The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"Doctor, how's their condition?"

Mango's voice was trembling and she was so perturbed that even her hands were shaking.

The doctor looked at Mango and Nathaniel as he said in a low voice, "Rita isn't seriously injured although she has a mild concussion, while Wisdom's chest was hit violently. I'm afraid that he wouldn't be able to carry out any intense physical activities in the future. You have to keep an eye on him and he'll need to stay in the hospital for our observation as his chest has bruises and even blood clots. We can't guarantee what would happen in the future and we can only do our best."

Mango almost fell to the ground.

"How could Wisdom be injured so badly?"

The doctor looked at Mango and sighed, "His organs are still fragile as he's a child to begin with. Also, we've examined his X-ray result and we can tell from his injuries that someone has hit him violently several times. His chest and lungs are severely harmed and we surmise that the person must have kicked him. You can already make a police report based on these observations... Anyway, bear in mind to refrain the Wisdom from participating in activities that require intense physical strength."

Nathaniel's gaze was gloomy all this while and he exuded an unwelcoming vibe, so the doctor dared not look straight into his eyes.

"Mr. Ye, we've tried our best and you can transfer your kids to another hospital if you're still worried. I know that you are friends with Noah and Director Bay, perhaps they have better solutions to this too." At this point, the doctor wanted to push away this issue if it was possible as he really couldn't afford to take the responsibility.

Nathaniel nodded and he arranged their transfer immediately.

Soon, Wisdom and Rita were transferred to Genevieve's military hospital and after a series of examinations, Genevieve and Noah came up with similar conclusions as to the other doctor.

"Mango, I know that you feel sorry for Wisdom and that this is a horrible incident, but there's really nothing we can do about it now since things have ended up like this. You could only take good care of him in the future as we can't guarantee what will happen to him next time. It's better not to let him participate in any extreme physical activities for his own good."

At this moment, Mango felt really upset and she felt that she deserved punishment for letting such a thing happen to Wisdom.

He was really pitiful.

Mango felt so unsettled deep down that her breaths became erratic.

Nathaniel patted her on the shoulder and comforted her in a low voice, "It's also my fault for not taking good care of our kids... Don't worry as I'll let Wisdom take over HY Group in the future while Zion can fulfill his dreams in the military. We have owed to our kids too much and I guess Wisdom ended up in this situation all because he wanted to save Rita."

Mango didn't have any objections to Nathaniel's decision and if she could travel back in time, she would surely not let Wisdom go through such a painful experience again. She could give up all her wealth in exchange for Wisdom's health, but too bad that it was impossible to turn back time.

Wisdom was sent into a special care ward and Mango was afraid that he might be worried about Rita when he woke up, so she let Rita stay in the same ward as him.

Rita woke up shortly after as she wasn't heavily injured, but she started crying in Mango's arms after seeing Wisdom.

"Mommy, that bad driver kept kicking Wisdom and he didn't stop even though Wisdom was coughing up blood. So, I bit him but he threw me down the slope... Mommy, how's Wisdom doing? Will he be fine?" Mango's gaze turned cold after hearing Rita's words.

"The driver kicked Wisdom?"

"Yea, Wisdom did that to protect me."

Beside them, Nathaniel's eyes were terrifyingly menacing and even Rita was frightened.

"Why did the two of you go out? Why can't you just stay at home? You should at least inform us before you go out. Both of you are not as young anymore yet you aren't even aware of the dangers outside. Would Wisdom end up like this if he didn't have to protect you?"

Nathaniel reprimanded Rita and the fierceness in his eyes made Rita cry softly.

"Alright, don't scare the child."

Mango couldn't bear to see Rita cry and she felt really unsettled deep down considering Wisdom's current situation.

"Rita, tell me, why did you and Rita go out without informing us? What did you go out for?"

Rita looked at Nathaniel and then Mango as she wanted to say something but stopped on second thought.

"It's okay, I'm here and no one can harm you even if you say it."

"Including daddy?"

Rita looked at Nathaniel timidly.

Then, Mango nodded her head.

"Yes, no one can do anything to you, including daddy. Be good and tell me, what is your reason for going out?"

At that moment, Rita felt awkward but she nevertheless said in a low voice, "We wanted to find Uncle Noah."

"Uncle Noah? What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?"

Mango became nervous at that instant.

Then, Rita shook her head as she kept staring at Nathaniel before she said after hesitating for some time, "We realized that daddy was ill, so we wanted Uncle Noah to treat him." "Are you sick?"

Mango looked at Nathaniel anxiously.

At that point, Nathaniel was so confused.

"I don't even know when did I fall ill." "You have dissociative personality disorder." Rita's voice was soft but they could still hear her clearly since the ward was noiseless.

Mango and Nathaniel's eyes widened and they became tearful.

