The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 429

"Rita!"

She felt like she was in a dream, but the feeling in her palm was so real that she must be excited.

On the contrary, Rita was scared by Mango.

"Mommy, what's wrong with you? You're hurting me."

Although Rita did not struggle, she sounded as if she was about to cry.

Then, Mango immediately let go of her.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm not good. It hurts, doesn't it? I'll have a look."

Mango quickly let go of Rita Luo, but he was still very careful and nervous.

It had been a long time since Rita had seen Mango like this.

In the past, Mango would be so excited when she came out of the operating room. But now that she was cured, how could it be like this?

However, Rita had felt rather neglected by Mango recently, so her mood brightened at her mother's attitude.

Hence, Rita grinned brightly at Mango.

"I'm fine. I'm not that weak. Mummy, I'm doing my best! Look, I don't believe you!"

To prove that her body was in a good condition, Rita hurriedly struggled out of Mango's arms and she jumped off the bed.

"Look, aren't I much stronger now?"

A wave of sadness washed over Mango’s heart as she compared the sickly and weak Rita in the past to the girl smiling brightly in front of her now.

"Mhmm, my daughter is alright now. You're the prettiest angel in the world.”

As Mango spoke, the tears in her eyes were forced back.

Rita had no idea what had happened, so everything was fine because she didn't have to worry about the scheming minds of adults.

When Mango said that, Rita replied gleefully, "Mommy is the best! You're so pretty, Mommy! Will I be as pretty as you when I grow up?"

"You'll be prettier than I am, dear."

Mango wasn't stingy in praising her daughter at all.

No one could ever fathom the wondrous feeling Mango felt after regaining something she thought she'd lost.

"Really? Will I be more beautiful than you? Then, that means that I can find a boyfriend like Daddy right?”

Rita's earnest expression elicited a peal of laughter from Mango.

"How old are you? Do you know what a boyfriend is?"

"I know. I want Brother Xiao to be my boyfriend."

Then, Rita sat next to Mango with a serious expression on her face before asking, "Can I do that, Mommy?"

"Mylo? Who's Mylo?"

"He's the boy from the amusement park, Mylo Hans!"

Rita's words left a deep impression on Mango.

However, the last time she’d heard of this boy, he had led Rita off somewhere else, causing Nathaniel to go on a wild search for her. Furthermore, Nathaniel had nearly put out a missing person report for Rita.

Although Mango had never met the child, she didn't think it was a good thing that he had charmed Rita to this extent.

Rita was her daughter. So, she would never let anyone, even a child, take Rita away from her.

"Rita, tell Mommy about where you've been the last two days."

Mango changed the subject in time.

Meanwhile, Rita wasn’t sure why Mango was asking this question, but she answered nonetheless, "Uncle Song brought me to Grandma's house, so I've been staying there for the last two days."

"Grandma?"

Mango was shocked for a moment as she never expected Nathaniel to send Rita to Mrs. Shen.

"Yup, Daddy said that Grandma and Grandpa missed me, so he had me stayed over at their place for a couple of days. They didn't want Zion as he made too much of a fuss. Mommy, I've been a

good girl. Plus, Grandma and I cooked a lot of delicious food. She seemed quite happy over the past two days."

Rita replied in a sweet and obedient tone.

Only then did Mango put her mind at ease.

"Really? Are Grandma and Grandpa alright?"

"They're fine, I just heard that Grandma misses you. Have you been busy recently? If you're not, then go home and visit Grandma. They're bored at home."

Rita Luo spoke like an adult.

Then, Mango nodded her head immediately.

"Okay, I'll take you to Grandma's house later."

"That's a great idea!"

Rita giggled happily.

It had been a long time since the mother and daughter pair had such a happy chat.

Mango suddenly felt that this kind of time was so precious.

"Come on, give Mommy a hug."

Mango extended her arms towards Rita.

Rita hurriedly stepped forward, but hesitated a little.

"Daddy said that you're not feeling too well, and he doesn't want me to trouble you. Can you carry me, Mommy?"

"Of course! Mommy is not that fragile."

Mango's heart ached when he saw such a sensible daughter.

Previously, she had given more attention to Rita as her daughter was unwell, and with that, she had neglected Zion. Thankfully, Zion was sensible but she still felt like she owed her son something.

Now that they had returned to the Ye family and Rita had recovered, Mango’s affairs had taken a turn for the worse. As Mango thought about it, she hadn't spent much time with her children recently.

When Rita heard Mango's words, she threw herself into Rita's arms.

"Mommy!"

Her sweet voice was like the most beautiful note in the world, causing Mango's heart to warm up.

Nathaniel didn't know when she came in, and when she saw this scene, she was more or less in a complicated mood.

No one could understand Mango's feelings better than him at this moment.

"Thomas bought Rita’s favorite polo buns, would you like to have some as well?"

Nathaniel's voice made Mango pause for a moment, but the expression on his face was more or less restrained.

Meanwhile, Rita was unobservant and obviously, she did not see the change in Mango’s expression. When she heard about the polo buns, Rita was beyond excited.

