The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Nanny Zhang abruptly raised her head and saw Zion standing in front of her with a very serene expression on his face.

"Don't cry. You're grown up. It's shameful to cry. Shouldn't you be a role model for me?"

"Zion!"

Noah intended to pull Zion back again but he was stopped by Zion.

"Uncle Soo, she won't hurt me."

"You have no idea how vicious this woman is. You can't get close to her. In case something happens to you, how will I explain it to your mom? Come here!"

Noah knew that Zion was just a kid. Perhaps Nanny Zhang would confuse the kid, but he couldn't lose his vigilance.

Zion smiled and shook his head. He opened his arms and asked Nanny Zhang, "Didn't you want to hug me?"

Nanny Zhang suddenly became excited.

She abruptly hugged Zion as tight as she could.

"Thank you, Zion."

Nanny Zhang had never felt the warmth of a hug and it touched her so much.

Noah fearfully watched Nanny Zhang's every move.

Zion lightly patted Nanny Zhang's back with his tiny hands and said in a low voice, "Thank you for saving my mommy and daddy. You've done a lot of bad deeds in the past, and I won't forgive you for them. You're giving me a perfect home and returning healthy parents to me. I felt grateful to you. My teacher said that it's impossible for a person not to make mistakes in this life. As long as one truly repents for what they've done, they're still a good person. I can forgive you for everything that you've done to me, but you can't hurt my family in the future, okay?"

"Sure I will!"

Nanny Zhang was crying until she was out of breath.

Even a four-year-old child knew that one's mistakes could be corrected. Why did she only realize such a truth after living for so long?

She knew lesser about life compared to a child.

Nanny Zhang hugged Zion tightly.

That was her grandson!

If she hadn't carried out that bitter retaliation, would she be able to enjoy the pleasure of domestic bliss right now?

She was the one who ruined everything and severed her own happiness.

Seeing that Nanny Zhang was crying very sadly, Zion began to speak again.

"Mommy said that you're severely ill. I don't know if you can cure yourself, but please don't hurt mommy and daddy anymore, okay? Mommy has suffered too many hardships in her life. Why does a woman have to make things difficult for another woman?"

Nanny Zhang nodded quickly.

She didn't want to let go of Zion, not at all.

For the first time, she felt that Zion was indeed adorable and obedient.

If it wasn't for her, he could have experienced a memorable childhood with a happy family. Both her grandson and granddaughter had suffered so much due to her selfishness.

Nanny Zhang did hope that time would remain static at that moment. She would cherish everything that happened during this period. However, she knew that it was just a dream. She had to let go of Zion.

Zion reached out to her and gently wiped the corners of her eyes.

His tiny hands were soft and warm to her.

Nanny Zhang's heart was completely melted.

Why didn't she cherish all of this earlier?

"I'm leaving now. Mommy will be worried."

Zion's words made Nanny Zhang somewhat reluctant, but there was no reason for her to keep him.

"Keep this with you. It will be useful when you grow up."

Nanny Zhang took out a ring and passed it to Zion.

"What is this?"

"A worthless thing. It's a memento from granny. I know that you won't remember me in your heart, and I'm not qualified to be your grandma too. I really want to leave something behind for you as I have one foo in the grave. Rita's body is weak. You as her older brother should protect her well."

"Thank you."

Zion put away this ring engraved with ancient patterns, then followed Noah and turned to leave.

"Zion!"

Nanny Zhang looked at him and cried out his name subconsciously.

Zion turned around and looked at Nanny Zhang.

Seeing tears welling up in her eyes, he smiled and said, "Grandma, I'm leaving."

Nanny Zhang was stunned at once.

What did he just call her?

What did Zion call her just now?

Grandma?

Oh God, she'd actually managed to hear it!

She had been waiting a long time for her grandson to call her 'Grandma'.

Nanny Zhang was gesticulating that she wanted to hear him calling her grandma again, but Zion had already walked out of the room.

She covered her face in pain and sat down in the chair, crying out loudly.

After Zion came out, Noah said icily, "You are so bold. How dare you to take anything from her? Aren't you afraid that she'll do something to you?"

"I'm not afraid."

Zion smiled and said, "A person's eyes won't lie. I can feel that she really likes me. Uncle Soo, don't tell my mommy that she gave something to me and that I'd called her grandma." "You little brat, you've become a good liar now, aren't you?"

Noah flicked Zion's head with his finger.

Zion rubbed his head and said, "Of course not. It's just that mommy doesn't trust her. I don't want to make her worry."

Noah thought that Zion was very interesting indeed.

"Don't you hate everything that she has done before?"

"Yeah, but she saved mommy and Mr. Ye, didn't she? It means that she repented. We have to give her a chance to change."