"What illness do you mean?"

"Dissociative personality disorder... I saw it in Wisdom's book and he also said that daddy was really fierce when he quarreled with you this morning. However, his personality totally changed when he came back in the afternoon. This is a typical sign of the disorder and Wisdom said that daddy might suffer in the future if he doesn't get treated and his condition deteriorates. We might get involved as well and even get beaten up by him. So, we wanted to ask Uncle Noah to treat daddy."

Mango and Nathaniel were stunned by Rita's words and Mango found it amusing while Nathaniel felt really upset.

"The person you saw in the morning isn't me and I don't have a personality disorder as well. What are you two kids thinking?"

Nathaniel didn't quite understand what was in the children's minds nowadays.

Huh? What the hell was Dissociative Personality Disorder?

He didn't even know what this word meant when he was still a child.

Suddenly, he recalled that Wisdom was Bettany's only student and Bettany had been teaching Wisdom medical knowledge recently. Nathaniel didn't object to it but he didn't expect that he would become their experimental target.

Mango looked at Rita with a helpless expression.

"Rita, you must first let us know no matter what doubts you have in the future, do you understand? Just look at what happened today. Would such an incident happen if you first tell us about your worries? And was it even necessary for you to leave the house? Why can't you just call Uncle Noah instead? Also, you should never leave the house without informing us, alright? Regardless of whether daddy is sick, both you and Wisdom are his precious babies in his heart and you're very important to him, so he would never hurt you even if he's hurting himself, do you understand?"

"Oh... Got it, mommy, I was wrong."

Rita lowered her head and she started crying sadly.

"What should we do about Wisdom? Is he seriously injured? Why hasn't he woken up yet?"

At this point, no one would have the heart to blame Rita considering her emotion.

So, Nathaniel sighed and said, "Rita, you have to remember that it's all because of you that Wisdom is experiencing this, so no matter what happens to him in the future, treat him well without disobeying his orders, do you understand?"

"Got it."

Nathaniel held Rita in his arms and comforted her after clearing up the issue.

Then, Wisdom woke up.

"Rita!"

He sat up all of a sudden, but his face turned purple as he started coughing violently because of his abrupt and forceful movement.

"Wisdom, don't get too worked up as Rita is fine."

Mango sat beside him hurriedly and she patted him on his back.

Then, Wisdom finally stopped coughing, but his chest was burning pain and he felt really uncomfortable.

"Mommy, daddy, I'm sorry, I failed to protect my sister, I..."

"You've done a good job, Wisdom. You're a real man and Rita is only slightly injured all because of your protection. However, daddy and I feel really heartbroken because of your current state, so promise us not to put yourself in danger anymore no matter what happens in the future, alright?

You're my son and I feel really upset now that you're so severely injured..." Mango's eyes were full of tears.

At that instant, Wisdom felt that his chest was not as painful anymore.

He grinned and said, "Mommy, it's okay as I'll work hard to improve my physical agility in the future and learn some useful skills to protect my younger siblings."

However, Mango could no longer hold back her tears the moment she heard Wisdom's words as tears started rolling down her cheeks.

"There's no need for you to work so hard in the future as Rita will train up herself and protect you in return."

"How does it make sense to let my younger sister protect me? Mommy, I'm fine and I'll still be able to train when I recover."

Wisdom patted his chest and promised, but he started to cough violently again.

On the other hand, Nathaniel noticed that Mango was blaming herself so much that she could no longer bear it, so he quickly said to Wisdom, "Alright, we can talk about this again when you've recovered. Sisi will be here in a while, so tell her to take care of the two of you as daddy and mommy will need to go handle some issues."

"Daddy, are you going to deal with the driver?"

Wisdom was no longer a naive child having gone through so many hardships.

Nathaniel did not hide it from him and he nodded in response since Wisdom asked him so directly.

"Yes, do you have anything to tell us?"

Wisdom looked at Nathaniel as he thought about it for a moment before saying with some uncertainty, "I don't know if I'm wrong but I saw a tattoo on the man's arm."

"A tattoo?"

Nathaniel didn't realize it.

"Do you still remember the pattern?"

"Yes, it's a poppy flower and I've seen this kind of flower in the medical book, so I remember it very clearly. Daddy, I feel that he is not an ordinary Uber driver... We have a close community in Ocean City and al the locals know that we come from influential and wealthy families, so no one would want to harm us and that's also why we felt at ease. However, he wasn't afraid at all even after I told him that he could not bear the consequences of hurting us, and he even said that he wants to sell us to our families. Also, I really don't like the way he looked at Rita as he seemed really obscene. Now that I think about it, it seems that he has been targeting Rita since the

beginning."

Wisdom sorted out his thoughts and explained them clearly to Nathaniel, which made Nathaniel and Mango frown at that instant.