The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

She could hear a woman's voice answering her call.

Mango's brows creased slightly.

In the old days, she might have hung up directly, but now, she was calm.

"Where's Nathaniel? I am his wife."

Mango's tone was at the right pitch.

The other party was obviously stunned for a moment, and then Mango could only hear a cry, "Nathaniel, your wife is calling you."

It didn't take long for Nathaniel to run over.

"Hey...Mango."

Nathaniel gasped.

Mango's longing for him was suppressed because of that woman.

"Who's she?"

As soon as she spoke, Mango felt that she was just like a jealous woman, but she didn't want to endure it. She was getting jealous!

Nathaniel was slightly stunned. He was then glanced at the person next to him and whispered, "She's a technician here. My clothes were all wet, and I placed my mobile outside. I didn't miss your calls on purpose.

"Oh I see."

Mango dragged her words, but she didn't say anything else.

Nathaniel could sense that she was in a bad mood.

He took his phone out of the house and went to a quieter place outside. He whispered, "Let's have a video chat."

"Okay."

After that, Mango did not say anything else.

When Nathaniel called her using video call, Mango directly picked it up.

Seeing that Nathaniel wore only a short-sleeved shirt, Mango's expression darkened as his muscular chest could be clearly seen even though it was actually covered with clothes.

"Does the technician looks beautiful? What did you do? Why did your clothes get wet? Huh?"

Mango's brows furrowed slightly. Nathaniel immediately laughed when he saw her questioning him.

"Are you jealous of her?" "Yes.

Mango just wanted to admit it directly without putting on airs.

Nathaniel's smile grew even wider.

"I'm very pleased."

"Don't change the topic. You haven't answered my question yet."

Mango pouted and continued to pester him by making a detailed inquiry.

Nathaniel quickly turned over the angle of the video, and she caught sight of a tall, robust woman instructing a technical staff on how to fix a computer.

Mango was slightly stunned. She probably didn't expect Nathaniel to be so direct. When she saw that the woman was not Nathaniel's cup of tea, only then did she heave a sigh of relief. "How did your clothes get wet?"

"Darling, it's raining here, and I didn't bring an umbrella."

Nathaniel replied very seriously.

Only then did Mango nod her head.

"Well, I will forgive the fact that another woman had answered your phone, but I don't want it to happen again. Otherwise, I might even do the same by letting a man answer your call. Let's see how you will feel then!"

"No way!"

Nathaniel suddenly became anxious.

"I promise that I won't let other women touch my cell phone next time, even if it gets wet in the rain."

"That's more like it."

Mango finally heaved a sigh of relief.

After she had finished checking up on him, Mango whispered, "I miss you...when will you come back?"

"I will probably take another day to deal with the situation here. I haven't found Rainie's father yet. Things are getting more complicated than I thought.

Nathaniel knew the relationship between Mango and Rainie, so he would certainly take up this matter seriously.

While she saw Nathaniel was busy, she quickly nodded and said, "Well, be careful. I'll wait for you to come back."

"Alright, you can go home if you're too bored. Ignore what the press will say. Anyway, everything will be over once Kolton has been exposed. Besides, you have me, right?"

Nathaniel knew that Mango was a person who refused to be idle. It was hard for her to stay in the hospital all day long and pretend to be ill.

Mango nodded and said, "Mom wants me to go over her house to have dinner. Shall I go and stay at Grandpa's place for a couple of days?"

"That's fine."

Nathaniel was glad to hear that Mango was going to Brantley's place. After all, the security of the military compound was strong. With the company of her loved ones, those strangers will not harass her too much.

Mango thought of Sisi and said in a low voice, "Sisi is back. I've asked her to stay in The Ye's Mansion."

Nathaniel was silent for a moment before he said, "I don't intend to forgive her that easy."

"Whatever. Since she's your sister, I'm fine with it even if you disown her for the rest of your life."

Nathaniel knew that Mango was trying to stimulate him. He couldn't help but let out a sigh and say, "You're always tolerant towards my family. Don't you know that I feel bad for you? You wouldn't have to suffer so much.

"Anyway, I'm fine now. On the contrary, we managed to defeat Kolton because of her. After all, it's better than having someone scheming against us all the time, right? Besides, she's pregnant now and needs to maintain a good mood. She used to live like an orphan, and she couldn't meet up with her mother, whom she missed. You're her only brother, but both of you refused to recognise each other. She has such a hard life..."

Upon hearing Mango's words, Nathaniel asked in a low voice, "You know everything?"

"Yeah, Newell told me the details. After all, she's a girl that has been living alone, so things haven't been easy for her."

Nathaniel pondered for a few minutes and said, "Let me think about it. I have no objections if you want to forgive her. After all, you are one of the heads of the Ye family. You can decide whether you want to let her stay or kick her out. I don't have an opinion."

"What are you talking about?"

Mango glared at him delicately.

Nathaniel felt aroused by her fierce glare.

