The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"Newell! Newell!"

Nathaniel could no longer remain his composure and even his loud voice was trembling.

"Mr. Ye, what's wrong?"

Newell ran up to him hurriedly.

"Hey! Where are they!"

Nathaniel's face was pale.

He seemed like a ferocious ghost at this moment and it sent chills down Newell's spine.

"I don't know but they were still here just now."

"What do you mean that they were still here just now? How can a living person vanish into thin air?"

Nathaniel raised his voice.

"Nathan? You're back?"

Mango's voice came to their ears suddenly and both Nathaniel and Newell were in a daze.

"Mango? Where are you?"

Nathaniel couldn't express his feelings but his anxious heart finally calmed down.

Mango opened the bathroom door before she saw

Nathaniel's perturbed expression and Newell's frightened look, so she asked.

"What's wrong with both of you?"

Nathaniel immediately grabbed her hand and asked the moment he saw that she was safe and sound, "What are you doing in the bathroom? Where's Zion and Sisi?"

"Zion ate something wrong and he's having a stomachache. Then, he pooped on his pants just now and he felt really embarrassed, so it took great effort for me and Sisi to persuade him to go to the bathroom. I'm now helping him to shower while Sisi is washing his pants. What's wrong?"

Mango didn't know why Nathaniel was so nervous.

Then, Nathaniel heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Mango's words.

"Nothing, maybe I'm too nervous as I thought that you are missing."

"Silly, how is it possible for us to disappear in thin air all of a sudden? Look, you even scared Newell... Oh! Newell, I've heard quite some time ago that you're getting married, have you arranged the wedding?" Newell smiled upon hearing Mango's question and he said, "We've gotten our marriage certificate but we haven't held a wedding yet.

though Sisi said that we don't have to do it."

"Come on, how could you take this matter lightly even though she said it's okay? All women on earth look forward to their wedding as they could put on their beautiful wedding gowns and walk down the aisle with their beloved men. She doesn't want to hold a wedding because she doesn't want you to waste your money and it's not that she thinks it's not necessary."

Newell started feeling uneasy after hearing Mango's words.

"We're both orphans though and we don't have any relatives, so there wouldn't be many people attending our wedding even if we organized it and the venue would seem empty."

"Don't you have Nathan and me? We are both your relatives, so listen to me and prepare a wedding for Sisi as this is what you owe her."

Then, Newell agreed to Mango's request.

Nathaniel smiled when he saw how enthusiastic Mango was as it reminded him of his wedding with Mango.

"Alright, is Zion fine?"

"No... I'm afraid that he'll be too ashamed to come out now after hearing your loud voice."

Mango rolled her eyes at Nathaniel.

Nevertheless, Nathaniel didn't mind Mango giving him a dirty look as he just wanted her to be safe and sound.

"I'll go in and have a look while you can ask Sisi to come out and take care of you."

"I'm fine, can you not treat me like a sick and disabled elderly woman all the time?"

Mango smiled faintly but Nathaniel's action actually warmed her heart.

She didn't have the chance to experience such warmth when she was pregnant five years ago but she felt it now and it was as if she was the happiest woman in the world.

"I didn't take good care of you five years ago, so just let me look after you like you're a sick and disabled elderly woman and I'd even help you to give birth if that's possible." Nathaniel helped Mango to sit on the side of the bed.

On the other hand, Newell left in a flash at the sight of the interaction between Nathaniel and Mango as he didn't want to third wheel them.

Mango looked at Nathaniel and she could clearly sense his uneasiness and perturbation, so she asked, "What happened? Where have you and Mateo been and why was Zion beside me when I woke up while the kids were all downstairs? Did something happen when I was sleeping?"

"No, Mateo and I went out for a walk as I promised to introduce to him a partner and I had to pick a few outfits for him. I wanted to do it while you're sleeping but I came back as I didn't expect Mateo to dilly- dally for so long."

Nathaniel lied without even blinking an eye as he did not want to scare Mango.

He had settled the issue regarding the parcel but who knew what other matters would arise?

Mango laughed when she heard Nathaniel's words.

"Are you really going to introduce someone to Mateo? Can soldiers like him get married so hastily without thorough consideration?"

"Well, you don't have him to stay single forever, do you? He's so old already and it's time he starts a family and I'm sure that the military higher-ups would agree to this."

Nathaniel held Mango's hand and only by doing so did he felt at ease.

"Alright, let's talk about this later as you'll need to persuade Zion to come out. I'm sure that he feels really ashamed this time as he's really thin-skinned."

Mango couldn't help but laugh the moment she recalled her son pooping in his pants.

She had always seen Zion as a young adult and that he was different from the kids of his age but it was at this moment that Mango felt that his son was indeed just a four-year-old child. Nathaniel also laughed.

"Why did he poop in his pants?"

"I don't know, perhaps it's because of his stomachache and I have asked Sisi to give him some medicines."

Mango felt that Zion was really cute the more she thought about it.

At that moment, Nathaniel felt that whatever he did was worth it when he saw Mango laughing so heartily.

