The day starts off with Anuj issuing Baa a stern warning about not to repeat the chhoti Anu episode ever again as he cannot bear to see tears in his child’s eyes. In front of everyone, he tells Anupamaa to start learning to say no to everyone, failing which, the same incident will get repeated. And, if that happens, then, he and chhoti Anu won’t be able to forgive her.  An extremely tensed up Anuj lies down on the sofa while Anupamaa tells everyone else to leave them alone.

Seeing Anuj and Anupamaa being tensed up, chhoti Anu feels that she is the reason for their tension. She comes upto them and tells them that, even if she did not win the dance competition, she is still happy. But, if her parents are unhappy (because of her), she will be unhappy. That’s why she requests Anuj and Anupamaa to be happy like before. Anuj and Anupamaa smile in order to show chhoti Anu that they are happy. But, it`s extremely clear that tension and stress has already started making its inroads in between the two.