"Mango, three months time is really long."

Mango didn't understand what he meant initially. Only when she read the fire in Nathaniel's eyes did she say with a smile, "What can we do? Our baby is less than three months old. The doctor has said that this is a critical period. Why don't we give it a try?" "Forget it. You and the baby are most important."

Nathaniel sighed and gave up.

He wanted to hug and hang out with his wife now that he had time. However, he could do nothing at the moment with the pending arrival of the baby.

It was torturing!

Both of them talked with each other for a while before Mango hung up.

Now, Nathaniel felt as if the cold ward had warmed up a little.

Meanwhile, Zion and Mateo pushed the door open and entered the room.

"Mommy, what are you laughing at? Why are you smiling so sweetly? Did you call Mr. Ye?"

The moment Zion entered the room, he caught sight of Mango giggling like a fool and hurriedly asked.

Mango's face blushed.

"You mischievous brat! Why did you come here? Are you here to make fun of me?"

Mateo was beaming with delight. It seemed that they had made a deal.

"Did you succeed?"

"Of course! With Zion here, nothing is impossible! However, he may possibly be busy in the upcoming months."

Mango was stunned after hearing Mateo's words.

He quickly explained and said, "The other party wants Zion to participate in this project, so I had no choice but to call my superiors for instructions. However, I didn't expect that my superior would agree immediately. He also promised that as long as Zion wants to be the part-timer of 158 Organization, he can participate as a military member, and the other party has agreed."

Mango immediately laughed.

"What a good plan, Mateo! In either way, our country will be tied together with the 158 Organization. It's easy for you to ask Zion for information or help when the time comes. I feel bad because Zion might be exhausted. He will need to take care of the military region and work part-time at the organisation at the same time. I don't want to overburden him at such a young age..."

"Hah! Stop bluffing. Zion is mainly responsible for the military region, and he'll report occasionally to the organisation. Besides, this is also an opportunity for him. With their support, no one can threaten his position in the military. He has a brighter future than me!"

Mateo's eyes were filled with pride, as if Zion was his son.

Zion shrugged indifferently and said, "I only want Mommy and Mateo to be happy. I don't need to think too much."

His words were arrogantly and defiant.

The corners of Mango's mouth twitched slightly.

Mateo looked upon Zion more favourably than ever. How he wished that he could bring the kid home and raise him as his own!

Mango shook her head and sighed, "Mateo, shouldn't you hurry up and resolve your own problems? You are already thirty-six. If you don't get married, you'll be too old to do so!"

"Hah! I'm not in a hurry. After all, they say that the best age to get married is when a man is 40 years old as they will be much more mature by then!"

Mateo waved his hand and seemed not to be in a hurry at all.

"Hey, Mateo."

Mango was a little depressed.

"Alright, I understand. Let's talk about it later. I'll take Zion back to the military region to report first. If you come up with anything, go straight to Terrance. I bet he's dying out of boredom right now.

The only person that could claim that a CEO was dying out of boredom was Mateo. After all, he was

Terrance's brother by birth.

Mango hugged Zion and said gently, "Don't exert yourself. Just come back when you miss Mommy."

"Alright."

Zion hugged Mango and asked, "Mr. Ye is coming back soon, right?"

"It won't be long. He'll be back in one day. I plan to visit your grandma's house after you both leave."

"Is it Grandma?"

Zion asked subconsciously. After all, he knew Mango had been raised by her foster parents since young and had certainly developed a deep feeling with them. Now that he heard that Mango was going to visit his grandmother, he thought it would be Mrs. Shen.

Mango paused for a moment.

The news of her being stabbed should be widely spread by now. She didn't believe that Mrs. Shen didn't see it, but the latter hadn't even made a single phone call nor a text. It was a lie to say that Mango wasn't disappointed. However, Mango still smiled at the kid and said, "Nope, we're going to visit the Xiao family. Grandma Queena has fallen sick."

"May I go with mommy before I return to the military region?"

Zion quickly turned around to inquire Mateo.

Mateo knew about Queena's physical condition. Upon hearing Zion's request, he pondered for a moment and said, "Alright...go ahead. I'll pick you up after dinner."

"Mommy, I'll go with you."

Zion smiled happily.

Mango nodded gratefully at Mateo before packing and brought Zion out of the hospital.

There were still reporters waiting at the entrance of the hospital. Once they saw Mango coming out, they couldn't help but pause for a moment. There were some brave reporters who hurriedly went forward.

"Mrs. Ye, I've heard that you were stabbed and badly hurt. It's only been two days. Why did you come out? Where are you going?"

The reporter's words were blunt, and her gaze was sharp. Although she was asking Mango a question, she had skillfully blocked Mango's path. It was as if she was demanding an answer.

Mango frowned slightly and narrowed her eyes.

She combed her long hair and smiled slightly, but one could see that her eyes were not smiling either. She asked, "Which media are you from?"