.

"I need to take a bath. I am stinking; can you please tell me where the washroom is?" He politely asked Rewa.

Rewa told his son Laksh to show him Sayantika's washroom as it was kind of well organized.

"Aashu, bring my spare clothes from the car." She nodded at his brother and went to take his clothes.

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The Raichands were sitting downstairs while Sayantika made her way upstairs to her room to take some rest; she wasn't in a mood to meet any guests as she was tired.

Walking inside her room, she locked the door, throwing her dupatta on the chair. She lay on the bed, closing her eyes as she breathed softly.

Hearing the click sound, she opened her eyes, and it widened, seeing the same stranger walking out of her washroom clad in nothing but a towel hanging around his waist, with water droplets dripping from his hair to the jaw to the arms to the abs to the chest.

"What the hell are you doing here in my room?" She stood up with a jolt, grabbing her dupatta and turning her back to him, as she didn't want to see him like this.

She felt weird; she suddenly felt nervous.

"The lady down the stairs told me to use this washroom, and damn girl, stop overreacting; it's not like I am standing stark naked in front of you." His husky chuckle reached her ears, and her heartbeat quickened. She had never seen any other men like this before, and she had to agree that the man standing behind her had a well-built body, from his tight muscles to the veiny arms, the sharp jaw, and the 6-pack abs.

Shaking her head and shooing the sinful thoughts, she ran towards the door; unlocking it in haste, she walked out, controlling her erratic heartbeat.

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Avni was totally impressed by Sayantika and the way she was handling and helping her mother. She got to know most of the dishes were prepared by her, and she complimented her as well.

After lunch, Pankaj and Abhinav went to the school to check; Avni and Rewa sat outside the house under the shaded area, enjoying the tea and breathing the fresh air of Mother Earth.

"Aashi, what's wrong with you?" Abhimaan asked his sister who was throwing the stones on the tree. "I want to get those fresh mangoes. Bhai, will you climb on the tree and get those for me?" She asked, hoping for him to get on the tree.

"I don't want to break my bones." Abhimaan shrugged his shoulders while Aashi pouted.

"I would have climbed, but this tree is high. Wait, let me call Sayyuu dii; she will help you to get mangoes," Laksh said to her and ran inside to call his elder sibling.

"Yes little one do you need any help?" Sayantika asked the girl softly who was standing with a pout.

"Laksh said you know how to climb the tree , will you get me some mangoes, please?" Aashika asked her politely.

"Surely I will." She smiled at her and tied her scarf tight. "Dii, be careful, okay?" Laksh said to her.

"I will." Saying she started climbing the tree, "Yaayyy Sayyuu dii, you rock." Aashika hooted for her when she successfully climbed on the tree.

"Tell me how many mangoes you want." She asked her…

"Umm 2... No, no, actually 4... 6, yes, I want 6 mangoes." Aashika showed her six fingers.

Sayantika nodded with a giggle and picked mangoes for her, throwing them at Laksh, who caught them with ease; she even got one for herself and one for Laksh. Once she was done, she climbed down.

Abhimaan was literally shocked, He thought that Sayantika was a small timid girl but she was different actually, as she literally climbed such long tree all alone.

"You are the best. Say you did thank you." Aashika hugged her tight, making her chuckle.

"Welcome, little one. Come on, let's get inside and wash these, then you can eat."

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"I was wondering something," Avni said as she applied the lotion to her hands. Anubhav was sitting on the bed, leaning his head back on the bedrest, and was replying to some of the emails.

"Yes, Mrs. Anubhav. I am all ears," he said, placing his laptop aside and giving all his attention to his wife.

As soon as she was done applying the lotion, she walked towards the bed, and taking a seat beside him, she uttered, "I feel like Sayantika will be the best life partner for our Maan."

Anubhav was shocked he didn't expect her to say this knowing how choosy his wife is.

"She is so calm, composed, and well mannered beautiful girl and she is the type of girl I am looking for my son. They will make such a powerful couple" Avni further said dreamily.

"Her upbringing is good, and she belongs to such a well-mannered family as well," Anubhav said, agreeing with his wife; he thought his wife was saying it right.

"But I don't think Abhi will agree to this marriage," Anubhav said, as he knows how stubborn and angry his son is.

"He once said he would marry from my choice, and if he denies, then I have my ways to make him agree to this."

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