The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Mango slept comfortably. When she opened her eyes, she found that the person sitting in front of her was not Queena but Nathaniel. "Are you awake?"

Nathaniel looked at her with a smile.

Mango thought that she was still day-dreaming and rubbed her eyes. However, Nathaniel was still over there after she opened her eyes once again.

Nathaniel felt a little distressed while looking at her adorable qualities.

"It's me. I'm back."

He didn't even have time to change.

Mango abruptly sat up and threw herself into his arms.

The warmth of his body and the sturdy muscle brought her back to reality.

However, Nathaniel said anxiously, "I haven't changed yet. My body's cold."

"I don't care. Just let me hug you."

She clung to Nathaniel's embrace tightly without letting him go.

Nathaniel smiled faintly and held her tightly in his

arms.

"You're already a mother, but you still act like a child."

"Well, that's because I want to."

Mango was grinding at Nathaniel as she spoke.

Nathaniel could feel that his body was aflame, but he could not push her away.

This was torture!

Mango could feel Nathaniel's arousal. She looked at him in amusement and said, "Are you sick of not getting laid?"

"What else can I do?"

Nathaniel looked at the seductive look in her eyes and couldn't help sighing.

"Sit down here. Let me see if you've lost weight."

Nathaniel pulled Mango to sit up straight. He only relaxed after looking at her from head to toe.

"How was the situation over there? Did you get hurt?"

Mango knew that destroying Koiton's research base wasn't easy, so she was a little worried.

Nathaniel shook his head and said, "It's nothing. I've already built forces over these years. They contributed a lot this time, and I was mainly commanding them from behind. Koiton's laboratory base was slightly complicated. We spent some time dealing with it, and now, the military has taken over it. Besides, I've brought back both Newell's and Rainie's father. Thomas has just brought Uncle Blu back with him. Let me take you to visit them tomorrow."

"Alright."

Mango finally felt relieved when she heard about this.

"Kolton..."

"I know about the incident. Don't worry about it. I will bring Gisella back, so you should stay here and do nothing."

Nathaniel learned what the parents of the Shen family did from Queena. He was furious!

"Oh, okay then..."

Mango didn't explain much to him since the matter wasn't pleasant to her either.

Both of them cuddled for some time before Rita's voice came from outside.

"Daddy, mommy, come out for dinner. What are you doing inside? I'm coming in."

Mango immediately pushed Nathaniel aside.

Nathaniel almost fell down. He looked helplessly at Mango and said, "Do you really have to go that far?"

"Don't let the kids see us this way. It's not appropriate!"

"Who said so? They should learn that their parents love each other very much."

Nathaniel took Mango into his arms again as he spoke.

Before Mango could even struggle, Rita pushed the door open and walked inside.

"Ah!"

She screamed and quickly covered her eyes, but the gap between her fingers was big enough to reveal half of her eyes.

"This is not a scene not appropriate for kids! What are you two doing here?"

Nathaniel was amused by his daughter's actions

"We didn't do anything. I just want to hug your Mommy. Uh? Don't you want me to hug you too?"

"Can I?"

Rita looked at Mango and asked for her permission, which made her immediately feel embarrassed. "He's your daddy. Of course he can hug you."

"Daddy, I want you to hug me!"

Upon hearing Mango's words, Rita immediately stretched out her tiny hands and ran towards

Nathaniel.

Nathaniel picked her up with one hand, and Rita showed a bright smile.

Mango felt all of her family members were in a better mood now that Nathaniel had returned.

In addition, the dinner of the Xiao family at night was more sumptuous because Nathaniel was eating with them.

Nathaniel served dishes to Mango the whole time. The other people sitting at the table were envious of how lovey-dovey they were acting.

Brantley coughed and said, "Nathaniel, come to the study after dinner. Let's talk."

"Alright."

Nathaniel nodded.

After they had finished eating, Mango said in a low voice, "Grandpa, don't occupy my hubby's time too much. We still have a lot of things to talk about. Brantley was slightly stunned after hearing her remarks, and then he replied with a smile, "Naha! You don't even feel shy in front of the kids."

"Why should I be shy? He is my husband anyway!"

Mango said in a pretentious way.

When Nathaniel heard her remarks, he felt satisfied.

"Ah...mommy's embarrassed!"

Rita said in a low voice, while Wisdom was also smiling next to her.

Queena pursed her lips and said nothing with a smile on her face.

Mango was actually a little embarrassed, but she still coughed and kissed Nathaniel's face arrogantly while saying, "Go and talk to him then." Nathaniel's had mixed feelings.

It was rare for Mango to be proactive, but it was a pity that he couldn't do anything.

