The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Mango was shocked for a moment before a warm and fuzzy feeling filled her heart.

"It's a good thing to have a man who has a warm heart even though he may look cold. Won't you consider Thomas?"

"Mango! Will you stop bringing him up?"

Charlotte started to blush, but she feigned annoyance and growled at Mango.

However, Mango just smiled and she didn't say anything else, but Charlotte couldn't bear the teasing look in Mango's eyes.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

By then, Mango's body was feeling much better.

For the past ten days, Nathaniel took care of her the most, and he received some assistance from Charlotte.

Meanwhile, Thomas was very busy and he spent very little time in the villa. Hence, he and Charlotte didn't have the opportunity to talk much. Since Charlotte had been blacklisted by Walter, she spent most of her time inside the villa.

In fact, the villa seemed like a forgotten slice of paradise and laughter could be heard reverberating throughout the house most of the time.

Furthermore, Sisi's injuries had healed up nicely. Although Newell was a man of few words, he seemed to take it upon himself to become the gardener and he'd managed to spruce up the garden beautifully. Mango was already well enough to get up and walk around, but Nathaniel still forbade her from going outside for a walk.

At the time, she stood in front of the French windows of her room while she looked at Newell and Sisi tending to the flowers. Although they didn't speak much, the easy companionship between them made Mango glad.

"What are you looking at?"

Suddenly, Nathaniel hugged Mango from behind.

Despite being cared for meticulously, Mango's hands and feet were still ice cold, which was unlike her usual body temperature. Furthermore, she'd become much more susceptible to sickness, which worried Nathaniel to no end.

Then, Mango leaned into Nathaniel's embrace and said, "Look at how close they both are."

"They were best friends since they were children, of course they'd be close."

Nathaniel knew what they had been through, so he was very delighted to see that they could spend the rest of their days together.

"Let's find an opportunity to arrange their wedding."

Mango suddenly piped up.

Hence, Nathaniel was slightly confused.

"Huh?"

"Yeah. They've got to make it official someday right? Since they love each other so much, they might as well get married. Since they are orphans and they don't have anyone that they're close to, how about we become their witnesses in marriage?"

Mango said this with great enthusiasm.

There was a hint of yearning in Mango's voice for her own wedding, mixed with her respect for the sanctity of a relationship.

"That's a good idea!"

How could Nathaniel refuse when Mango was so excited?

"I'll go talk to Newell."

"Since you're a CEO, we have to give them a wedding gift. What do you think they would like?"

Clearly, Mango was very excited.

Over the past ten days, Charlotte's presence had improved Mango's mood greatly, and she seemed much more cheerful.

"What do you think I should give them?"

Of course, Mango's wish was Nathaniel's command.

After that, Mango felt a little tired after she stood up for a long time. Then, she pulled on Nathaniel's hand and led him to the sofa before she promptly sat down in his lap.

Then, Nathaniel stretched out his arm to hold her waist in fear of Mango falling off and placed her head on his shoulder.

Mango breathed in Nathaniel's unique scent and whispered, "Let's keep the wedding gift a secret.

How about we give them something special?"

"Do you have any ideas? But I do have to tell you, you can't leave the house before the confinement period is up."

Hence, Nathaniel's words shattered Mango's fantasy.

"I'm fine. Come on, it's been ten days already. I heard that resting for seven days is more than enough for a miscarriage."

"I said no."

Nathaniel was obviously very firm on this aspect.

Hence, Mango felt quite annoyed all of a sudden.

"How about we compromise? Fifteen days should do it, right? I'll only need five days to prepare for their wedding."

"Mango, don't even think about going anywhere if the twenty days aren't up."

Nathaniel's words made Mango disappointed, and she draped herself all across Nathaniel's body.

"Nathaniel, are you trying to bore me to death so that you can find a mistress? Oh, so that's your plan! Don't even try explaining it to me, I won't accept it!"

Right now Mango was kicking up a fuss like an annoying child.

Truth be told, she was bored as hell.

Over the past ten days, Nathaniel hadn't allowed her to be on her phone or watch the television as he said it would harm her eyes. Moreover, he wouldn't let her stay up and play any games either. Thus, Mango felt like a prisoner with all the restrictions being placed on her. Oh, she was bored stiff!

Now, Newell and Sisi's wedding was a perfect opportunity to rid herself of her boredom, but Nathaniel saw through her intentions right away.

Truly, Mango's life had become quite tedious.

Nevertheless, Nathaniel ignored her laments and replied faintly, "You'll need to take your medicine soon."

"Well, I'm not going to!"

Mango started to throw a tantrum.

Nathaniel smiled upon seeing this and said, "Are you sure? Zion and Rita will be here in a bit, so what are you going to do if you spread your cold to them?"

"What!? Why didn't you tell me they were coming over?"

At that, Mango immediately jumped off of Nathaniel.

"Slow down!"

Nathaniel was so frightened that his heart pounded violently.

