The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 221

Mango felt that she had become rather shameless. If not, how could she let Nathaniel do whatever he wanted at any time and place? Moreover, the previous incident still lingered in her mind and she would never let Rita see them doing that again.

As she thought of this, Mango quickly pushed Nathaniel away.

"Don't make a fuss. Rita will be out soon."

She whispered as she was afraid of being heard by the two children inside.

However, Nathaniel said in a low voice, "What are you afraid of? They'll take some time before they come back."

"No way."

Nevertheless, Mango did not want to make a fool of herself.

On the other hand, Nathaniel could not stop himself.

Then, as the two of them became tangled once again, Wisdom interrupted and he put on a jaded expression, "Ahem, I think Grandma said last time you guys should not do something in front of us, right?"

Then, this sentence made Mango's cheeks flush.

Nathaniel glared at him fiercely but Wisdom did not bother at all.

"And also, just to remind you both that Rita is conning out soon."

Clearly, he tried to threaten Nathaniel with all his might.

Nathaniel felt he was now living increasingly to be threatened by a little kid, and he became more pathetic nowadays. Moreover, he had just been threatened by a little brat, who was once so afraid of him.

Indeed, this was quite depressing.

However, Mango did not care about what Nathaniel thought. Instead, she was afraid that Rita would be displeased with her. The little girl was very possessive of Nathaniel, and Mango did not know if it stemmed from her lack of fatherly love since her childhood. Hence, now that Rita had suddenly gained a father, she could not help but be so possessive of him that even her mother had been neglected.

As he noticed that it bothered Mango so much, Nathaniel no longer had his earlier impulses.

Then, he tidied up Mango's clothes before he turned to prepare the cutleries for Wisdom and the others.

Mango breathed a sigh of relief but she was a little disappointed.

She looked at Nathaniel who seemed to be completely unfazed. On the other hand, she was aroused that her legs seemed to be weak and her cheeks were red. It seemed like she was the only one who was affected, and that was a feeling that she could not describe fully.

Mango was a little confused about herself. It was perhaps she had become preposterous and she wanted more intimacy after becoming aware of Nathaniel's feelings.

Then, she shook her head and she planned to clear these messy thoughts out of her mind. Hence, she spotted Rita as she came out and the little girl immediately gazed towards Nathaniel.

As she saw that Nathaniel was placing chopsticks for her, she ran happily toward him.

"Daddy, I'll do it myself."

Rita then straight ran over to Nathaniel and she passed Mango without sparing a glance at her.

This was a huge blow to Mango's psyche.

Was her daughter completely ignoring her now?

However, Nathaniel picked Rita up and he put her on his lap dotingly before he said with a smile, "What do you want to eat? I'll get it for you."

"Did daddy make all these?"

Then, Rita raised her head and she looked at Nathaniel with admiration.

"Of course."

In fact, Nathaniel had never thought that cooking was a thing to be proud of. However, as he saw his daughter's admiring gaze, he suddenly felt that the cooking skills he had learned out of boredom were not in vain.

"Daddy, you're awesome!"

Rita was not stingy with her praise at all and she even gave Nathaniel a sweet kiss.

The more Mango thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.

How could her precious baby that she had taken care of for the last five years suddenly ignored her?

Wisdom shook his head as he looked at Rita and Nathaniel. After that, he got off his chair and came to Mango, "Mommy, it's okay. I'll eat with you. I'm a gentleman after all, unlike some people who are

'out with the old, in with the new'."

Wisdom emphasized the last few words louder.

At that, Nathaniel paused for a moment and his face was rather somber.

"Wisdom, you need to learn idioms better. What do you mean by 'out with the old, in with the new'? Go and write down the meaning of the idiom for me."

Thus, Wisdom's elfin face instantly contorted.

Did he use the wrong idiom again?

Wasn't it 'out with the old, in with the new'?

Wisdom took Mango's hand and he sullenly returned to the dining table.

Meanwhile, Rita was obviously very happy. This was because Nathaniel constantly spoiled her when she was in his arms.

On the other hand, Mango felt neglected badly. Nevertheless, she could not be jealous of her own daughter.

Then, Wisdom picked up a piece of cake and he put it in Mango's bowl. He said, "Mommy, have a taste of this. It's very delicious." Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

"Thank you, Wisdom." Mango finally felt comforted.

She stroked Wisdom's head and she began to eat.

As he noticed that Mango was far away from the potatoes, Nathaniel picked up some for her. Unexpectedly, Rita immediately said, "Daddy, I wanna have some too."

"Alright, here you are."

Mango suddenly felt that her daughter was somewhat hostile to her.

How could that be?

Seriously, did her daughter jealous of her over a piece of potato?

Mango was quite annoyed.

On the other hand, Wisdom was constantly busy with picking up food for Mango while Rita asked Nathaniel to feed her incessantly. There was an indescribable sensation in the atmosphere and Mango felt uncomfortable.

It took a long time for Nathaniel to finish his meal. As he stood up to clear the table after he was done, he was stopped by Rita.

"Daddy, can you tell me a story? I'm tired of listening to mommy's stories."

"Storytelling, huh? Then wait for daddy to clear the table, okay?"

