The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 200

After Nathaniel and Mango finished their tickle fight, the two of them laid quietly on the bed, enjoying the moment of peace.

In fact, Mango knew that Nathaniel was actually in a bad mood. Anyone who found out that the mother they had known for close to thirty years was not their real mother would be in a foul mood. However, Mango did not know how to approach the subject.

In the end, Nathaniel sighed softly and he said, "I didn't expect Nanny Zhang to be my biological mother. No wonder mum always protects her and she wouldn't allow me to hurt her. That's why."

"Do you blame her?"

Mango did not know what Nathaniel was thinking at the time, so she asked him carefully.

Nathaniel smiled bitterly and he said, "Blame her for what? For being too nice to me or for hiding the truth from me? To be honest, I used to think that my mother was strict and she was always very busy. I actually knew that it wasn't easy for the Ye Family to rely on my mother alone to support such a big industry, but I was still a child at that time and actually really wanted to be by her side."

"Maybe Nick didn't feel it as much as me. Ever since he was a child, Nick wasn't healthy and he was always under the supervision of Nanny Zhang. On the other hand, I was with my mother and she brought me everywhere, probably because I was the heir of the Ye Family. I saw her hard work, and I saw her negotiate contracts despite being sick. Thus, she and I were closer until Nanny Zhang told me that my mother never loved us. Back then, I was very sad."

As he spoke of the past, Nathaniel felt upset. Even though it had been so many years, it seemed that he still could not let go of the pain.

"Nanny Zhang is a despicable person."

Mango had blurted that out without thought, and it was quickly followed with a feeling of embarrassment.

In the past, she could say whatever she wanted. However, now that she knew Nanny Zhang was Nathaniel's biological mother, she did not know if Nathaniel would be angry if she spoke like this.

Then, she looked at Nathaniel cautiously and she found Nathaniel was looking at her with a smile on his lips.

"Oh, so now you're afraid huh?"

"Humph! I'm not afraid of you!"

Unfortunately, Mango's thoughts had been found out. She hastily turned her head away.

Nathaniel reached out and he held her hand tightly. Then, he said, "After you disappeared, I did some investigation and I found out what kind of person Nanny Zhang truly was. What's more, it's very likely that she was involved in the fire incident five years ago. Even if she is my biological mother, I won't hold back. I will find out what she did to my mother."

"What else have you found out so far?" All of a sudden, Mango thought of Madam Ye's medical report.

Madam Ye did not want Nathaniel to know. Perhaps she was afraid that it would make things difficult for him.

Even in the midst of enmity and hatred, the old lady still chose to spare Nathaniel's feelings. Thus, she went as far as to destroy her own medical report and she concealed Nanny Zhang's true nature from Nathaniel. In the end, she was afraid the truth would hurt him.

Mango did not know how much Nathaniel had overheard, so she could only ask him like this.

As he saw her eyes shifting suspiciously, Nathaniel suddenly asked, "Are you hiding something from me?"

"Of course not!"

Thus, Mango answered quickly, but she seemed guilty.

Nathaniel looked at her and he whispered, "Is it about my mother's health?"

"Huh? I don't know anything about that."

Mango paused for a moment and she was about feign ignorance. However, Nathaniel said, "Did my mother say something to you? I only heard the latter part of your conversation about my upbringing. My mother must have told you about her health, right? Maybe she already knows what's going on. Does it have anything to do with Nanny Zhang?"

Mango found herself at a loss from the barrage of questions from Nathaniel. "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm tired, so I'm gonna take a nap."

"Mango..."

"Don't bother me!"

At that moment, she felt like sticking her head into the mud in order to avoid Nathaniel's gaze.

Right then, she finally understood Madam Ye's feelings.

Who could bear to hurt a smart and kind person like Nathaniel?

Hence, Nathaniel did not continue to ask her. Instead, he gently embraced Mango from behind and he whispered, "Rest for a while. We'll check in on Rita later."

"Rita's been discharged?"

Mango turned around quickly, and she looked particularly nervous.

Regretfully, Nathaniel shook his head and he said, "Not so fast. I heard from the doctor that the experts are treating her and it seems to be working. Anyway, Rita's fallen asleep."

"She's asleep? How's that possible? She's in so much pain..."

"There's a new procedure called painless treatment. It allows the patients to be treated with no pain at all. It's a new technique recently developed overseas, but I've heard that it's quite effective. So, we should be more confident about Rita."

"Okay then!"

When it came to Rita, Mango felt somehow sad and Rita had suffered much hardship ever since she was born. When Mango thought of Rita, she could not help but think of Zion. Then, she remembered what Mrs. Ye had told her about the Dark Night Empire. Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

"Nathan, mom gave me this."

Mango took out the antique ring.

Next, Nathaniel took a solemn look at it.

"Did Mom give it to you?"

"Yes."

