The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Mango was displeased by the young man who came out of nowhere suddenly and trying to provoke them. She was about to say something when Zion stood up and asked the young man coldly, "So, you're the tyrant here?"

"Seems that you're quite aware, kid, but why did you come here and try to snatch my title then? You should know that I'm the boss here before you came." The young man said arrogantly.

Zion put on his jacket that he had taken off just now because of the warmth before he turned to Mango and he said with a smile, "Mommy, let's go." "Oh, okay."

Mango thought that Zion would take up the challenge but she didn't expect him to turn a blind eye to the young man before him.

However, his action provoked the teenager.

"You're leaving? I won't let you leave the arcade if you don't take up the challenge, though you can give it a try if you think that I'm bullshitting."

The young man was stubborn and didn't want to let them off the hook so easily.

At that moment, Zion's brows furrowed.

"Get out of the way!"

He shouted coldly in a husky tone.

However, the teenager would certainly not let them go just like that since a child had humiliated him.

"Wow, what a bad- tempered child... Catch my hands!"

The teenager raised his hand, but Zion immediately gave him a kick on his knee cap and the teenager kneeled on the ground before them in an instant.

"Not everyone has the privilege to compete with me, but it's good that you admit your mistake now and there's no need for you to kneel to me."

"You're so dead!"

The teenager had never been treated like this before, so he was so angry that he picked up a chair beside him immediately before throwing it at Zion without a second thought. At that instant, Mango took a step back to make room for Zion as she had no intention of getting involved in the fight.

Zion would be able to handle the punk easily as the teenager would be no big deal to him.

However, everyone else started looking at Mango and their eyes were filled with criticism.

"Are you even his mother? How can you back away when your son is about to get beaten up?"

"She must be a stepmother as no real mother will bring their own child to an arcade to play games."

At that moment, Mango felt helpless when she heard the crowd's discussion about her.

On the other hand, Zion avoided the teenager's attack and he immediately spoke when he heard what the crowd said about Mango.

"Shut up! You have no right of judging my mom's personality!"

"This kid really doesn't know what he's doing."

The crowd started criticizing and attacking Mango and Zion again.

Then, Zion became a little angry.

The teenager saw that Zion was just avoiding his attack without the intention to hit him, so he started to exert strength as he thought that Zion was just putting on a pretense. Soon, Zion's eyes became menacing.

"It's not that I'm afraid of you that I'm not attacking you, it's just that my instructor told me not to hit the elder citizens...but now that you're being so aggressive, don't blame me for being rude to you." Zion's eyes were unwelcoming as his attacks became merciless and cruel at that instant.

He kicked the teenager away before the teenager could register what was going on.

He was much taller than Zion because Zion was just a little child, yet he managed to shove the teenager away. The young man's body collided with a game machine before he fell to the ground with a loud noise.

At that instant, the arcade was pin-drop silent as no one dared to utter a word.

They were all shocked by Zion's actions.

Then, Zion stepped forward before stepping on the back of the young man's hand and said coldly, "How dare you block my way?"

The young man cried out in pain as he had never been treated like a sh*t before.

"You brat, how dare you hit me? Do you know who I am? I'm Pryce's man... I'm telling you, you're dead as you've just got yourself into big trouble! Pryce will not forgive you!"

Mango frowned when she heard what the teenager shouted.

What? Pryce Ye?

She thought of Pryce Ye immediately when she heard the teenager mentioned 'Pryce'. However, Nathaniel was currently guarding against Pryce and there was no way he could stir up such trouble. So, Mango voiced out to confirm her thoughts.

"Hah! Anyone can come up with a name nowadays, how do we know if this person even exists?"

Then, the young man said angrily, "Pryce has a high social status and he's the son of the Ye family, Pryce Ye!"

Mango and Zion's expressions changed at that instant.

"Which family of Ocean City did you say?"

Zion stepped on the teenager even harder.

"Ahhhh! It hurts! You b*stard! The Ye family of Ocean City, aren't you aware of them? The one and only Ye family! How dare you provoke me... Let me warn you, I will make you pay for it!" The teenager went on yelling.

At that instant, Mango snorted before handing her phone to him.

"There, I'll give you a chance to call Pryce now and ask him where he is so that he could perhaps come and help you settle this issue."

The teenager was slightly stunned.

His heart was thumping when he saw the faint smile on Mango's face, but he nevertheless took the phone.

Zion let go of him at that moment.

Then, the teenager called Pryce immediately.

Soon, Pryce picked up the phone.

The

young man seemed to have met his savior as he hurriedly shouted, "Sir, someone beat me up in the arcade and they are really arrogant! They tried to take over the arcade and be the tyrant of this place... Oh, please, you must help me out!"

Mango heard what the teenager said and she felt as if he had treated her as an unreasonable landlord.

Was it necessary for him to say that when she didn't even force him into anything?

Zion also looked at him disdainfully and he would have crippled the teenager if it weren't for Mango's order.

Pryce voice's came from the other side as soon as the teenager finished his words.