Why did these three months feel so long?

Nathaniel entered the study while complaining.

Queena came to Mango's side and said with a smile, "Leave him alone for now. If he gets mad his time, you'll be the one to suffer later."

"Ah! Mom, what are you talking about?"

Mango's blushed.

"Hehe. Are you getting embarrassed now? Who was bold enough to kiss Nathaniel just now?"

Mango chuckled and decided not to argue.

Queena took out a notebook and handed it to Mango.

"These are some of your father's sketches. I've been keeping it all this while. Have a look at them.

Perhaps it'll be of some help to you. Your design preliminary competition is about to begin. How's your sketch going?"

Mango sighed and said, "I've already completed it, but it was different than what I had in mind, so I threw it away. I'll see if I can draw again in these few days."

"Take care of yourself."

"I will. Mom, is there anything you want to eat? Let me make you some good food!"

"Don't do that. You're pregnant now. Stop toiling away, and I'm not picky with food either. As long as you're doing fine, I will be relieved."

Queena knew that Mango wanted to do something for her, but she didn't need anything else at her age. As long as she could see Mango every day and hear her laughter, she would be satisfied. Mango nodded and slowly opened her father's drawing album.

She had to admit that her father's painting skills were remarkable, and she enjoyed looking at his sketches a lot.

Queena told the story behind every painting to her, and Mango's impression of her father improved gradually.

Time passed by unknowingly. While Nathaniel walked out of the study, he caught sight of Mango reminiscing about her father with Queena. He did not disturb them and went to the balcony alone. He closed the door of the balcony and gave a call to the parents of the Shen Family.

"Nathan, what's the matter? Is Gisella..."

Mrs. Shen picked up the call directly when she found out that it was Nathaniel's call. She wanted to ask him about updates urgently.

Nathaniel lit a cigarette and felt a little annoyed, but he still suppressed his feelings and said, "Mom, I heard that you asked Mango to trade herself for Gisella?"

There was not much fluctuation in his voice, but it caused Mrs. Shen to pause for a moment. Then, she said awkwardly, "Kolton is a member of your family, after all. Since she he is the daughter-in-law of the Ye Family..."

"Hah! You should think about this. If Kolton is a member of the Ye family, why would he use your daughter to threaten Mango? I think you've thought about it. Besides, you knew that she had been stabbed, but you never dropped a text to ask about her condition! I can understand how happy you felt found your own daughter, and you're concerned that no one will take care of your daughter after you die. That's why you asked Mango to bring her along so she could mingle with the upper-class families. But there's something I don't understand, isn't Mango also your daughter since you've brought her up too? Could it be that your love for Mango is fake?"

Mrs. Shen was speechless when she faced Nathaniel's aggressive inquiry.

Nathaniel didn't care about her feelings right at the moment. He continued, "Mother, Mango and I both respected you, so we still call you our parents. However, do you think that what you did to Mango is how a parent should treat their kid? Your own daughter's life is precious, but isn't Mango's life precious as well? Ignoring the fact that you never showed any concern to Mango when she was stabbed, you have gone too far by asking her to trade herself for Gisella! Hah! If you don't want her to be your daughter anymore, you'd better talk to her. Don't harm her by trying to guilt-trip her. As you know, she seldom refuses your requests. However, it's different this time as you're asking for her life!"

Mrs. Shen bit her lower lip, and her eyes were a little teary.

"Nathan...we have no choice! Do you know about her father and me? We could only mingle around in the upper-class previously only due to his few paintings. Now that we're both old, it's not easy to find connections. We called you, but we couldn't reach you, so we called Mango instead. I admit that I was slightly anxious, so I might have said something wrong because I didn't think much at that time. Kolton belongs to the Ye family, and I've initially thought that there were just small conflicts between them. However, I'm getting more anxious after hearing what you said. If both of them have developed a deep grudge, wouldn't Gisella be in more danger in his hands? Nathan, you're considered her brother-in-law. Can you please...please find a way to save Gisella?"

Nathaniel thought that Mrs. Shen's remarks were reasonable at first. But when she brought up Gisella, he was dissatisfied.

"Mom, who will you choose if Kolton wants you to make a choice between Gisella and Mango?"

Nathaniel didn't want to ask this question either. He had shared the same thought with Mango initially. As long as the Shen Family's parents didn't go too far, they would take Gisella and introduce her to a few upper-class people so that she could survive.

However, to Gisella's parents, she was more important than Mango! Furthermore, they immediately thought of sacrificing Mango to save her when Gisella had been kidnapped!

Why should Mango do so?

Mango was once their precious daughter too! How could they casually abandon her now?