"No! I don't want to! I want daddy to tell me now!"

Rita acted like a pampered little princess.

At that, Mango had expected that this girl had made up her mind to be coddled by her daddy today while her mommy was apparently getting in the way.

"Fine, I'll clean it up then."

Mango stood up and she began to clean up the dishes.

Nathaniel looked at her somewhat sorry but he said nothing. In the end. he knew that Mango would understand.

It was obvious to everyone that Rita was in poor health. Although she had been recuperating for the past few days, it could be seen that she was lethargic and she always preferred to sleep. Whenever she was awake, she would have loved to be able to see Nathaniel all the time. Unfortunately, Nathaniel was a busy man.

Hence, Mango naturally would not compete with her daughter for Nathaniel's favor. Instead, she smiled at him as she began to clean up the dishes.

Upon seeing that, Wisdom jumped off the chair and he said sensibly, "Mommy, let me help you."

"Alright, thank you, Wisdom."

Mango smiled and she agreed to Wisdom's offer.

Afterward, the two of them went to the kitchen with the cutleries. Then, the room was filled with the laughter of Rita and Nathaniel, which was so sweet and heartwarming.

Wisdom looked at them and he said thoughtfully, "Mommy, Rita is actually very scared, she's afraid that she won't be able to survive on the operating table, and sometimes I've seen her secretly crying. So don't mind her pestering daddy, okay? She hasn't seen daddy for five years, and now she's finally managed to see him. Plus, she doesn't know if the surgery would work, so she cherishes her time with him much more."

As Mango heard Wisdom's words, she felt a little sad.

Rita was very a sensible child and she had not caused any trouble for her over the past few years. Even if she was in poor health, she had never let Mango worry about her. Now that a young child like Rita had to worry about the success rate of her operation, and coupled with the harm that Abyss

had inflicted on her had made her possessive of her biological father - Nathaniel's affections even more. Mango knew about that but she did not expect Rita to be so apprehensive.

"Wisdom, mommy appreciate you for taking care of Rita."

"Nah... if Zion were here, he might do a better job than me. Mommy, where do you think he is now? Does he miss us?"

In fact, Wisdom did not want to mention Zion but he could not help it.

Truthfully, Mango also wanted to know if Zion was fine. Now that she knew Zion was safe, she had to deal with the affairs at hand for the time being. Anyway, she claimed to see Zion at all costs.

"Don't worry. Zion is fine. Sooner or later, you two will meet each other."

Mango's swore so convincingly that Wisdom's heart relaxed somewhat.

"As long as Zion is fine." As he thought of that, he began to clean up the bowls and chopsticks together with Mango.

Initially, Mango had not wanted him to get involved, but Wisdom did it in a decent manner, which made Mango somewhat surprised.

"Huh? You know how to wash the dishes?"

"Yeah, I do. Grandma said that I should learn something whenever I'm free. Anyway, I'm a boy, and I'm smart. I'm sure I can pick it up as soon as I learn it."

Wisdom said proudly.

With that, Mango suddenly felt that the turmoil in the family was an opportunity for every child to be matured and trained. The Ye Family's youngest son, who used to be fragile, was now able to do the

chores for parents.

Mango complimented Wisdom, and he was obviously very delighted. Later, the two of them stayed outside for a while longer, before returning to the ward.

Before they arrived at the door, Mango could hear Rita's shrill shouts.

"Who are you? Stay away from my daddy! Let me tell you, my daddy is married and Daddy is mine!"

This sentence surprised Mango.

Oh no! Did something happen?

Wisdom was also nervous so he hurriedly rushed to the ward with Mango.

When Mango arrived, she saw Rita was shielding Nathaniel behind her like an old matriarch. What was more, the person in front of her was literally Andrea!

Andrea Yu?

Mango was rather perplexed.

"Andrea, didn't you go and see Master Yan? Why are you here?"

Then, Mango's voice caught Andrea's attention. After averting her gaze from Rita, she turned to Mango and she said, "Mango, if you don't like me, you can just tell me straight up. Why do you bother to prank me?"

"What do you mean? When did I prank you?"

Mango was confused by Andrea's accusation.

Andrea snorted and she said, "I really thought that you were kind enough to introduce me to Master Yan. What I didn't expect was that when I went to the address that you gave me, Master Yan told me that she didn't know who you were and she wouldn't accept me as her patient. Mango, is it so funny that you are fooling me like this?"

"That's impossible! I've been with Master Yan for five years. How could she not know me?"

Mango somehow felt that Andrea must have been looking in the wrong place.

"Ugh, you're still pretending even now. I guess no one can tell that you're fake as hell."

Andrea's words were unpleasant, which was upsetting for Nathaniel to hear.

"It is your business to have a disfigured face. Mango introduced you to the doctor out of kindness, and no matter what happens, you shouldn't kick up a fuss here."

As she heard Nathaniel defend Mango, Andrea turned to look at him and she said, "Are you still side with her? What do you like about a phony holier-than- thou person like her? Is it because of her appearance? Just so you know, once I regained my looks, I'll be much prettier than she is. Plus, I have my eye on you. My name is Andrea Yu, and I'm going to pursue you from now on!"