The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Just as Mango was about to answer the phone, Nathaniel quickly beat her to it.

"I'll get it."

Right now, Mango felt as if she was a precious china doll, and Nathaniel's anxious expression made her feel loved. At the same time, she found it rather funny as well. "It's just a phone call. I'm not some cripple, what, are you afraid that the phone will swallow me whole?"

"I'm afraid that the phone might electrocute you."

Recently, Nathaniel had been cracking jokes with Mango more often.

"Ha!"

Ultimately, Mango couldn't be bothered to argue with him as she curled up into the sofa. Honestly, Nathaniel treated her like some kind of cripple these days.

Meanwhile, her two children were still engrossed in their mystery task with Mango's parents and she hadn't seen them all day.

After Nathaniel picked up the phone, he only murmured a few words of assent before he hung up.

"What is it? Does it have anything to do with the company?"

Mango asked casually.

However, Nathaniel shook his head and replied. "No, as long as Nick is there, the company will be fine. Madam Hans was the one who called and she said that Terrance was back from Santell Capital. She wants you to go over and discuss matters regarding your identity."

Mango was stunned for a moment when Madam Hans was brought up.

The last time she saw the old lady was in the hospital, and she even promised to accompany Madam Hans for dinner the next day. Unfortunately, Mango forgot all about it after Charlotte's incident, but then again, Madam Hans didn't call her either.

Now that the old lady had called out of the blue, Mango felt a little confused.

"What's wrong? Why are you making that face when your grandmother is inviting you out for dinner?"

Hence, Nathaniel felt that it was rather funny when he saw Mango's confused expression.

Ah, his wife was truly adorable.

Only then did Mango come to her senses, but she had no idea what to say. She quite liked spending time with Madam Hans, but she felt rather repulsed when she thought of Andrea's presence by the old lady's side.

"Do you think that Andrea will be there?"

Mango suddenly piped up, which made Nathaniel slightly taken aback.

"She doesn't have anything to do with the Hans Family right? I don't think she'll be there for such a big event."

"Good."

Then, Mango let out a sigh of relief and said, "I'm going to go change first. Why don't you go with me to the dinner?"

"All right."

Nathaniel smiled and didn't refuse his wife, but he sensed from Mango's tone that she was against the idea of Andrea being there.

Although this was common knowledge, it seemed like Mango was avoiding Andrea, which made him slightly uncomfortable.

His wife was the legitimate granddaughter of the Hans Family, so why would she be so wary of an outsider? Could it be that Andrea had done something that Mango disliked?

As he thought of this, Nathaniel pulled out his phone and called Merle.

"Go and check on the last time that Mango was in the hospital. Did something upsetting happen between her and Andrea?"

"Very well, sir."

After Merle hung up, it didn't take long for him to come back with news. Then, he presented Nathaniel with the footage of Mango and Andrea in the corridor.

Nathaniel's eyes narrowed.

Sure enough, Andrea had done something to Mango.

After that, he looked at the direction of the bedroom and felt that Mango wasn't a timid woman. In fact, she might have just decided to forgive Andrea because her confinement period wasn't over. But how could he let his wife be so easily bullied by someone else?

Then, he made a silent mental note of this and decided to find a good opportunity to exact revenge on Mango's behalf.

Except for him, no one else could bully Mango!

As Nathaniel thought about this, Mango had already finished changing her clothes.

Today, she wore a neat casual jumpsuit and she looked effortlessly cool. She had gained some weight during her confinement period due to Nathaniel's meticulous care, and her complexion had improved greatly. Hence, she looked particularly eye-catching today.

"Do I look okay?"

Mango really felt like she'd gained a significant amount of weight.

The jumpsuit had become quite snug around her hips.

Nevertheless, Nathaniel grinned happily and said, "You look great!"

"Why do I feel like it's tight around the hips?"

Then, Mango looked at her waistline and she found that she had really gained a few inches, which rendered her speechless.

Of course, women were always very sensitive to the changes in their bodies.

However, Nathaniel smiled and replied, "Chubbier women are better to cuddle with." "What the f*ck! There are literally rolls of fat around my belly. This won't do, I have to lose weight."

The more Mango looked at it, the more uncomfortable she felt.

However, Nathaniel couldn't care less as he replied, "What? You're far from fat. Ugh, here you are crying about losing weight right after your confinement period. Aren't you afraid that the children would laugh a you?"

Mango paused for a moment when he brought up the children and asked, "Should we bring them over today? Madam Hans hasn't met them yet."

"Let's leave that for next time. Today, we're only going over there to handle the issue of your identity, and Madam Hans has plenty of opportunities to meet the children if she wants to in the future. If we can't settle things by today, it's better not to get our children involved."

"That's true."

Upon hearing Nathaniel's words, Mango gave up the idea of bringing the children over to see Madam Hans.

Then, both of them left the villa for the Hans Family mansion.

Meanwhile, Terrance was smoking outside the mansion and he quickly put out the cigarette when he saw them approaching.

