The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 477

Hence, Mango suddenly felt a little awkward.

It seemed like she hadn't given much thought about where her children were going to stay.

Mr. Shen had no choice but to interrupt Mrs. Shen upon seeing how much of a dilemma Mango was in, "Hey, what's wrong with you? The kids can choose where they want to go, so why are you asking? Plus, Rita is the Ye family's granddaughter as well, so why shouldn't she go back?"

However, Mrs. Shen felt a little insulted by his words.

"I'm just asking. Rita loves my cooking the most, and I just want to prepare in advance if she's coming home."

Mango's heart was filled with a bitter feeling at Mrs. Shen's words.

Ever since she left home five years ago, her parents had lived a lonely existence. Now that they finally had Rita, they were reluctant to part with her. Thus, Mango was really at a loss as to what to do.

"Mom and Dad, today is the day Nathan comes home, so we might go for dinner at the Ye's Mansion. How about we have a meal here tomorrow? I'll bring Zion along."

Mango's words immediately reinvigorated Mrs. Shen's spirits.

"That sounds great! I'll prepare the food before you arrive then."

Although Mr. Shen did not say anything, there was also a hint of a smile between his eyebrows.

However, Mango felt rather upset when she realized that such a small action was able to delight her parents.

Mango had always thought of herself as a filial daughter, but was she truly one?

On the other hand, Rita had no idea what was going through Mango's mind as her brain was filled with the thought of kindergarten. Thus, she pulled on Mango's hand urgently while saying, "Hurry up, Mommy. If not, we'll be late!"

"Okay, we'll go now."

Mango smiled and she waved goodbye to her parents before bringing Rita onto the car.

Meanwhile, Mango's parents still stood at the door watching them left even as they drove away. Hence, the sight got Mango's heart ached.

On the other hand, Rita was especially excited as she asked, "Mommy, is this the bag you got for me?" This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

"Yes, do you like it?"

Mango brought out a hot pink bag before handing it to Rita.

"Yes, I love it!"

Rita held the bag in her arms as if it was a hidden treasure.

Along the way, she chattered excitedly like an exuberant lark, and Rita seemed to have an endless amount of questions. Nevertheless, Mango did not get tired while answering them.

By the time they returned to the Ye's Mansion, Zion had already packed his bag long ago. Then, Madam Ye personally sent him off as she saw the car approaching.

"Mom, why did you come out here?

Madam Ye smiled when she saw that Mango was looking much better today, "I told you I'd send them off to school, but why do you insist on going? How are you? Can you handle it?"

"Don't worry about me, Mom. I'm fine. Nathan is coming home today, so please don't mention the fact that I was hospitalized to him. He'll be worried if he finds out."

Mango's reply caused Madam Ye to pause for a moment before she understood what the younger woman meant.

"So, you don't want Nathan to know about your kidnapping?"

"That's not necessary, plus it's already over and I'm fine, aren't I?"

Mango had a serene smile on her face, but Madam Ye was rather agitated internally.

The reason Mango wanted to keep everything a secret from Nathaniel because she was afraid that he would blame himself for it.

After all, any man would think himself useless if he disappeared while his wife was kidnapped.

However, Mango valiantly endured all of her troubles for Nathaniel's sake, so Madam Ye was truly touched by her gesture.

"Well, go on then. I'm going to the supermarket to get some ingredients for our dinner tonight."

"That sounds great!"

After that, Mango led Zion into the car.

However, Zion wasn't very excited compared to Rita.

"Zion, we're going to kindergarten together! Mommy said that we're going to share a classroom, right?"

Rita's enthusiasm began to affect Zion.

He replied with a grin, "Mhm, don't worry. No one will bully you if I'm there."

"Would anyone even do that? I'm so cute!"

Rita's words caused Mango and Zion to burst out in peals of laughter.

"Ah, don't flatter yourself."

Zion then glanced at Rita with a soft smile on his face, "No matter how cute you are, you'd better fight back if someone bullies you. If nothing else, you still have me to protect you."

However, Mango was rather annoyed when she heard what Zion said.

"Zion, what are you teaching Rita? We should learn to cherish our fellow peers."

To be frank, Zion didn't think very highly of what Mango said, but he did not let it show on his face.

Alas, Mango still saw the disapproving expression and she reached out a finger to flick him on the forehead.

"You've gotten brave, huh? Looking down on me now, are you? I'm going to tell your father when he comes home, and I'll make sure he punishes you."

Meanwhile, Zion's lips curved up into a smile when he heard the delight in Mango's tone.

There was nothing else in the world that could make Mango happy other than Nathaniel's return.

Of course, Zion knew this, and he was happy for his mother. However, he still replied, "Ha! What could Mr. Ye do to me anyway?"

