The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Her eyes narrowed momentarily, but she left the room quickly.

"Andrea!"

Queena called out to Andrea, who was nearby.

The younger girl stopped in her tracks, but she refused to make eye contact with Queena.

"What have you said about Mango in front of Madam Hans?"

There was a hard edge to Queena's voice as she spoke.

Then, Andrea paused for a second before she replied in an aggrieved tone, "Morn, I didn't say anything. What can I say anyway? This is Ocean City, not the United States. I have no one to back me up here, so what can I possibly do to harm her?"

"Is that so?"

There was doubt in Queena's voice.

"Of course. I want to stay by your side, so I'll do whatever you ask me to. As for Mango, I don't intend on provoking her."

Andrea's reply was very soft.

Meanwhile, Queena felt rather uncomfortable when she looked at Andrea in front of her. Although she didn't like Andrea very much, both Andrea and Mango were still her daughters. Nevertheless, she didn't want Andrea to do anything stupid.

"It's best if you don't do that, but you should tell Madam Hans the truth about the antidote. Don't take credit for something you didn't do. Your lies will get exposed eventually, and your entire reputation will be ruined when that happens."

After Queena finished speaking, she turned and left immediately. She completely missed the way Andrea's tightly clenched fists and the spark of anger and dissatisfaction in her eyes.

Meanwhile, Mango had no idea about whatever that was going on inside the hospital. When Nathaniel found her, she was deep in thought as she sat on the hospital bench. "What are you thinking about?"

Thus, Nathaniel subconsciously walked towards her quickly.

Mango was jolted back to her senses and she muttered upon seeing Nathaniel, "I'm wondering about Andrea's ulterior motives. Why is she staying in Ocean City? Moreover, why is she being so nice to my grandmother?"

"Why are you thinking about that? If she wants to be a maid, then let her. As long as she doesn't disturb us, nothing else matters."

After that, Nathaniel handed the cup of hot milk in his hand to Mango.

"Where'd you get this?"

"Minister Xiao asked me to give this to you since you don't look too good."

Nathaniel's words caused Mango to pause for a second.

"What did you two talk about when you stepped out earlier?"

"Nothing much, really. Just that you'll need to go through her to obtain verification for your identity."

Next, Nathaniel sat beside Mango as he felt that she was in a bad mood.

"What happened between you and Andrea?"

"It's nothing."

Mango frowned when the subject of Andrea was brought up, but she didn't plan on saying anything. She couldn't find a solution to fix the problems between them, so Mango would rather forget about it instead. "Well, I hired a nurse to help Sisi care for Newell, so everything's fine for now."

"Leave these things to Thomas. You look tired, so how about I take you home to rest?"

Nathaniel saw that Mango looked quite exhausted, so he wanted to go home with her.

However, Mango shook her head and said, Tve been at home for more than twenty days and I'm going to die of boredom. How about we go take a walk instead?" "That's a good idea!"

Then, Nathaniel helped Mango up.

"Ugh, I'm not disabled, so why do you keep treating me like I'm some fragile doll? I can walk by myself."

Mango felt that Nathaniel was slightly overbearing at times.

However, he replied in a serious tone, "No way. I'll die of a broken heart if anything happens to you on my watch."

"Wow, since when have you become such a sweet talker? Your lips must be dripping with honey."

"Would you like a taste?"

After Nathaniel finished speaking, he placed his mouth close to Mango's.

Then, Mango blushed furiously before she pushed him away and said, "How old are you? Why are you so childish? Aren't you afraid that you'll make a fool of yourself?"

"So what? If anyone has anything against my actions, then they can say it to my face!"

Nathaniel's expression made him look like a schoolyard hooligan, and it caused Mango to burst into laughter.

"No one would believe that you're the cold and heartless president of the HY Group if they saw you acting like this."

"Doesn't matter, what's important is that you believe — 11

me.

Nathaniel wrapped his arm around Mango's waist and led her outside slowly.

Meanwhile, Andrea's eyes narrowed at the sight of Nathaniel and Mango.

It was rare for her to see a man who would treat a woman so well.

What right did Mango have to deserve all this?

Not only did she have Queena and the Hans Family's love and affection, but Nathaniel also loved her so dearly.

But what did Andrea have?

She had nothing!

The burgeoning feeling of jealousy caused her to grip the wall so tightly that she broke her nails, but she didn't seem to notice it at all.

"Mango Shen!"

"I will take everything from you!"

Andrea secretly swore to herself.

As Mango walked away, she suddenly sensed someone behind her and she turned around to look. However, the corridor was empty and she didn't recognise the people who were milling around. "What's wrong?"

Nathaniel asked with some confusion.

"Nothing. Maybe I'm just a little paranoid."

After that, Mango turned around once more before she left the hospital with Nathaniel.

