The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"Zion!"

Mango shouted at him quickly.

Zion turned his head slightly and saw Mango running towards him at a high speed. He was feeling confused.

"Mommy, slow down. Or you'll fall."

Zion immediately went up to greet her.

Mango pulled Zion behind her and looked warily at the jeep in front of her. "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

The opposite party was an extremely young man. When he saw how Mango protected Zion, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Then, he hurriedly explained, "Don't get me wrong. I'm just here to take a look."

"What are you looking at? This is already a deserted village. What's so good about it?"

Mango's wariness did not diminish at all.

The man smiled apologetically and said, "I know this is abandoned, but I just want to come back and have a look. I've heard from my parents when I was a kid that this was their hometown. Now that so many years have passed, I want to come back and check out what the place where my parents were raised looks like."

"Your parents?"

Mango was stunned for a moment.

Didn't they say that the people here all died in that incident?

How could someone still survive?

"Yeah, my parents left this village at the age of eighteen and went to join the army. When they wished to come back again, it no longer existed."

The man got out of the car and stood on the ground, with a trace of sadness on his face.

Only now did Mango finally react.

It seemed that there were still descendants of the village.

"Do you still remember your grandpa's name?"

"His name is Allen Zhang."

That man's words made Mango pause for a moment.

When she was cleaning up the memorial tablet before, she had indeed seen that name written on it.

"We've bought the village, and it will become a private area in future. Since you're here, let's go and have a look. My husband is cleaning up the ancestral temple and preparing to rebuild it."

"Rebuild it?"

That man was a little surprised, but he seemed happy.

"Hi madam, my name is Henry Zhang. Can I bring my parents' tablets back here and place them together? You can rest assured that I will give you money. No matter how much it is, I will try my best to earn it. After all, this is my parents' hometown. I want them to return to their roots."

Henry looked at Mango sincerely.

Mango thought for a moment and said to him, "Go and ask my husband. His mother is also a member of this village. She has been away from home for years. Now that she has passed away, she wished to return to her roots here."

"Thank you, thank you so much."

Henry happily followed Mango to the ancestral temple.

Along the way, Mango held Zion's hand tightly, as if she was afraid that Zion would get lost.

Zion felt Mango's anxiety and quietly followed her.

After arriving at the ancestral temple, Nathaniel was still cleaning.

Henry saw that the ancestral temple here had collapsed, but the memorial tablets were neatly and cleanly placed on one side, and his eyes were a little moisten.

"Nathan, can I talk to you?"

Then, Mango repeated Henry's words to him.

Nathaniel looked at him and whispered, "If you're a member of the Zhang family, hurry up and get to work."

"Ah? Sure, sure."

Henry failed to react at first, but he quickly joined the renovation work right after realization dawned on him.

Mango saw that Nathaniel was full of energy and didn't want to disturb him either. She brought Zion back to the Pickwick Lodge Farm.

Mango was still a little puzzled when she saw Noah coming over.

"Why are you here?"

"Why am I here? You two are really interesting though. Both of you need acupuncture, but you just leave without telling me. What's wrong with you? Do you want to die? I must have masochistic tendencies. I left my wife and children behind to chase after you."

Noah was seething with rage.

Mango said with some embarrassment, "You know Nathan's temper well. Furthermore, Nanny

Zhang is a burden he needs to carry. He won't be happy if he doesn't relieve it."

"Even so, you both can't risk your lives as well. Let me tell you, I'm here just for your sake. I wouldn't have come if someone else told me to. Genevieve had just gotten pregnant, so I can't afford a single mistake."

"What? Did you just say that Genevieve is pregnant? Isn't she..."

Mango paused quickly.

Noah waved his hand indifferently and said, "I know what you're going to say. The truth is, Genevieve can't get pregnant because of me, and I thought that I wouldn't have a child ever in my life. However, God took pity on her, or perhaps it's a blessing brought by Gissel, but she found out that she was pregnant this morning. So you two better cooperate with me to treat your illness. I need to go back and accompany my expecting wife."

Noah said with a happy smile on his face.

Mango was also happy for them.

Zion smiled and said, "Is Gissel going to have siblings?"

"That's right."

"Mommy, when will you going to give Rita and me a younger brother or sister?"

Mango didn't know how to reply to Zion's words.

Did she still stand a chance to have another child in her life?

Each time she thought of this, Mango thought of Nanny Zhang. However, everything was over, and she didn't know what kind of feelings she should have when talking about her.

"You have a younger sister. Don't be ridiculous."

"I still want a younger brother! It's good to have another younger brother."

Zion's words made Mango feel somehow forlorn.

Noah said immediately, "Hey, why are you so greedy? When Auntie Bay gives birth to a baby, you have to help us take care of them, okay?"

