The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"I was saying that I haven't prepared any gifts for my nephew although I'm his aunt."

Gisella grabbed Zion in a flash and covered his mouth before dragging him outside.

"I'll take him out and buy him some presents."

Gisella was about to drag Zion out of the house as she spoke.

However, Zion immediately made a move and there was a hint of impatience in his eyes.

"Ouch!"

Zion grabbed Gisella in return and pressed her on the doorframe in a flash before she could register what had happened.

"Let me warn you, you'd better not touch me."

Zion pushed her away and he glanced at Mango as he said, "Sorry, mommy, I'll go and pack up as Mateo will be here soon." "Alright, will you be having breakfast?"

"Nope, Mateo said that I can have breakfast in the military base."

Then, Zion glanced at Mr. Shen meaningfully.

Mr. Shen's face turned red but no one could tell

whether he was embarrassed or angry.

"Uh... Mango, will you give Gisella her clothes now so that she can change into them now? Dillon has a tight schedule and we can't be late."

In fact, Mr. Shen desperately wanted to leave this place, but he had to wait for Gisella.

Mango didn't know why Mr. Shen seemed so embarrassed, but she could tell from Gisella's attitude towards Zion that it must have something to do with her.

However, Mango wasn't in the mood to think about that right now.

She handed the clothes to Gisella.

It was a simple yet elegant dress and it was the most recent design of the year.

Gisella had seen it in a magazine, but she couldn't afford the dress as she didn't have much savings. So, she felt happy yet jealous at the same time now that Mango had bought it for her. Perhaps everything that Mango owned now would belong to her if she had lived in the Shen family since she was young.

Then, Gisella took the dress and went straight back to her room without saying a word of appreciation.

In the living room, Mr. Shen was left with Mango and he felt really awkward.

"Mango, I'm sorry for causing you trouble. Gisella has a bad temper as she had been bullied since she was young when she grew up in the orphanage, so please be more understanding towards her."

"I know."

Mango nodded her head.

At that moment, she had a strong urge to give Mr. Shen the paintings, but she was afraid that he might feel embarrassed now that she saw his expression.

So, Mango gave Mr. Shen a card after thinking it through.

"Dad, one of my friends really wants to buy a painting from you, so could you spare some time to make one for him? I seldom ask for your help, but this friend of mine is really someone I cherish and I want to give him a present. So, could you do me a favor and draw him one painting? I have 5 million dollars on this card and it's a deposit. I'll pay you the remaining amount after my friend accepts the gift, what do you think? I know that you enjoy arts simple- mindedly and never sell paintings, but could you just do me a favor this time?"

Mr. Shen was completely speechless as Mango said those words sincerely.

He glanced at the card before looking at Mango and he felt really conflicted deep down.

The Shen family was facing an economic crisis and he had even invested in the stock market recently after hearing what others said. However, he fell into a trap and the Shen family was left with a bubble reputation. He had no idea how things would turn out if it weren't for Nathaniel's help all this while.

It didn't matter much if the Shen family only had the two of them as they could always be more modest in their spending. However, now that Mr. Shen had found his biological daughter, he didn't have the heart to let her suffer and live a miserable life with them as she had lived a tough life throughout the years.

Mango was rich, but Mr. Shen was old and he would feel really shameful if he were to ask for money from Mango directly.

At this moment, he felt really uneasy deep down because of his ego and pride although he should accept Mango's kindness now that she was giving him a good reason to do so.

On the other hand, Mango was well aware of Mr. Shen's personality, so she passed the card to Mr. Shen and said in a low voice, "Gisella will be learning to play violin from a famous teacher and Dillon seldom recruit students, so are you not going to give him a worthy present? I know that you wouldn't care doing such things, but isn't it all for Gisella? If she really became Dillon's only student, she would have a good reputation in the high society with just her identity, isn't it?"

Mr. Shen finally gave in only when Mango explained that it was all for Gisella.

His pride and principles seemed to have become really insignificant because of his biological daughter.

At this point, Mr, Shen was old and he had given his all to raise Mango, besides entrusting all his property to her as he had treated her as his own child wholeheartedly. It was only now that he realized that he had been raising another person's kid. He really wanted to have his own biological daughter deep down although Mango was really filial to them.

Now, Mr. and Mrs. Shen found Gisella, but they had nothing to offer her and they couldn't provide her a luxurious living environment. So, they thought of Mango and they wanted her to provide Gisella a bright future. However, they knew that their intention was really shameful, so they couldn't tell Mango explicitly and could only force Mango to let Gisella live at her place.

Mr. Shen knew that Mango must have seen through their intentions and that she knew what they wanted, but she didn't call them out. Instead, she went along with them and let Gisella leave at her place, so Mr Shen felt really embarrassed at this moment.

He was no longer able to face Mango.

"Uh... I'll go out and smoke a cigarette... Zion said that you're pregnant, so I shouldn't smoke before you."

