(on call with Ivaan’s secretary):
Hi beta, is Ivaan still in the office? He didn’t pick up my call.
Aryan (Ml secretary)
Yes ma’am, he’s just wrapping up a meeting. He said he’ll leave in 10.
Nalina srivastav (Ml mother)
Are you sure he’s going? He didn't want this blind date.
Ivaan overhears as he walks past.
Ivaan Srivastav
*She’s even calling my staff now? Classic mom*
Ivaan Srivastav
~Ivaan’s internal thought~
*Maybe I should just get married and end this circus.
and she’ll stop worrying too much*
At the cafe!!
Aranya arrives, looking composed but curious. Ivaan is already there, flipping his phone, not making eye contact.
Awkward silence for a moment. Then
Ivaan Srivastav
So… do you want to marry me?
Aranya Dixit
(blinking)
Wait—what?
Ivaan Srivastav
*calmly*
I’m not here to impress. I’m here because my mother won’t quit.
If we get married, you can do whatever you want. Study, travel, ignore me—I don’t care.
Pause. Aranya stares at him—clearly taken aback by the bluntness… but also amused
Ivaan Srivastav
Aranya Dixit
*thinking*
He’s ridiculously handsome… and brutally honest.
If I don’t say yes, mom’s definitely setting me up with someone worse.
And where else do you get this much freedom with no drama?
Aranya Dixit
*smirking slightly*
Sounds like a very… modern proposal.
Ivaan Srivastav
I’m an architect. I like structure and no surprises.
Aranya Dixit
Then I guess we’re drafting a very strange blueprint for a marriage.
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