The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 304

Mr. Shen sighed when he saw that Mango was still unwilling to tell the truth. "Do you like Nathaniel that much? Are you willing to sacrifice both the happiness of you and your children?"

"No dad, I'm not facing any problems with the Ye Family. What on Earth have you heard?"

Mango felt like this misunderstanding was quite serious indeed.

Just by looking at Nathaniel's disregard for his own life in order to save her, there was no way that she would be living unhappily with the Ye Family.

However, Mr. Shen shook his head and said, "Don't lie to me. Although I'm old, I'm not blind. Look at both you and Zion's swollen faces! I won't believe it when you tell me nothing's wrong! How dare the Ye Family hit you both? They've crossed the line! Since you have ties to the Hans Family, I'm willing to seek them out for help in this matter. Let's see if they'll get involved when their daughter's been abused!"

Mango finally understood what Mr. Shen had meant.

Then, she smiled and said, "Dad, you're clearly mistaken. The Ye Family has nothing to do with the state of our faces."

Then, she told him everything about Edolie.

After hearing this, Mr. Shen was very surprised.

"How could such an ungrateful person exist? You saved her back at the base, but not only did she not appreciate your actions, she even dared to extort you? What kind of person is this?"

At that moment, Mr. Shen was livid.

Hence, Mango had to console him when she saw that he was angry. "All right dad, it's all in the past. Nathan's already sent her away from Ocean City, and she'll never bother us again. Furthermore, do you think that your grandson is that docile? He allowed Edolieto hit him because he had a hidden agenda."

"What are you talking about? Zion is just a child, so how could he resist an adult? All of you are at fault too for being unable to look after a child, you know. You let him be bullied to this extent, just look how badly my grandson's face has been beaten."

Mr. Shen's voice was tinged with great distress as if his grandson was the most important person in his eyes.

It was common knowledge that grandparents were extra loving towards their grandchildren, so Mango understood his sentiments. However, she was very happy with this development.

"Okay dad, it's over now. Zion and I are fine, and we have a happy life with the Ye Family so don't worry. Right now, I'll be at ease if you and mom can take care of yourselves."

Mango patted Mr. Shen's back as she spoke.

Then, Mr. Shen looked at Mango with a relieved expression as he said, "You still have to respect the Hans Family, Mango. No matter how you look at it, your mother and I were dumb enough to cancel your identity and we made you stateless. This issue has been weighing very heavily on both of us, and we're both very sorry about that."

"Dad, this had nothing to do with you. Furthermore, both of you were clueless about this and you were manipulated."

In fact, Mango was still quite uncomfortable when the subject was brought up.

Although she and Abyss had been together for five years, she never imagined that things would end up this way. Previously, she always thought that both of them could still be friends if they couldn't be lovers, but she never thought that even friendship was out of the question.

There were many things that couldn't be salvaged once the damage was done. Moreover, Abyss had repeatedly hurt the ones Mango loved, so she couldn't just ignore whatever he did.

Nevertheless, Mr. Shen still blamed himself.

"You can put it that way, but ultimately it was your mother and I's fault. If the Hans Family can give you the Hans family name in the future, then your mother and I won't object to it."

Although he said this, Mango could tell that Mr. Shen was in a poor mood.

Then, Mango smiled and said, "Dad, I told you that I'll forever be your daughter. My name is Mango Shen, and the Hans Family have agreed to respect my wishes."

"The Hans Family has really put us to shame then."

"That's enough dad, don't take it to heart. I'll be fine only if you and mom are well, alright?."

Mango continued comforting Mr. Shen for a while before they returned to the ward.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Shen's condition had improved very quickly due to Zion's presence and she even wanted to be discharged that very afternoon.

Then, Mango inquired about it to the doctor and she went to handle the discharge procedures after the doctor agreed.

After Mrs. Shen returned home, she began cooking delicious food for Zion.

Zion felt rather overwhelmed by his grandmother's enthusiasm and he smiled at Mango as he said, "Do you think I'll gain weight?"

"You'll still be cute even if you gained weight."

Mango pinched Zion's cheeks as she replied.

Hence, Zion could only smile helplessly at her.

Mango decided to have Zion accompany her mother temporarily as she was concerned that the hospital would be full of germs. Furthermore, Zion had become Mrs. Shen's favourite grandchild, so Mrs. Shen would be in a good mood if he stayed with her.

Naturally, Zion had no objections to his mother's arrangements, so he called to inform Madam Ye and Rita about this.

After that, Mango returned to the hospital after she stayed at home for a while longer.

By then, Nathaniel had already awoken and he became worried when he realized that Mango had disappeared. Relief washed over him when he found out that she'd gone to the Shen Family's house, but he still asked Thomas to wait outside the house for her.

Then, Mango spotted Thomas when she left the house.

