Yes sai said that in grief but it was really hit virat hard, coz after that he left but he had to return & u know why , sai requesting him again & again for saying no & running away from GC further deepen virat's belief sai don't like him as human who she would marry but just marrying him out of society pressure.
D scene which u mentioned in which virat was worried for his job , I also hold virat wrong in that scene coz it was a wrong accusations on sai that she was d reason for virat loosing his so called pyaari cheez in reality aisa kuch nhi tha , 4 samrat virat left his so called pyar cheez.
Friendship is first step of any kind of relationship , it was not an insult , yes sai is wife of virat but it doesn't mean he will start loving her just coz he married her, emotions don't have on off button , at one time virat definitely had feelings for pakhi , jo ki ab nahi hain he don't have romantic feelings for her but yes he do have soft spot for her jiska pakhi fayda uthati hain. Vo soft spot bhi slowly fade out ho jayega lekin usme time lagega as virat is under process of falling in love with sai .
Yes Virat has a soft heart but he too is stubborn in nature , he is a very strict believer suno sabki karo apne mann ki , I hardly remember a scene where virat had done thing by following other person words , aap virat se tab tak vo kam nhi karwa sakte jab tak virat uske liye agree na ho as virat always find his way out . Regarding virat not having any shell , sorry I disagree , it was told by Ashwani herself virat don't open up to others , yes he hardly shares his feelings with other in CN only Ashwani is real close to him, rest really don't care about him sadly ninad chavan 2 , he is real alone inside, his calm & composed attire is just a show off , even he need someone to make him open up . If virat was not having shell around him then it would be really easy for people to know him.
I will again said virat know sai appreciate him as a person who is helping her to achieve her dreams , who do take stand for her , sai touching his feets prove it but He is in a strong believe that he is undesirable for sai & in past he had suffered a heart break with no fault of him , do I think he will open up.
Regarding virat saying to sai tumke kya farak parta hain mein pakhi se baat karo , I will like to remind u just episode before it virat only said I know u don't like me talking to pakhi & sai said I don't care , virat asked this coz he sensed it by Sai's body language ( where be is not wrong ) Ayesha is quite good in that portrayal .
Regarding virat letting pakhi speak b/w sairat , uspe mujhe bhi problem hain as nobody have a right to speak in husband wife matter , pakhi to bilkul nhi . I hope makers correct it .
Virat is not blind to see what sai is doing for his family , some where he is sad that he can't give sai a loving family .
Virat nhi hurt hota hain like in last episode virat asked sai not to bring pakhi in b /w , ek baar pehle bhi kaha hain , lekin when sai said pakhi dint bring food , that time also he said she don't need to worry but still she diny stop then he gave her what she wanted to listen by calling out pakhi loud thou I know he 2 is wrong there
Communication dono taraf se ho to kuch baat hain varna it's of no use . As relationship don't work from one side.
Isiliye mein sairat ko virat ke quarter pe shift hone wali baat ki thi as it would help them better.
Thank u & sorry if I m sounded rude