Noah was stunned all of a sudden.

An adult's train of thought was very complicated. They tended to have complex emotions as well. Yet, children were capable of pure love.

Their feelings were very simple.

As long as somebody treated them well, they would be good to them in return.

This pure and simple emotion had caused all the adults to go off the beaten path.

Noah looked at the reception room behind him and could still hear Nanny Zhang's sad crying. It was really despicable and pitiful for a woman to cry this way. Mango rushed forward when she saw Zion and Noah coming out. She gave Zion a once over.

"How do you feel? Do you feel uncomfortable

anywhere?" "It's okay, Mommy. I'm fine."

Zion's smiled brightly.

Mango's heart was finally at ease.

"You brat. I was worried about you."

Noah looked at them and smiled without saying anything.

After both of them exchanged a few words, Noah and Mango finally brought Nathaniel into the room.

However, Nanny Zhang didn't want to see Mango. She claimed that Zion required her company, and she was afraid that he wouldn't be safe alone.

However, Mango didn't feel grateful for Nanny Zhang's remark either.

Noah went in with Nathaniel.

Zion looked at Mango and asked in a low voice, "Mommy, will Granny Zhang die?"

"Probably."

Mango didn't hide the truth from Zion.

"It's natural for people to get sick and die. Daddy and mommy will leave one day as well. You have to learn how to take care of yourself, okay?"

Mango's words made Zion feel slightly upset.

"I don't want mommy to die."

"Silly boy, I promise to stay with you as long as possible, okay?"

"Alright."

Zion threw himself into Mango's embrace and said coquettishly, "Mommy, I'm not going to attend military school anymore. Instead, I'm going to study medicine and treat all sorts of difficult and complicated diseases in the future. If you and Mr. Ye fall ill then, you won't need to worry anymore. I'll be there."

"Okay."

Mango didn't take it to heart. A child's ambitions always changed at the drop of a hat.

The two of them bathed in the sunlight, causing Mango to feel slightly sleepy.

She leaned against the chair and seemed lethargic.

Zion's heart ached when he saw Mango's tiredness. Hence, he didn't disturb her. He stayed by her side until Nathaniel came out with the others.

"Ssshh, don't talk. Let mommy sleep for a while."

Zion told Noah and his men not to make any noise.

Noah immediately laughed.

"Aren't you afraid that your mommy will catch a cold sleeping like this?"

Zion's brows furrowed at once.

It seemed that he hadn't thought about this point.

Seeing him like this, Noah smiled and said, "Put my coat on your Mommy. Then we can stay here and bask in the sun."

"Well, thank you, Uncle Soo. You're such a nice person. God will definitely bless you."

Noah didn't know whether to laugh or cry at Zion's words.

God would bless him?

These words sounded so strange to him.

Zion was very cheerful and lively right now. He looked completely different from the time he first returned to Ocean City.

This might be due to the existence of both parents staying by his side.

The state of a child was the best way to show the relationship of the family.

After Zion put his jacket on Mango, he came to Nathaniel's side.

Nathaniel was still asleep.

Zion reached out his hand and lightly poked Nathaniel's face. He asked in a low voice, "When will Mr. Ye wake up, Uncle Soo?"

"I have no idea. It won't be long. Nanny Zhang said that he will wake up in three days at most, but the acupuncture still needs to be done."

Noah's words put Zion at ease.

"Three days? Isn't that too long?"

"Brat, can't you wait three days? Your mommy has been watching over your daddy for a long time. Don't you think that your mommy is feeling anxious as well?"

Hearing Noah's words, Zion held his tongue and said, "Didn't he go on a vacation with Mommy? What made a vacation turn out this way?"

"Ah, you wouldn't understand."

"You adults are always so short with us. Don't ever think that we don't understand, we just want to avoid the fuss."

Zion said in a modest way.

Noah laughed at once.

"Brat, whom did you learn all these from?"

"You, of course. Didn't I live in your house for some time? I must have picked it up from you."

Zion's flippant manner of speaking reminded Noah of Walter.

"I don't think you are Nathaniel's son, and you should be Walter's son instead. You are becoming more ignorant."

"Where is Uncle Song?"

Zion asked about Walter.

Noah said in a low voice, "Uncle Song has his own affairs to tend to. You just need to take care of yourself."

"Humph, do you think that I like to meddle in adults' affairs? Why do you guys have so many problems?"

Zion looked at Nathaniel as he spoke.

He felt that this was the best version of Nathaniel. Zion could pinch his face, tug at his clothes and even pull faces without any reaction.

Just as Zion was having fun on his own, he suddenly realized that Nathaniel's eyes were wide open.