He appraised Mango for a moment before realising that her complexion was ruddier and that she'd gained some weight. Then, he smiled and remarked, "I see that Nathaniel's been feeding you well over the past month."

However, Mango was embarrassed by his comment.

"Uncle, what do you mean by that? I'm not a pig."

Terrance burst into laughter when he heard what Mango had said.

"I'm certain that the farmer would cry if he raised a pig as skinny as you."

Terrance's words left Mango speechless.

Did he really think of her as livestock now?

Then, Nathaniel replied jokingly, "Well, she did moan and groan about losing weight earlier back in the house."

"What!? You have nothing to lose! What nonsense!"

Terrance chided Mango as soon as he heard that.

On the other hand, Mango felt that Nathaniel was definitely doing this on purpose.

Then, she sneakily pinched Nathaniel's waist when no one was looking.

"Ow!"

Nathaniel cried out, which startled Terrance.

"What's wrong?"

"I said something wrong, so my wife punished me for it."

Despite that, Nathaniel didn't seem ashamed at all. On the contrary, it seemed like he was showing off instead, which embarrassed Mango greatly.

Ugh, Nathaniel was getting increasingly more shameless by the day!

Mango glared at him before she turned to Terrance and said, "Oh yeah, what were you doing outside?"

Then, Terrance paused for a moment and replied, "I came out here to have a smoke. It's not too appropriate to smoke inside the house in the company of women." "Did your smoking addiction become more intense after you've gone to the capital?"

Nathaniel asked softly, but Terrance did not answer.

Hence, Nathaniel felt that something was off.

"What's wrong? Did the capital not approve Mango's identity? Or did something else go wrong?"

Mango frowned as well upon hearing Nathaniel's question.

Didn't they say that everything was fine?

Did something go awry again?

"No, everything went well at the capital and I've discussed it with the police department. Don't worry, Mango's ID will be here by tomorrow."

Terrance hurriedly explained.

After that, Mango let out a sigh of relief.

Before this, it was extremely inconvenient for her to go anywhere because she didn't have an ID. Now that it was on its way, she was delighted that she could finally move freely around with Nathaniel and her children.

Nevertheless, Nathaniel wasn't as optimistic as Mango and he looked at Terrance before he asked flatly, "Why are you so worried even when Mango's identity is confirmed? She's just finished her confinement period, so I'd rather her not be exposed to any secondhand smoke."

Then, Terrance extinguished his cigarette the moment he heard that.

"Ah, I'm sorry. My bad."

The expression on Terrance's face made Mango feel sorry for him.

"Uncle, don't listen to him. He's just being dramatic."

"Ah, you can't say that. Nathan has been very good to you, so you can't blame him for that."

By now, Terrance had completely let go of his feelings for Mango and he only viewed her as his niece. Although he still needed some time to get used to it, he felt much better than before.

At that, Mango blushed once more.

Nathaniel smiled when he saw them speaking to one another so casually and replied, "It's rather cold outside. Do you really plan on chatting out here? I'm sure that Madam Hans must be waiting for us inside." However, his words caused Terrance's expression to become stiff.

"Mango, I have something to tell you about in advance."

"What's the matter?"

Mango asked with a smile, but there was a creeping feeling of uneasiness in her chest.

Then, Terrance cleared his throat and said, "It's like this. There's someone else in there with my mother, and I'm sure you know her."

"Andrea?"

Mango's expression immediately sank.

"Yes."

Currently, Terrance looked a little awkward.

Meanwhile, Mango felt rather upset.

"Isn't this event supposed to be within the Hans Family? What's Andrea doing here?"

Mango didn't like Andrea very much before this, but she felt even more repulsed by the idea that Andrea was inside the house.

On the other hand, Terrance had no idea about the conflict between both Mango and Andrea in the hospital as he muttered, "This is all my mother's idea. She said that no matter what, Andrea is Minister Xiao's daughter and your sister. Although she doesn't carry the Hans surname, but she did put in a lot of effort to care for my mother when she was ill. So, the plan is to have you over to discuss inducting Andrea into the Hans Family as an adopted daughter. This way, both of you can get along better and it wouldn't be so difficult for Minister Xiao to care for her daughters."

As soon as Terrance finished speaking, Mango sneered.

"Madam Hans has it all planned out, huh? But what if I disagree with it?"

Then, Terrance was shocked by her words.

"Mango..."

"If I disagree, does that mean that I'm petty? That I'm unwilling to forgive her for the sake of our sisterhood?"

Alas, Mango did not soften her tone despite Terrance's shocked expression. On the contrary, her tone just became icier.

Then, Nathaniel narrowed his eyes and pulled Mango behind him before he said, "Do you know who nearly caused Mango's death in America?"

"It was Abyss and his lover, right?"

"That's only part of the whole story. In fact, Andrea was the one who knocked Mango out and handed her to Abyss. She was the one who made Mango suffer so much that it nearly killed her. Do you really think Mango's aversion to Andrea will disappear just because Madam Hans wants it to? If she wasn't Minister Xiao's daughter, do you really think Andrea would still be alive to fight my wife for the Han family's favour?"