A few days later, there is a doctor's retreat picnic planned.
Aniket, Sai, Sandhya and Ajinkya are part of it and so is Pulkit-Devi and Sumit.

At Chavan Niwas, Harini is playing with Virat when Devi calls her from the retreat. Virat hands over his phone to Harini to chat and sits nearby. While Devi is busy talking to Harini, Virat's sight is fixed on something in Devi's background. He sees Sai and Sumit chatting with each other, Sai in peals of laughter over something Sumit has said. Aniket has joined too but Sumit is focused on Sai and even in the poor video Virat can sense Sumit transfixed at her smile, something which he knows was a de-stresser for him. 

Virat spends the rest of the day in irritation, and is lying in his bed at night when he receives a slurry of messages from Sandhya.

At the retreat a few minutes earlier,
Paper dance game is in progress. Devi and Pulkit are paired together, Aniket and Ajinkya and Sai and Sumit along with some other pairs.

Is tarah se tu aya hai, Mujh mein

Ki teri, baatein karti hain dhadkane

Har pal tu har jagah Mere saath hai

Kaise kahoon tu itna Mere paas hai

ye mujh mein mujhse zyada hai

Tu mujh mein mujhse zyada hai

By the time music stops, Aniket has stepped out of the paper and is voted out. He joins Sandhya who has not joined the game. 

Hasi chahta hoon, Khushi chahta hoon

Tere sang yun, zindagi chahta hoon

Teri hai sada main ban ke rahoon

Tu hai sab se badhkar, Ab yeh kahoon

Har pal tu har jagah, Mere saath hai

Kaise kahoon tu itna, Mere paas hai

Ke mujh mein mujhse zyada hai

F

ew more couples are voted out, with Pulkit- Devi, Sai-Sumit are still in the game. The paper size reducing every few minutes.
Sumit looks at Sai and asks for her permission to pick her up if needed. Sai hesitates a little but keen on winning the game agrees. 

Aankhein neende bhooli, Aur karaar bhoola

Dil ko yaad tuhi, Gham hazaron bhoola

Tham jaayein lamhe, Waqt ab na guzre

Jalti rahe sada pyar ki ye rut re

Har pal tu har jagah, Mere saath hai

Kaise kahoon tu itna, Mere paas hai

Ke mujhme mujhse zyada hai

Tu mujhme mujhse zyada hai

Sumit easily picks up Sai and they sway to the music. His touch is slightly personal yet comfortable and respectful. The way he holds her at such proximity, Sai cannot help but look into the hazel eyes and it seems his eyes are conveying a lot more than she anticipated. Sai quickly averts her gaze but feels pulled back by the intensity in them. The non verbal communication continues until the song ends and they both are declared winners. Sai hugs Sumit in excitement but realizing where she is, leaves him immediately before he can reciprocate the hug. All shy, Sai looks at him to see that his eyes have a darker glaze, startling her to the bits, her cheeks taking on a faint colouring. 

Sandhya who has captured everything on the video quickly sends them to a certain number getting a questioning glance from Aniket.

Virat sees the video and his frustration rises to an unprecedented level. He is about to type an angry reply to Sandhya when he receives another message from her.

"Sorry Virat Sir, kisi aur ko message bhej rahi thi... galti se aapko bhej diya"

Virat, still upset, starts pacing the room angrily and finally replies,

"Don't do this again"

Sandhya chuckles at seeing the message and shows it to Aniket, who too smiles and says, 

"Sudhregi nahi na kabhi... kyun jaan boojh ke tang karti hai unko"

Sandhya replies cynically, 
"Unhone kam tang kiya hai kya Sai ko... dekhne do unko bhi what he missed"

Aniket agreeing with this, gently covers his hand over hers and they both look at Sai who is happily enjoying her win.

Few more days later, Sumit is detailing a new case with the interns. The case is very interesting and as expected all are eager to scrub in to assist the team of which Sumit has to select a candidate. All of them express their eagerness in being part of the team but Sumit selects Ajinkya. 

Sai is a bit surprised and Sumit notices it. As he is about to leave, he calls Sai to the side.

"Kya hua? Why do you seem surprised?"

"Nahi .. kuch nahi.. I thought you would select me to scrub in"

"Why???"

Sai is unable to form a coherent response and Sumit keeps on looking at her, trying to read her. He finally responds,

"Sai... I think you know that I feel a special attachment to you. I would not deny it. But this is our profession and I am your senior colleague here. There cannot be favouritism and I know you would agree to the same. And anyway this is not your area of interest, so... I think you understand"

Sai nods, "Yes Sir.. I perfectly do.. " and smiles wholeheartedly.

Sumit too responds with a beaming smile and leaves, Sai looking at his retreating figure, her admiration for Sumit rising a notch higher. 

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The song for this part is the Devakshi song from Kuch Rang Pyar ke Aise bhi.