Ah, why was Mango being so impetuous now?

He wanted to grab hold of Mango, but she immediately rushed over to the table and drank her medicine in one gulp.

"Ah, it's so bitter!"

After she finished the medicine, she fanned her mouth and she looked adorable as she stuck her tongue out.

Then, Nathaniel shook his head with a smile and handed her some candied plums.

"Here you go."

Mango immediately tossed a couple into her mouth and she immediately felt better after that.

"Did Zion say when they'll be coming?"

"He told me that he'd be here soon, but he didn't specify when."

"Well, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Next, Mango hurriedly rushed to the bathroom and washed her face before she started applying some makeup.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel felt a little envious upon seeing her urgency.

"It's just Zion, why are you dressing up for?"

"Ugh, what do you know? The kids don't know what I've been through, so they might be worried if they see how haggard I look. As a mother, it's my responsibility to dress up nicely in order to make them happy."

As she spoke, Mango applied the finishing touches to her makeup.

Nathaniel shook his head and said, "Ah, you always put your children first, and your hardworking and loving husband, second."

"What did you say? The only thing I see is how much of a tyrant you are."

Then, Mango pouted her lips at him with a look of dissatisfaction on her face.

Nevertheless, Nathaniel only smiled and replied, "Whatever... I'll go speak to Newell first. Although you're in charge of this, he still has to know right? How would he get the wedding rings otherwise?" "Oh yes, you're right! How could I forget such an important detail?"

Mango giggled foolishly and said, "How about I go and check out some jewellery with Sisi later?"

"Keep doing your makeup, we'll talk about this later."

After he finished speaking, Nathaniel left the room.

Mango noticed that some colour had returned to her face and she recalled Nathaniel's meticulous care for her over the past ten days. Hence, a sensation of bliss completely filled her heart.

The feeling was quite surreal, and she felt like she was dreaming instead.

Meanwhile, the first thing Charlotte saw when she entered the room was Mango's giddy look.

"Hey, what are you thinking about? You're blushing like a tomato."

"I'm not!"

Mango hurriedly took out some loose powder and dabbed it on her face.

"Wow, you're even putting on makeup. Are you planning to have a candlelit dinner with Nathaniel?"

"What are you talking about? Nathan told me that Zion and Rita will be here soon, so I'm doing this because I don't want them to see how sickly I look."

Truth be told, Mango missed her children dearly.

Since her miscarriage, she yearned for her children to be by her side. Alas, she knew that she might end up frightening them instead if they saw her when she looked so gaunt.

When Charlotte heard that Zion was coming, she smiled as she said, "Oh I haven't seen that brat in a long time, when I see him, hehe..."

"Why are you chuckling like that? Did my son cross you?"

In fact, Mango felt that Charlotte's laughter was quite sinister indeed.

Then, Charlotte sneered and replied, "Hmm? Well, that's something only he and I will know!"

As they spoke, Zion's crisp voice rang out from outside the bathroom.

"Mr. Ye, Mommy, grandma, grandpa, Rita and I have come to see you!"

Mango put down the brow pencil in her hand, but Charlotte stopped her just as she was about to leave.

"Charlotte, what are you doing?"

"Nathaniel said that you're forbidden from leaving the room, so go back to your bed!"

Mango instantly became quite annoyed.

"I'm fine! Furthermore, my parents and children are here, what's the point of them visiting me when I'm bedridden?" "I don't care, these are Nathaniel's orders. Since he's paying me, I can't disobey his orders." Charlotte shamelessly brought up the issue of Nathaniel giving her salary.

Hence, Mango felt that Charlotte had changed.

"You're not who you once were, Charlotte. You've changed."

"I have no choice! How else will I feed myself? Hurry up and go back to bed!"

"Come on, Charlotte! Please?"

Mango shook Charlotte's arm pleadingly, but Charlotte wasn't buying it.

"How about I ask Nathaniel to come and carry you to bed?"

"Ugh, fine. You win!"

Mango reluctantly got back into bed since there was no hope for her to go outside.

Just then, Zion pushed open the door and ran in.

"Mommy!"

He sprinted towards Mango as fast as he could.

Unfortunately, Charlotte had grabbed him by the collar before he could reach Mango's bed.

"What are you doing, Auntie Blu? Put me down!"

Zion's small form struggled in mid-air and he looked at Charlotte with an angry expression on his face.

However, Charlotte sneered and replied, "You little brat, we seem to have unfinished business, right?"

Then, Zion suddenly remembered the time when he used Walter to get rid of Charlotte.

He cleared his throat and immediately turned to

Mango for help.

"Mommy, help! Auntie Blu wants to kill me!"

"Shut up!"

Before Charlotte could finish speaking, she felt a stream of icy water hit her face, followed by the tender voice of a girl.

"Let go of my brother! Or else I'll shoot you again!"

Rita stood at the door while she valiantly held a water blaster in her hand. Furthermore, she was glaring at Charlotte with a furious expression on her face.