The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 376

Madam Hans was so agitated that she looked like she wanted to throw everything in the room at Mango.

Meanwhile, Terrance was shocked when he saw this.

"Mom, what are you talking about?"

"Shut up! Don't think that I'm unaware of your plans. Let me make it very clear, from this day onwards, we don't need a granddaughter like Mango in our family. Your brother, bless his soul, won't blame us for this."

As she spoke, Madam Hans glared at Terrance with cold and furious eyes.

Hence, Mango was extremely confused and she was caught off guard by Madam Hans' sudden anger.

"Even if my mom was taking a risk, it was all under my control. I don't understand why you hate me so much!"

"You're asking me why? You've driven your mother away! She's been through so much, and God knows whether or not she'll survive this blow. Even though she didn't raise you, she did bring you to this world, right? How could you treat Andrea like this even if it's on your mother's behalf? Andrea is so frail and kind, but look what you've done!"

Then, Madam Hans threw the letter in front of Mango.

Actually, Mango wanted to deny the part about Andrea being frail and kind, but she quickly picked up the letter when she found out Queena had left.

This was not the first time she had seen Queena's handwriting, but never had she felt so heartbroken before.

In the letter, Queena rehashed her entire life story and called herself a failure. Hence, she wanted to find somewhere quiet to live out the rest of her life, and she did not want Mango to look for her. As for Andrea, Queena allowed for her to be punished in whatever way they saw fit, and they didn't need to care for her feelings.

Then, Mango's eyes gradually filled with tears.

Nathaniel couldn't help but be distressed when he saw this.

"It's okay, we can have someone go and look for her. She couldn't have gotten far, and she must've left a trail along the way." "There's no need for that. This is her choice." Mango had already understood what Queena was feeling. Queena had been hurt too badly this time and she needed time to reflect on herself. Mango was sure that her mother would never come back even if she went to look for her.

Then, Mango looked at Madam Hans after she put away the letter.

She had sacrificed her child for this old woman. At first she'd thought that they could be happy together, but Madam Hans would rather believe an outsider over her.

No matter how much she loved this family, she was utterly disappointed now.

"You'd better remember what you said today. From this day forth, I will never step foot in this house ever again. I will never come back even if you get on your knees and beg."

Mango's decisive words caused some panic to erupt within Madam Hans' chest, but the older lady still gritted her teeth and replied, "Get out! The Hans Family doesn't need you."

"You'd better not regret this, Madam Hans. Even so, regret will be pointless because Mango will have nothing to do with the Hans Family from this day onwards."

After Nathaniel finished speaking, he turned and walked away with Mango.

After that, Terrance immediately became anxious.

"Nathan, Mango, wait. My mother is confused, so let me..."

"Terrance Hans, you come back here! I'm not dead yet, so I'm still in charge of this family!"

Madam Hans' anger flared when she saw Terrance running after Mango.

Then, Mango's lips curved up into a bitter smile and she left the Hans Family mansion without another word.

This place used to be the solace that she had desperately wished to find, but from the looks of it, it seemed like she was not destined to be here.

After she left the mansion, Mango bowed deeply towards Dennis and got onto the car silently.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel knew that she was in a bad mood, so he muttered, "I heard that a good western restaurant just opened on the eastside. Would you like to go and try it out?"

"I'm not hungry."

Mango knew that Nathaniel was thinking of ways to cheer her up, but she wasn't having it.

Then, Nathaniel tried again, "I heard that a new fashion collection just launched, so would you like to have a look? I'll even be your personal pack mule today."

Mango still shook her head.

At that moment, Madam Ye called Mango and asked for her company if she was free.

Mango could not refuse this time, so she composed herself before going over to the Ye's Mansion with Nathaniel.

Zion greeted Mango when he spotted her, while Rita immediately flung herself into Nathaniel's arms.

"Daddy, I've missed you so much!"

"Is that so? Come on, let me kiss you."

Then, Nathaniel lifted Rita up before he kissed her on the cheek.

Both of them seemed extra loving today, which made Mango smile.

Fortunately, she still had Nathaniel, her children, and her mother-in-law, who loved her very much.

After that, Zion poured a glass of water for Mango.

"Mommy, have some water."

"Thank you, Zion."

Next, Mango held on to the cup of water as she went over to greet Madam Ye.

"Mom, how do you feel today?"

"Same old, same old. Oh yes, I've bought some new flowers, would you like to take a look at them in the greenhouse?"

Mango then nodded at Madam Ye's suggestion.

"That's a good idea!"

Then, she put down the glass of water and handed the kids over to Nathaniel before she accompanied Madam Ye to the greenhouse.