"Of course!"

Zion seemed to be very happy.

Mango looked at Noah with gratitude, and then she started her acupuncture session.

Nathaniel and Henry had been busy for a while, so they tiredly sat together to get some rest.

"Why did you think of coming back to this village?"

Nathaniel decided to chat with him casually.

Henry paused for a moment and said, "There's nowhere for me to place my parents' memorial tablets."

"What do you mean?"

"They died in the line of duty but there was a glitch that happened in between. Their ashes and tablets couldn't enter the martyr's cemetery, so I had no choice but to put them someplace else. Unfortunately, that was not their home. I just want to check out this place, and I want to bring their ashes back if possible."

Henry looked sad when he talked about this.

Nathaniel did not ask further and said in a low voice, "I will send someone to renovate the place, and it will take about a week. You can try to figure it out, and bring your parents back if you have time. To be honest, I'm here to bury my mother."

"Thank you, Mr. Ye."

Henry quickly thanked him.

"What do you do for a living?"

"I haven't graduated from university yet. I'm doing a part-time job. Don't worry, I can pay for my parents' tablets."

Henry thought that Nathaniel was afraid that he would not be able to pay, so he quickly answered him.

Nathaniel then shook his head and said, "Don't mention the money. We're all from the same village. What are you majoring in?"

"Financial Management." "Come see me in Ocean City after you have graduated."

Nathaniel handed Henry his business card.

When Henry saw Nathaniel's business card, he was completely stunned.

He knew how famous the HY Group was. He didn't even dare to think that he would have the opportunity to enter this company.

"Are you the president of HY Group?"

"Yeah, but I'm still a member of this village, like you. As long as you perform well enough, there will be a place for you in my company."

"Thank you, Mr. Ye. I really appreciate it."

Henry was so excited that tears started to well up in his eyes.

They were still chatting when Mango returned.

"What are you guys talking about? You don't even want to eat."

Mango brought the food while Noah followed behind her.

"Why are you here?"

Nathaniel was somewhat surprised to see Noah.

"You both are indeed a couple. You're even asking me the same question. Why am I here? Do you think I'm willing to come? Your nerves need acupuncture! If your wife knows how to do it, I would rather not come here."

Noah became even more frustrated.

It was only now that Nathaniel remembered his headache.

He said faintly, "I'm fine."

"Yeah, you'll be fine now, but not later. Have your meal quickly. I'll give you acupuncture after you finish your food."

Noah knew also Nathaniel's temper and didn't bother having a discussion with him.

When Henry saw strangers approaching, he quickly stood up and said, "I'll go and clean things up."

"Let's have your meal first."

Mango saw that the man was a decent person, so she stopped Henry.

"Come and join us. You'll only have the energy to work when you're full."

Nathaniel smiled.

Since they insisted, Henry sat down, embarrassed.

"Thanks a lot." "Hurry up and eat."

They got along well with each other.

After lunch, Nathaniel was having his acupuncture session. Meanwhile, Henry was figuring out what else he could do when his phone rang.

Henry looked at the caller display and answered the phone with a smile.

"Hey, you haven't called me for a long time."

"Yeah, how are you? Are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

Henry turned on the speaker mode on his phone out of habit.

When Mango heard the familiar voice coming from the phone, she couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

She looked straight at Henry without saying a word.

Henry chatted with his sister for a while. It could be seen that they had a good relationship.

His sister was afraid that Henry would pinch pennies and suffer, so she insisted on sending money to him.

Henry then replied that he would not accept nothing.

"I can make money. Honestly, you have to save money as well for your future dowry."

"Brat, how old am I? I don't need a dowry."

"Well, let's stop here. I'm out. I'll call you later when I'm back."

Henry hung up the phone with a smile at the corner of his mouth.

Right after Henry hang up the phone, Mango asked, "Henry, is your sister called Novalee?"

"Eh? Mrs. Ye, do you know my sister?"

Henry's confirmation made Mango feel that this world was too small.

She never expected that Novalee was also a member of this village, and she managed to meet Novalee's younger brother, Henry here.

Mango nodded her head and said, "Yeah, your sister is currently working at my travel company. She's a talented person."

"Really? Mrs. Ye, please take good care of her. She's a goofball. Sometimes she doesn't know how to behave, and she says things really bluntly, but she bears no ill will. Sometimes the words she says are not pleasant to the ear, but don't take it to heart."

Henry was constantly putting in a good word for Novalee, making Mango envious of their good relationship.

"Nope, she's very good indeed. Don't worry. Your sister is currently in Clayville. Do you want to see her when you're free?"

"Please don't ever tell my sister that I came back to this village."

Henry's actions made Mango stunned.

"Why not?"