"It's such a small issue yet you can't even handle it well and you need me to help you... Are you stupid? Are you the boss or am I the boss? If I were to help you settle all problems, what do I even need you for?" "Sir, that's not true... This brat is really good at fighting and I can't beat him."

The teenager said depressingly.

Then, Pryce became even angrier when he heard that.

"Can't you find a few men to help you if you can't defeat him by yourself? Are you a fool? Why did you even try to fight him on your own?"

However, Mango felt displeased at the fact that Pryce could answer the teenager's call so freely. Then, she frowned when she heard what he said and she spoke blandly.

"Pryce, I'm Mango and it's Zion who had beaten him up... What now? You're asking to beat us up in groups? Are you sure about that?"

Pryce fell silent as he became speechless the moment he heard Mango's words.

The teenager thought that their call disconnected, yet the signal was completely fine when he took a look at it.

"Hello, Sir... are you there?"

At that instant, rage pulsed through Pryce's veins.

"B*stard, are you crazy? The one who beat you is my nephew and the one who spoke just now is my sister-in-law, yet you're asking me to help you vent your anger? Are you out of your mind?"

The teenager was completely stunned at that moment as he looked at Mango and Zion in disbelief.

However, Mango found the situation rather strange.

Pryce was so arrogant before yet he suddenly addressed her as his sister-in-law?

What had Nathaniel done to him?

The teenager was also a person who would adapt his personality to the situation, so he immediately smiled and said humbly after a few moments of hesitation, "Mrs. Ye, and Sir Zion, I'm really sorry for my ignorance..."

Mango smiled faintly, but Zion's brows furrowed.

"We aren't even that close with you and I'm not your sister-in-law."

"Yes, you're right, my highness. Please show me some mercy and let go of me... I knew that no ordinary people would have such good agility and it indeed turns out that you're Zion... Everything makes sense now."

The teenager's attitude was completely different from how he behaved before this.

On the other hand, the crows started taking pictures of Zion and Mango before uploading them to social media the moment they heard of their identities. For them, Nathaniel was like a celebrity and it was incredibly rare to be able to meet him, so it was a pleasure for them to meet his wife and son.

Mango saw that more people began to surround them, so she pulled Zion's hand and said in a low voice, "Let's go."

"Alright."

Zion didn't like being the center of attention either.

The teenager let out a sigh of relief and wiped away his sweat when he saw the two of them leaving. At that moment, Mango halted in her tracks as she saw the poppy flower tattoo on the teenager's arm. "Madam, what else can I do for you?"

The teenager felt really helpless.

Oh sh*t, weren't they leaving?

Why did they stop?

Mango stared at the tattoo on his arm and asked coldly, "What's the tattoo on your arm?"

"Ah? Oh... All the subordinates of Pryce have such a tattoo as it's our sign."

The young man answered hurriedly.

Then, a hint of indescribable emotion flashed across Mango's eyes.

That was to say, the poppy flower tattoo did have something to do with Pryce.

Though, she didn't know what Nathaniel had investigated.

"What's your name?"

Mango asked the young man's name all of a sudden and he was frightened, but he quickly answered, "My name is Paul Zhang."

"Give me your phone number so that I can contact you if I need your help, but you'd better not consider leaving Ocean City as you know, you can't leave without my permission."

Mango spoke in an indifferent tone.

Then, Paul hurriedly nodded.

"Oh sure thing, I'll do whatever you say, Madam."

Paul immediately gave his phone number to Mango.

Mango jotted it down before leaving the arcade with Zion.

However, Zion looked at Mango and asked in a low voice, "Mommy, are you investigating the incident that involved Auntie Blu's family?"

"Yes, my friendship with Auntie Blu will not be resolved if this matter remains unclear, but you don't have to worry about it as it's an issue among the adults."

Mango patted Zion's head.

Zion had truly grown up and Mango was pleased with the way he dealt with the situation just now.

"Oh, I'll help if you need me. For now, I'll go home and search for the poppy flower on the Internet to see which organization is affiliated with it. Perhaps you'll have more hints to conduct the investigation then."

"Alright."

Mango brought Zion to have some food before they returned to the Ye's Mansion.

However, they saw a car parked in front of their house when they came back and it didn't look seem familiar.

Was there a guest at their home?

Why did no one contact her beforehand?

Mango parked the car in the garage before walking into their living room while holding Zion's hand.

"Hey, Susan, anyone came over?"

Sisi was taking care of the children in the hospital while Newell was outside handling some matters, so Nathaniel hired a temporary caretaker as he was worried about Mango being home alone. It was her first day at work, so Susan immediately ran toward Mango when she heard Mango calling her.

"Madam, an old couple said that they are your parents and they brought a woman here. I told them that I'll call you, but they said that it's not necessary as they could wait for you to come back. So, I let them stay in the living room and they're watching the TV."

Mango was stunned after hearing Susan's words.

Hmm? Was that old couple her parents?

Did the Shen parents return from their trip?

A bright smile bloomed across Mango's face as she held Zion's hand and walked towards the living room hastily.

"Mom and Dad, you're back?"

She slammed open the door of the living room, yet her smile froze the moment she saw the scene in front of her.