In truth, Mango had only recently found out about Madam Ye's penchant for flowers. The Ye Famiy had a greenhouse for a long time, and it was tended to by the servants previously. However, the task was now done by Madam Ye as she was free. She usually spent all of her time here to water the flowers, aerate the soil and fertilize the plants.

"Look, these are the green peonies that I just imported. What do you think? Is it beautiful?" Text © by N0ve/lDrama.Org.

Madam Ye moved a pot of green peonies in front of Mango with a proud expression on her face.

Meanwhile, Mango was clueless about flowers, but she couldn't bear to dampen Madam Ye's enthusiasm. So she nodded and replied, "They're beautiful."

"They say that it's hard to cultivate this particular peony, and they carried out many experiments to get it right."

After that, Madam Ye took out a pair of scissors and started to trim the leaves.

On the other hand, Mango watched intently from the side despite not knowing what the older lady was doing.

Then, Madam Ye couldn't help but sigh and say, "Life is just like the leaves on this plant. More often than not, we will have to trim the wilted leaves from the plant, if not, wouldn't it affect the overall beauty of the flowers?"

"That's right!"

Mango nodded in reply, and she felt that Madam Ye's words had a deeper meaning to them.

After that, she looked over to find Madam Ye smiling at her and saying, "You're a smart girl, so you obviously know what I mean. We get to decide how we perceive life, so you can't let your emotions cloud your judgement. Instead, you must control your emotions. You need to know what you want, but you also need to know when to stop. After all, we can't be greedy, can we?"

Then, Mango's heart skipped a beat.

"Mom, did you find out about something?"

"Am I supposed to?"

The wise look in Madam Ye's eyes surprised Mango, but she quickly came to her senses again.

"I get it, mom."

"Come on, I'll teach you how to trim the leaves and loosen the soil. Plants are just like people. If you put in sincere effort, then they will bloom beautifully. Do you think so?"

Then, Mango paused for a moment and she had to ask, "What if it doesn't bloom the way you want to even if you've put in all your effort?"

"Then give up. There are so many flowers on the planet, so why do you have to stick to one?"

Madam Ye immediately trimmed off one of the flower's stalks as she spoke.

Mango was stunned when she heard that.

"But what if you like that flower very much?"

"Even so, what can you do about it if it doesn't belong to you? Everything has its own place and time, and you can't force something to stay if it doesn't want to, so why try? Sometimes, it's better to let go."

Suddenly, all of Mango's doubts cleared when she heard Madam Ye's words.

That's right!

It was not up her to control whether or not she was supposed to be with the Hans Family.

Furthermore, she'd been given away by the Hans Family since she was born, so it was clear that she was not destined to be with them from the start.

Even though she knew that she was part of their bloodline, she was still unable to be accepted into the family. Perhaps this was her true destiny.

Furthermore, any lingering affection that she had for the Hans Family completely vanished after Madam Hans' actions.

Even without the Hans Family, she still had the Shen family and the Ye Family, as well as her beautiful children, right?

So, she was happy.

She didn't need the Hans Family to be content with her life.

Furthermore, she'd already done her best to show her sincerity towards the Hans Family, but to no avail. Perhaps they were just not meant to be.

Hence, why did she even want to force the relationship with them?

This could be a blessing in disguise!

After Mango thought of all this, she smiled at Madam Ye and said, "Mom, I feel like you're very wise sometimes."

"Oh, I'm just an old lady."

The faint smile Madam Ye had on her face was kind, and it warmed Mango's heart.

"You're not an ordinary old lady, you're the best mother in the world."

Then, Mango gently hugged Madam Ye like a clingy child, which delighted the older woman.

"Flattery will get you nowhere, Mango. Go and help me loosen the soil around those

azaleas."

"Yes, ma'am!"

Then, Mango rolled up her sleeves and began to work.

Both of them stayed in the greenhouse for over an hour, and Mango seemed to be in much better spirits after she left.

Hence, Nathaniel found it quite miraculous and he couldn't help but ask, "Mom, what did you two do in there?"

"Now, that's a secret between us girls. Why do you need to know?"

Then, Madam Ye rolled her eyes at Nathaniel, which caused Mango to burst into laughter.

"I'll have Nanny Huang prepare lunch. No matter what, you two are eating with me today."

Since Madam Ye had said so, Mango and Nathaniel would not refuse her request. Furthermore, the kids were glad to hear it as well.

After that, Mango accompanied Madam Ye to the study and Rita had gone off to play on the wooden horse after she'd gotten tired of Nathaniel.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel went out to the balcony after he asked Zion to look after his sister.

"Thomas, please find out the time when Queena left Ocean City this morning and where she's headed. I need to know her exact location. Also, don't tell Mango anything about the Hans Family from now onwards. Madam Hans has just exiled Mango from their family."

He spoke incredibly softly, but he did not spot the small figure eavesdropping on his words behind him.