"What are you doing here?"

"Madam, Mr. Ye had me wait here to pick you up."

Thomas smiled as he spoke. It was clear to him how well Nathaniel treated Mango, and Nathaniel was willing to do anything for her.

Although Mango did not say anything, the corners of her mouth were slightly quirked up in a smile.

"Has he stopped being annoyed?"

"Mr. Ye has always been like this. Aren't you familiar with his antics after you've been together for so long? Don't hold it against him."

Thomas's words lifted Mango's spirits.

"He needs to change his penchant for getting annoyed so easily."

"Of course, Madam. You have to do your best because no one else can change him except for you."

Right now, Thomas seemed to have quite the silver tongue.

Thus, Mango was in a great mood all the way back to the hospital. When she returned, Nathaniel was with Rita as Madam Ye had rushed back to deal with some things at their company.

Rita was exceptionally glad to see her mother.

"Mommy, look! This is the Barbie doll that daddy bought for me. He said that I look just like her!"

Rita placed the toy in front of her as if she was offering up a treasure.

Then, Mango replied with a smile, "Has your daddy successfully bribed you with just one Barbie doll?" Original content from NôvelDrama.Org.

"Hey, I love Mommy too!"

Rita was very good at charming her parents.

Then, Nathaniel stood up with an indifferent expression on his face when he saw that Mango had returned safely. "I had someone transfer me to Rita's ward, so I'll be staying here from now on."

"Okay."

Mango replied rather curtly and she didn't give much of a reaction.

Hence, Nathaniel frowned slightly before he repeated himself.

"I said that I'll live here from now on."

"Yup."

Mango replied once more.

This caused Nathaniel to become rather irritated and he angrily turned away from Mango to lie down on the bed opposite her. Then, he turned over so that his back was facing Mango.

Rita looked at Nathaniel's current state and she asked in confusion, "Mommy, what's wrong with daddy?"

"Your daddy's fallen quite ill. Don't worry, the doctor will deal with him later. Come on, tell Mommy how you're feeling?"

Mango sat by Rita's bed right away as she completely ignored Nathaniel.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel was so pissed off that he found it hard to breathe.

This woman was really testing his patience!

He had already dropped her a hint, so why hadn't she come to console him? Furthermore, she even ignored his presence!

Wasn't she the one who wanted to trade him away like some commodity?

The more Nathaniel thought about it, the angrier he became. He abruptly turned around, only to watch as Rita happily told Mango about the changes in her body.

Meanwhile, Mango looked at Rita with a very loving gaze.

This scene suddenly tugged at Nathaniel's heartstrings.

This was his wife and daughter!

From now on, they would live with him and they would face their future together.

As he thought of this, all the traces of annoyance disappeared from his heart and it was replaced by a peaceful, contented feeling that coursed through his veins.

The feeling was so warm and he felt as if it had spread through his entire body.

In the end, Rita was still a child and she got exhausted after all that excitement.

Then, she leaned into Mango's embrace and said softly, "Mommy, sing a song for me."

"All right."

Then, Mango gently patted Rita as she hummed a gentle lullaby. Her sweet, melodic voice reverberated throughout the room.

Eventually, Rita slowly fell asleep while Nathaniel's gaze unknowingly became very tender.

Mango put Rita down and tucked her into bed. After that, she turned to find Nathaniel looking at her with absolute affection in his eyes.

Her heart suddenly sped up and it throbbed loudly in her chest.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Well, I suddenly think that you're very beautiful."

Nathaniel wasn't really one for romantic declarations, but he would occasionally blurt one out. Whenever that happened, Mango usually blushed like a giddy schoolgirl.

"Weren't you ignoring me just now?"

Next, Mango poured a glass of water for Nathaniel.

At that, Nathaniel became somewhat annoyed.

"Wow, you sure know how to turn the tables on me huh? I wasn't the one who started it."

"Then, am I still the one who's ignoring you?"

Mango shoved the glass of hot water into Nathaniel's hand as she sat down on his bed with a smile.

Her faint scent wafted into Nathaniel's nostrils and he suddenly felt a reassuring sense of calmness wash over him.

Mango was the only person who could make him feel this way.

Then, Nathaniel glanced at her before he angrily said, "Well, someone decided to trade me away like I'm an object, and she refuses to even console me! She's still trying to test my patience, hmph!"

Right now, Mango felt that Nathaniel was simply too adorable.

"Hey, you're never going to let that go, will you?"

"Yes, that was an insult to me!"

Nathaniel complained just like a child.

Next, Mango smiled and said, "Can't you forgive me?"

"Well, that depends on what you're going to do."

Nathaniel turned away as he couldn't be bothered to look at Mango any longer.

At this moment, Mango decided to lean over him. Before he realized what was happening, she lowered herself suddenly and kissed his forehead.