"Hey, you little brat! Are you still thinking of challenging your father?"

"I could be."

Zion retorted arrogantly before Rita's disapproving tone reached his ears, "If you drive Daddy away, I won't ever speak to you for the rest of my life!"

"Hey! I'm your brother, Rita!"

"But I love Daddy! I haven't seen him in forever. Grandma said that he left for a business trip. Mommy, is Daddy coming home today?"

"Of course! You can see him after school!"

"Yay! That's great!"

Rita hopped up on her seat happily, but the action startled Mango greatly. Zion hurriedly grabbed ahold of her with a fearful look on his face, "Rita, are you aware of the traffic rules? It's bad enough that you don't wear a seatbelt, but you dare jump around in the car?"

Mango couldn't help but chuckle when she spotted Zion reprimanding Rita. He didn't look like her big brother, instead, he looked like an old man.

Rita then pouted while saying, "Zion, you're mean."

"Mean? If you do this again, I'll beat you up."

Thus, it seemed that Zion's attempt at scaring Rita worked and her excitement was rather subdued on the way to kindergarten.

However, Rita became excited once more when she arrived at the preschool.

"Wow, there are so many kids here! This is such a huge kindergarten with so many teachers! Look at the number of policemen!"

All the words rushed out of Rita's mouth in a jumbled heap.

Zion ruffled her hair before replying, "Don't act like a deer in the headlights. It's embarrassing!"

"What does that mean?"

Rita's face was totally blank.

In the end, Zion felt as if he was talking to a brick wall instead.

"Ah, it doesn't matter. Say bye to Mommy first before we go inside."

Mango was astonished by Zion's words.

"Shouldn't I be the one to take you up to your classroom and meet your teachers?"

"There's no need for that, Mommy. Go pick up Mr. Ye instead. It takes an hour to reach the airport from here, and I'll get Rita inside. Don't worry, we'll be able to find our class."

After he said that, Zion led Rita out of the car carefully.

"Goodbye, Mommy!"

Rita excitedly allowed Zion to hold her hand as he led her into the kindergarten.

On the other hand, Mango felt as if she was going to hang up the mantle of being a mother.

Her children actually did not need her anymore.

Despite everything, Mango still got off the car to follow Zion and Rita. Then, she watched as he son brought Rita to their classroom using the signs as a guide.

Hence, Rita admired Zion before saying, "Wow, Zion, you're amazing! You actually found our classroom!"

Meanwhile, Zion let out a helpless sigh.

In fact, he was rather puzzled. Both of them shared the same parents, but who did Rita inherit her intelligence from?

Mango watched them entering the classroom and she still walked over when the teacher asked them a few questions.

"Hello, I'm their mother. My name is Mango Shen."

After Mango spoke, Zion and Rita noticed that she came together with them.

Thus, Zion was moved by his mother's concern, but he quickly turned his head away.

"Teacher, my mom isn't feeling too well, so make sure she doesn't stay long. If there are any issues, please let me know."

Zion's words surprised the teacher, but it made Mango rather annoyed.

The little rascal wasn't afraid to tell the world that she was sick after all.

"Please don't take it to heart. Zion likes to act rather mature sometimes."

"It's fine, I understand. You're Zion's mother, right? Don't worry, your kids will be fine with me. Just come and pick them up tonight."

"Thank you for your trouble, I have to go now."

Mango waved goodbye to Zion and Rita.

Curiosity dominated Rita's face, so she didn't have much of a reaction to Mango's departure. On the contrary, Zion was rather worried as he said, "Mommy, please be careful."

"I will. Just go inside."

Mango left after seeing them entered the classroom.

After she got on the car, Merle said to Mango, "Madam, Mr. Ye called and he said he's already boarded the plane. He'll be here in half an hour."

"I see. If we go now, we'll be able to make it in time."

"Yes, ma'am!"

Next, the both of them quickly left the kindergarten but Mango noticed that there was a car following them.

A frown revealed itself on her face.

From the hospital up until then, there seemed to be someone following her or Merle, and the feeling unsettled her greatly.

Her only aim today was to pick Nathaniel up.

Over the last eight days, Nathaniel had suffered endless hardship and Mango had no idea how he was doing. Now that she was being followed, Mango wondered what they were going to do. What was her plan if they decided to harm Nathaniel?

Mango pondered for a long time about this before making a decision.

"Merle, find a way to shake them off after leaving this road. If not, just block them. Let's find out who they are and what they want to do."

"Copy that!"

Merle had also realized that someone was following them, and he did not plan to tell Mango at first. Instead, he wanted to get rid of them quietly. However, Merle changed his mind once he realized that Mango knew about it as well.

He wanted to know who the hell was following them as well.