Then, Nathaniel procured another ring from his pocket. It was somewhat similar, but it was obvious that it belonged to a man at first glance.

"This is the sigil of the head of the Ye Family. It is said that the ring of the Madam has other functions. Didn't Mom tell you?"

"No, she didn't."

Thus, Mango pretended not to know anything. In fact, she had planned to entice Nathaniel to keep talking as she needed to know how much he knew.

Nathaniel frowned and he said, "I've heard of this ring since I was a child, but I've never seen it. I didn't expect it to be in the hands of my mother. Forget it since my mother didn't tell you anything. I'm sure she'll tell you one day. You mustn't lose this ring. I'm not sure what it's for, but it's very important to the Ye Family."

"Got it."

In fact, Mango was about to tell Nathaniel about the Dark Night Empire when she heard someone knocking on the door.

"Mr. Ye, Miss Shen and the experts have come out."

"Let's go, we'll check on Rita."

Hearing that, Nathaniel got up from the bed and he pulled Mango up along with him. The two of them opened the door, and they saw Thomas was standing outside anxiously.

"Where are they?"

"They've sent Rita to the VIP ward, but there's an extra machine with her."

Thomas was confused and he told them everything he had seen.

After that, Nathaniel and Mango rushed to Rita's ward.

On arrival, they spotted Rita on the hospital bed and she looked very thin. A cannula was inserted into her nostrils, and the cannula was connected to a machine next to her.

"What is this thing?"

"It's a painkiller device. It can relieve Rita's physical pain."

Many of the experts were old. After they heard Mango's words, they quickly answered her.

Mango did not want to disturb Rita, so she asked Thomas to invite the experts to the office. Then, Nathaniel followed them as well.

After talking to the experts, Mango learned that Rita's condition was still curable. What was more, even her morphine reliance could be eliminated. Mango's eyes filled with tears as she heard the experts' words.

Finally, the heavy burden in her heart had been relieved.

Furthermore, the experts had come up with two more treatment plans and they spoke to Mango and Nathaniel about it. The two of them found the plans agreeable and they went ahead with them.

The experts shared the same opinion as the hospital's doctors. Currently, Rita's body was unable to undergo the stresses of having a kidney transplant, and their main focus was to give her body time to recover.

Thus, Mango and Nathaniel quickly agreed.

As long as they could save Rita, they would try anything.

It was at this moment that Mango realized that someone was missing.

"Where is Wisdom? Fie was sleeping in my room when I left. Just now..."

At that, Nathaniel's eyes narrowed.

"I didn't see Wisdom in your room though."

Mango's heart rate spiked.

"Thomas, where's Wisdom? Did anyone see where Wisdom went?"

Flence, Mango was filled with anxiety.

Thomas wasted no time and he hurriedly asked someone to look for Wisdom.

Then, the bodyguard at the door said that Wisdom had left not long ago. It seemed that he had gone to the backyard.

Next, Nathaniel and Mango rushed to the backyard.

The Ye Family was currently in chaos, and they did not want anything to happen to Wisdom. After all, he was Nick's only son.

When the two of them arrived at the backyard, they could not find Wisdom at all. Then, an inexplicable sense of fear shrouded Mango.

"What the hell is going on?" She muttered.

"Don't worry, the place is very secure. It's impossible to leave with someone without anyone knowing. Let's try to look for him again."

Nathaniel was also anxious, but he could not help but reassure Mango when she looked like this.

"How can I not worry? Zion is already missing. If anything happens to Wisdom, I..."

"Mango..."

At that, Nathaniel held her hand tightly. Then, he spotted a small figure that was lying on the ground near them. Who else could it be but Wisdom?

"What is this kid doing?"

Next, Nathaniel breathed a sigh of relief but he felt irritated at the same time. Thus, he quickly walked over, but then Mango stopped him.

"Don't be impulsive. Let's see what he's doing?"

Hence, Mango and Nathaniel quietly walked over to him, only to find that Wisdom had laid on the ground in an attempt to catch butterflies. A butterfly flapped its wings on the stalk of a petunia flower. In an instant, Wisdom reached out his hands and he caught the butterfly by its wings. Next, he giggled as he stored the butterfly in a bottle.

Up until then, there were already a few butterflies in the glass bottle.

After that, Wisdom stood up happily. Then, he spotted Nathaniel and Mango was standing behind him. At the sight of them, he was surprised as well as a little subdued.

"Daddy, mommy, why are you here?"

"What are you doing?"

Nathaniel had always thought that it was only girls who caught butterflies. Thus, how could a brat like Wisdom do such a boring thing?

Clearly, Wisdom was simultaneously awed as well as scared by Nathaniel. Hence, he looked at Nathaniel before he quietly moved behind Mango. Those little mud- soaked hands just grabbed and

completely soiled the hem of Mango's garment."

As Nathaniel gazed over at him, Wisdom hurriedly released his grip. However, he fell over as his feet were unsteady.