Nathaniel had actually planned on driving as they stepped outside, but he obliged to Mango's wishes since she felt like walking instead.

There were many passersby and cars outside.

As Mango observed the bustling street, she suddenly started to feel emotional.

"I still remember the time the car broke down when we just got married. I asked the driver bring around another car, but you started walking home because you didn't want to wait. Back then, I acted like a mistress throwing a hissy fit as I followed you home. Your legs were long and you walked so briskly that I had to jog to keep up with you. Although you didn't really like me, you still stopped and waited for me when you realised that I was having a hard time keeping up. That's when I realised that you were a lot kinder than you seemed."

A smile suddenly spread across Mango's face as she brought up the memory.

"Really? Am I as kind as you give me credit for?"

Nathaniel had no memory of this incident, but he still softened the expression on his face when he saw how happy Mango was when she reminisced about the past.

"If I knew that I would end up succumbing to your charms, I might not have waited for you back then."

"Hey, what do you mean?"

Mango couldn't help but be slightly annoyed when she heard Nathaniel say that.

Nevertheless, Nathaniel replied with a cheeky smile on his face. "It would have been great if you pursued me for a few more years."

"Don't you think it would be hard on me? Now, you even have the nerve to bring that up despite how you ignored me throughout the first three years of our marriage."

Mango was beginning to settle her previous scores with Nathaniel.

However, Nathaniel swiftly changed the topic as he saw that Mango was about to go on a tirade.

"Hey, there's a jewellery store over there. How about we go and take a look?"

Then, Mango glanced at it and she realized that it was a famous jeweller in Ocean City. Their pieces were unique and priceless, and they were usually produced in limited sets.

"Do you really want to go? Do you even know what they're selling?"

The ones who paid attention to these jewellery stores were mostly women, and men like Nathaniel usually couldn't be bothered with those things.

Nathaniel paused for a moment when Mango asked him this question.

"What's so different about them?"

"You can only order one set of jewellery from this shop in your entire lifetime. Let me put it this way, if we get divorced one day and you want to come here and make another set of jewellery here with another woman, then that would be impossible. That's because your name has already been registered with mine, and we only get a once in a lifetime chance to make an order. You will never have that opportunity ever again. So, are you really sure you want to go in there with me?"

Mango explained everything to Nathaniel in detail.

"So, that is to say that all the jewellery here are paired for life?"

"That's right!"

Then, Mango nodded her head.

Next, Nathaniel rubbed her head and said, "What are we waiting for, let's go."

"Are you sure you don't need some time to think about it?"

"I don't have to think about it. There aren't many silly girls like you left who would marry me, and I'll be a fool if I don't put a ring on you quickly."

However, Mango rolled her eyes at what Nathaniel said.

"You? Silly? You're the heir to the Ye Family and you're worth billions! Which woman wouldn't want to marry you?"

Then, Nathaniel gave a wry smile and said, "Do you think money is everything? Can any random woman fill the position of Mrs. Ye? I'm sure that any regular person would be willing to repeatedly sacrifice themselves to deal with the hellish problems in my family, furthermore, didn't you narrowly escape death multiple times? The Ye family is still a mess now. However, you still chose to stay with me even though you knew that life would be tough. Since you care not for money or power, the only thing I can give you is my everlasting love."

Then, Mango felt a warm feeling radiate in her chest.

"Since when have you become such a smooth talker?"

"Well, I can't help but say a lot of things when it comes to you. If it was any other woman, I wouldn't even speak to them."

After that, Nathaniel pulled on Mango's hand as they walked into the jewellery shop.

"Welcome to our store!"

One of the staff stepped forward to greet them.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel gave all the designs in the store a cursory glance. Some were flashy, some were crude, and the way they were all mixed up together confused him.

"How many jewellers do you have?"

Nathaniel asked.

Then, the retail assistant replied, "We don't have any, sir."

"No jewellers? Then were these designs just simply thrown together?"

Suddenly, Nathaniel felt like he might have entered the wrong store.

Although the 'paired for life' concept of this store was attractive, but it wouldn't suit Mango at all if the designs were so haphazard.

However, the assistant was not angered by Nathaniel's words, and she replied calmly, "All our pieces are designed by our customers. We would just refine and register their designs to make sure that the jewellery is unique. Thus, it serves as a memorial for the relationship between the couple."

"We're supposed to design it ourselves?"

Mango's interest was suddenly piqued.

"So what you're saying is, you'll create whatever design we want?"

"Of course."

The retail assistant nodded at Mango.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel couldn't help but melt at the excited look on Mango's face and he said, "Do you have any ideas?"

"Not yet, but I can design some when I get home. What do you think?"

"Of course you can."

Hence, Mango was delighted to hear the assistant's reply.

Just as the assistant was about to register Nathaniel and Mango's names, a familiar voice caused the both of them to stop in their tracks.