Mr. Shen got up before walking out and he thought about it for a moment before putting the card in his pocket.

Mango let out a sigh of relief seeing that he had accepted the card.

In fact, she knew the Shen parents' intentions and it was fine for her to go along with what they wanted. They had raised and educated her throughout the years and she just hoped that they wouldn't go overboard at this moment.

After all, the Ye family was really wealthy.

Later, Gisella frowned as she didn't see Mr. Shen when she came out.

"Where is he?"

Gisella was wearing the dress and Mango felt that she truly resembled Mr. Shen as she looked at Gisella.

She had the vibe of a young lady from a respectable family, but her rude words would ruin her reputation.

Then, Mango pointed outside and said, "He went outside to smoke."

"He's smoking again?"

Gisella frowned.

"Anyway, I'm leaving now and I don't know when I'll be back, but don't forget to leave me some food for lunch."

Then, Mango nodded her head.

"You can ask Susan to make some food just for you when you come back."

"Are you not having lunch at home?"

Gisella looked at Mango in confusion and continued, "Where are you going? Mango, can you not stay outside all day long or at least bring me along when you leave the house? I feel really bored when I'm home alone."

"I'm going to the hospital to see my kids and I don't know when I'll come back, so you can eat by yourself first. I'll take you out for a walk after I'm done with my work these days."

Mango knew what Mr. Shen wanted and she would surely fulfill his wishes, but she couldn't guarantee that Gisella would be able to make a good impression.

Nevertheless, Gisella was pleased after hearing Mango's words.

"Alright, I got it, but I'm really in a hurry, so please get your work done as soon as possible."

A hint of impatience flashed across Mango's eyes and she didn't reply to Gisella.

On the other hand, Gisella went out and she felt really displeased as Mr. Shen never entered the house again.

Mango went to the kitchen to prepare some food after Gisella left before going to the hospital.

Nathaniel had sent Newell over to the hospital and Sisi was on her way, so she bumped into Mango at the hospital's entrance.

"Mrs. Ye, why are you here? Mr. Ye told me to go back to accompany you."

"I'm here to visit my kids, it's okay."

Mango passed the flask to Sisi and said in a low voice, "Bring it to my kids for them to eat. I'll go visit Haniya to check if she has gotten better in the past few days."

"I have been to Haniya's ward and she's recovering well, but she still can't walk and it'll probably take another hundred days before she can do so."

Sisi said as she took over the flask.

Nevertheless, Mango had already expected that to be the case deep down. She knew that it would take at least a hundred days for one to be able to walk again after a nerve injury.

Sisi looked at Mango and asked hesitantly, "Mrs. Ye, Haniya is injured, but you should still have a nutritionist by your side. Mr. Ye mentioned that he'll hire another nutritionist, but why did he employ another temporary maid? It's not like we can't afford a nutritionist."

"I don't like having too many people at home, so let's talk about it again when Haniya recovers."

Sisi became speechless after hearing Mango's words.

Then, she nodded and went to Wisdom's ward with the flask while Mango went to Haniya's room.

Haniya was reading a book and she immediately struggled to get up when she saw Mango coming.

"Mrs. Ye, why are you here?"

"Please lie down and don't move, I'll sit beside you."

Mango stopped Haniya in an instant.

"Madam, I'm so sorry that you have to come and visit me despite your current physical condition..."

Haniya scratched the back of her head as she felt embarrassed.

However, Mango no longer felt upset the moment she saw Haniya.

Her eyes were really bright and clear.

"What's there to feel sorry about? You're injured because of me, so what's wrong with me coming to visit you? Anyway, are you reading? What book is it?"

Mango asked as she saw that Haniya was holding a book in her hand.

Then, Haniya handed the book to Mango and said, "It's a book for a nutritionist and I plan to use this period of time to study so that I can get a nutritionist license. I feel really ashamed for being by your side without a legit license and Doctor Bettany is teaching me too."

"She's teaching you?"

Mango was a little surprised.

She was well aware of Bettany's temper and it seemed that Haniya was able to handle it.

"If that's so, you should learn well as Yama Hades never have students."

"Alright."

Haniya nodded immediately.

Soon, Mango left after chatting with Haniya for a while as she saw that she was doing fine. However, she saw a poppy flower on her

notebook.

At that moment, she halted in her tracks.

"What did you draw?"

Mango did not expect to see a poppy flower drawing here.

Haniya looked at what Mango was seeing, only to find that Mango was looking at her notebook.

So, she quickly answered, "This is a poppy flower and it's really beautiful, isn't it? Doctor Bettany gave this notebook to me and I fell in love with the poppy flowers drawing the moment I saw it. Mrs. Ye, do you like them too?"

At that instant, Mango's heart skipped a beat.

Bettany?

Why would Bettany have a notebook with poppy flowers?

Was it just a coincidence?

Or did Bettany have something to do with the organization that used poppy flowers as their symbol?

Mango's brows furrowed and she felt as if everything around her had changed all of a sudden.