"I wanna eat it! Mommy, I want to eat the polo buns!"

Her excitement was affecting Mango.

Mango said with a gentle smile, "Alright, let's go down and eat."

As she spoke, Mango did not let go of Rita. Instead, she carried Rita out of bed to put on her shoes and they walked outside.

Nathaniel saw that she was struggling, and she couldn't help reaching out her hand to move forward.

"Let me carry her."

"There's no need for that."

However, Mango easily sidestepped Nathaniel’s outstretched arm and she walked off.

Nathaniel froze on the spot upon the dismissive and flippant attitude of Mango, and his arms were hanging in midair awkwardly.

"Rita has been a little heavy recently. Your body is just right, and it's still me..."

"I'm not too weak to hold my daughter."

Mango opened her mouth before Nathaniel could finish speaking.

No matter how slow Rita was, she could feel that something was wrong between Mango and Nathaniel.

Rita quickly stole a glance at Mango and she realized that her mother’s expression was very unpleasant.

The desire to eat the polo buns was immediately lost.

"Mommy, are you fighting with Daddy?"

Rita asked in a soft voice.

When Mango noticed that she'd scared her daughter, she hurriedly smiled before saying, "No, I'm not. It's been too long since I last saw you so I wanted to be closer to you. Why? Don't you want Mommy anymore now that you have Daddy?"

"No, that's not it. Rita loves Mommy the most!"

Rita hurriedly wrapped her arms around Mango's neck as she spoke with a coquetry face.

Mango smiled and went downstairs with the child in his arms. He didn't look at Nathaniel again.

On the other hand, Nathaniel watched them went away and he realized that there was nothing he could do to salvage the situation except waiting.

After walking down the stairs, Mango saw Zion eating a pineapple bag on the sofa.

In the past, he didn't like eating it, but it seemed to be the opposite today. Hence, Rita’ s eyes went wide after seeing it.

"Brother! Let go of the pineapple bag! Let me do it!"

Rita struggled her way out of Mango' s embrace and she rushed towards Zion.

Alas, Zion immediately picked up the bag of polo buns and he ran away.

"Zion!"

Rita gritted her teeth and she immediately chased after her errant brother.

When Mango saw this, she couldn't help but chastise Zion, "Zion, leave some for your sister."

"Yes, I am your sister!"

Rita's short legs couldn't catch up with Zion, and he was so angry that he stomped his feet.

Zion said as he shoved it into his mouth, "I was only born five minutes earlier than you. I'll give in to you in everything? If you have the ability, come and grab it from me!"

"Hmph! You're evil, Zion! Give me back my polo buns!"

Rita rushed towards Zion for the bag of buns.

Meanwhile, Zion immediately ran away to Rita’ s room.

When she noticed that Zion was running towards her room, Rita became delighted.

"You stupid! You can't escape now! Hmph!"

Then, she quickly chased after him.

The two children entered the room. Zion didn't know if he did it intentionally or not. He stretched out his leg and the door slammed shut.

"My polo buns!"

"Shhhhh..."

After that, Rita stepped forward to get the buns, but Zion shoved the entire bag into her hands as a signal for her to shut up and eat. Meanwhile, Zion tiptoed gently to the door as if he wanted to

eavesdrop on something.

"Zion, what are you doing?"

When Rita saw Zion's reaction, she couldn't help but ask.

"Be quiet and eat your polo buns."

Zion kept his voice low as he observed what was going on outside.

When Nathaniel and Mango were the only ones in the living room, the atmosphere became rather stilted.

Thomas was not a person without discerning eyes. At this time, he quickly said, "I suddenly remembered that there is still something to deal with in the venture capital company. Mr. and Mrs. Ye, I'll go first."

After that, without waiting for Nathaniel to say anything, she turned and left directly.

"Mango, listen, about Rita..."

Ye Nathan hurriedly stepped forward, but before he could say anything, Mango suddenly said, "I'm feeling a little uncomfortable, so I'm going to the bathroom."

After that, she directly walked away from Nathaniel.

On the contrary, Nathaniel wanted to stop her but Mango’s closed-off demeanor gave him pause. Hence, he watched Mango walked into the bathroom and she locked the door behind her.

She locked it!

Nathaniel’s lips twitched in annoyance.

Was she avoiding him?

They were married, for God’s sake!

But there was nothing he could do about it.

Meanwhile, Zion was watching all of this unfolded through a crack in the door. Then, he anxiously patted his thigh before saying, "Mr. Ye is so dumb!"

"Hmm? What's wrong with Daddy?"

Rita rushed forwards to see what was happening when Zion said that, but he pushed her away callously.

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"Bad brother! You only know how to bully me!"

Right now, Rita felt like Zion was the evilest villain in the entire world, and he had lost all his earlier cuteness. Hence, she angrily plopped down on the bed while shoving the polo buns into her mouth. Rita chewed hard while imagining that the buns were Zion.

On the other hand, Zion couldn't be bothered to care about what Rita was doing now as he opened the door before waving at Nathaniel.