"You take a rest while I'll go and carry this stinking brat out."

"Don't force him out as Zion is really stubborn, just persuade him gently."

"Got it."

Nathaniel poured a cup of warm water for Mango before entering the bathroom.

Sisi was still comforting Zion.

"Zion, you will die of suffocation if you keep doing this, so just come out."

Zion sank his entire body into the bathtub as he didn't want to go out of the bathroom.

It was so embarrassing.

How could he poop on his pants?

How was he going to face his friends and family?

His great reputation was gone just like that.

Nathaniel entered the toilet and this was what he saw.

He walked over with a smile and motioned for Sisi to go out.

Sisi smiled and went out only when she saw Nathaniel coming in.

"I'll go and take care of Mrs. Ye."

"Good!"

Nathaniel waited for Sisi to exit the bathroom before he squatted down next to the bathtub. He said with a smile, "I heard from your uncle that the best you could do is to hold your breath under the water for a minute... I don't know how long more until the time's up but it'll be really embarrassing news if you're suffocated to death as everyone would think that the strong Zion accidentally died of suffocation while he was practicing to hold his breath. Hmm...what would your little fellows in the military camp think of you?"

Then, Zion poked his head out immediately.

"I wasn't practicing to hold my breath!"

"Then what are you doing?"

Zion's face turned red in an instant because of the question.

"Go away! I don't want to see you!"

He was about to sink into the water again as he spoke.

However, Nathaniel laughed and said, "You aren't planning to stay in the bathtub for the rest of your life, are you?"

"It's none of your business!"

Zion spoke in a gloomy tone and he was extremely depressed as this was definitely the darkest history of his life.

Nathaniel beamed and said, "Your brother and sister have no idea that you pooped in your pants and your mommy and I are the only ones who know it, but we can no longer keep this a secret if you drown yourself in the bathtub."

"Don't spill it!"

Zion reached out his little arm immediately to cover Nathaniel's mouth and he seemed as if he was about to cry.

At that moment, Nathaniel couldn't bear seeing his son like this.

"You just pooped in your pants and what's there to be afraid of? Who on earth never pooped in their pants?"

"Who else did that?"

Zion was really about to cry.

Nathaniel said with a smile, "I did, I pooped in my pants too back when I was a child."

"Really? You did that too?"

Zion's eyes lit up all of a sudden.

Then, Nathaniel took the opportunity to carry Zion out of the water and he didn't care that the water would wet his pants as he smiled and said, "Of course, who wouldn't poop in their pants when they are young? A man who has never done that is not a man."

Zion finally felt a little better after hearing Nathaniel's words.

"Mr. Ye, you aren't lying to me, are you?"

"When did I ever lie to you?"

Zion thought about it for a moment and it seemed to be the case that Nathaniel had never deceived him.

He curled up in Nathaniel's arms and whispered, "Can you keep this a secret for me?"

"Of course as you are my son and I will also ruin my reputation if I spread this out, isn't it? Don't worry as mommy won't laugh at you either."

"Auntie Sisi knows about this too tough."

Zion pouted with a depressed look on his face.

"What should we do then? How about we kill her to keep his mouth shut forever?"

"Mr. Ye!"

Zion became anxious at that instant.

Then, Nathaniel grinned widely seeing his son's reaction.

"Don't worry as I'm sure that Auntie Sisi has pissed her pants when she was a child too. Besides, Auntie Sisi is married and she will be giving birth to babies soon, so you'll have more little brothers and sisters. She will surely not spill the beans if you'd take good care of them, isn't it?"

"That's right!"

Zion nodded as if he had found a solution to his problem.

Then, Nathaniel helped him take a shower and change into clean clothes before they went out of the bathroom.

Mango let out a sigh of relief seeing that his son and husband came out with a smile.

"Shall we have a drink?"

Mango asked.

Then, Zion nodded in embarrassment.

Nathaniel and Mango caressed Zion's head lovingly and this moment was so sweet and warm.

Soon, Mateo returned and Nathaniel carried Zion down the stairs with Mango.

Nathaniel felt relieved only when he saw Mateo giving him an OK gesture.

Nathaniel knew that Mateo would still follow up on the issue although Cyrus was dead and they no longer had any clues. He would be able to handle other affairs at ease only if it was the Hans family that was

in charge of the case.

In the kitchen, the children ate with Mango and Mateo.

Mango knew that the children were about to leave after the meal and she felts really sad.

Nathaniel held her shoulders tightly to comfort her.

However, Mango cried so heavily when they parted with their children that Nathaniel felt so heartbroken.

He would never let his wife experience the sadness of parting with her kids if there were other methods to solve the issue.

Nevertheless, Nathaniel told himself deep down that he must become stronger so that he could protect his beloved ones.

Nathaniel said to Mango after the kids left, "Don't cry as Mateo will take good care of the kids and they won't suffer too much. On the contrary, we'll have to settle some tough issues."

"What do you mean?"

Mango's eyes were still red as she asked while sobbing.

Nathaniel pondered for a moment before he whispered, "We need to go to the Fang family as something has happened to Desmond."