The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1006

"I'm sorry. I'll fix the errors right away!"

Mango could hear the voice of a little girl coming from the other end of the call. The girl sounded upset, but she was trying hard to control her emotions.

However, Zion remained unfazed and hung up the video call with a cold expression. Then, when he saw Mango standing behind him when he turned back, the cold look on his face immediately disappeared.

"Mommy!"

He nimbly jumped off the chair and quickly ran to stand in front of Mango. Then, he brought his feet together and gave Mango a military salute in a serious manner. "Mother, I'm here!"

A smile appeared on his lips, and he resembled Nathaniel so much right now.

Mango felt warm in her heart when she saw his actions.

"You brat! You really look like your dad now..."

Mango exclaimed with a teary expression.

Then, Zion hurriedly poured a glass of water for

Mango.

"Why are you here, Mommy? I didn't expect you to visit me."

"Come on! Can't I visit my own son whenever I want?"

Mango took the cup that Zion handed to her while lamenting secretly.

"Were you the one who sent those roses to me?

"Yeah, but Mr. Ye paid for them, though."

After Zion said this, he jumped on a chair and sat down while shaking his legs. Meanwhile, Mango couldn't help but adore his smiling face when she saw this.

"I like the bouquet a lot. Thank you."

"Of course you would! I have good taste, right?"

Zion noticed that Mango was thinner, so he began to blame Nathaniel for not taking good care of her. He said subconsciously, "Mommy, don't be so hard on yourself. You still have both me and Mr. Ye. So, you and Rita should just enjoy your lives and rest at home. After all, we make enough money to feed both of you."

When Mango heard this, she was stunned for a moment before she said with a smile, "Haha! Are you telling me to take advantage of both of your 711

"Well, I think that it's perfectly reasonable for a woman to spend her man's hard-earned money. What's wrong with that?"

Mango was amused when she saw how determined Zion looked when he said this.

"Hey! Where did you learn these things from? You're just a child, so you should watch your mouth. Oh, by the way, who were you scolding just now? Poor girl! She was about to burst into tears because you were scolding her so harshly!"

"Heh. She should leave the army if she can't take it then."

Zion replied ruthlessly.

Mango frowned in reply and said, "Zion, you can't treat a girl this way."

"Mommy, the army doesn't treat men or women differently, so you shouldn't dwell too much on it. Anyway, what is Mr. Ye doing? Why would he ask me to deliver flowers to you? on his behalf? Shouldn't he send you the flowers personally to express his sincerity instead? Urgh! He really doesn't know how to treat a woman right. In fact, sometimes I wonder how he managed to win over your heart last time!" Zion complained.

Mango let out a cough when she heard his words.

Well, Nathaniel had never needed to work hard to win over a girl's heart!

After all, a lot of women were smitten with his even though he had done nothing. If he had known how to woo over a woman, she would never stand a chance to be with him!

However, it was not necessary to tell Zion about these.

"Hmm...can you bring me around your base?"

Now that she was already here, Mango thought that this was a perfect opportunity to see how a military compound operated. After all, this could be the last time that she could enter the army. However, Zion shook his head and said, "Mommy, our base is the core department of the military district. So, I can't bring you around. I'm sorry..."

"Haha! Why do you need to apologize to me? I was just asking about it casually."

"Oh, but you can visit my dormitory, though."

Zion was afraid that Mango would be disappointed, so he quickly suggested this instead.

"Really? Can I dothat?"

"Of course!"

After finishing his words, Zion took Mango's hand and dragged her to his dorm.

The dormitory was spotless, and it had four beds

in it. The quilts on the bed were folded neatly in square shape as well.

"Which bed is yours?"

"The one at the bottom."

Zion pointed at his own bed when he answered Mango.

Mango glanced at it and found that it was arranged neatly too.

"Did you fold the quilt yourself?"

"Of course I did! It's mandatory to do that here!"

Zion was particularly proud of himself when he saw this.

Mango immediately felt gratified when she saw how dignified he looked.

"Wow... I guess you're all grown up now."

"Mommy, let me wash some fruit for you."

Zion began to busy himself.

Mango wanted to stop him, but Zion had run out of the room.

Perhaps she was biased towards Zion, but she thought that he was really an expert in housekeeping.

Then, she heaved a sigh of relief when she looked at the surroundings of the room.

It seemed that Zion was doing well in the army

after all.

Zion returned with a washed apple not long after.

Suddenly, Mango remembered that she had left everything she brought for Zion in Mateo's car.

"Oh, God! I've brought you some stuff, but I left them in Mateo's car!"

"It's okay, Mommy. I'll go down and get it later."

Zion gave the apple to Mango when she said this.

Mango wanted to hug Zion, but he dodged her embrace instead.

"What's wrong?"

Mango felt upset when she saw this.

Then, Zion said in embarrassment, "Mommy, urn... I'm a soldier, and we're in the military compound! What will other people think when they see you hugging me! After all, I'm still a team leader here!" "Wow, my son is now a team leader, huh?"

Mango teased him in reply, but she didn't force him either.

"Well, I'm relieved to see that you're having a good time here. By the way, your great-grandpa asked me to give you some advice."

"Urgh! I understand. Besides, I can pretty much guess what he wants to tell me. Anyway, mommy, how long are you staying in Ocean City?"

Zion's words surprised Mango instantly.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Didn't you set up a film and media company in B City? Wait... are you planning to further develop your career in Ocean City instead?"

Although Nathaniel didn't tell Zion anything, the latter could still find out the truth anytime he wanted.

Mango whispered in reply, "Um... I will stay in Ocean City for some time probably."

"Ok! Are you going to celebrate Mr. Ye's birthday in Ocean City as well?"

Mango was suddenly stunned when she heard this question.

She really wanted to celebrate Nathaniel's birthday with just the both of them, but she never expected Zion to remember his father's birthday too! What was going on now? Did he want to be the third wheel in their relationship?

However, Mango couldn't ask him about this directly, so she could only answer him vaguely, "Well, we haven't decided on a date now, so I guess well see how it goes later."

Zion had learnt how to read other's people minds after spending so much time in the army. Hence, he understood what Mango was implying when he heard her vague answer. "Ah... I see. Both of you want to spend some time alone, right? So, you think that I'm getting in your way now, hmm?"

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about?"

Mango was furious, and she was resisting the urge to beat Zion up now. After all, why did he have to point out the obvious?

F*ck! Why did he have to embarrass her this way?

On the other hand, Zion was laughing gleefully when he saw her reaction.

"Mommy, you're mad because you're embarrassed, right?"

"Nah, I'm going to teach you a lesson! Come here, you brat!"

As Mango spoke, she was about to chase after Zion.

Zion and ran quickly, but he deliberately slowed down his footsteps. So, he let Mango catch him when he was turning right around the corner.

He fell into Mango's arms by chance and placed his hands around Mango's neck.

"Mommy, I missed you so much."

Zion suddenly spoke in a soft tone. Mango's expression immediately softened, and she forgot all her about her fury.

"I... I missed you too."

Mango tightened her arms and hugged Zion as much as she could.

Suddenly, a faint smell of blood filled Zion's nose.

His brows slightly furrowed, but he said nothing. Instead, he quietly leaned into Mango's embrace while he tried to enjoy his mother's affection as much as possible.

Soon, the visiting hours were over.

Mango was reluctant to leave Zion, but she had to do so.

Suddenly, tears started welling up in her eyes.

"I regret sending you here so much, Zion! Don't stay here anymore, alright? Go home with me instead. I can't bear to leave you."

A hint of helplessness flashed through Zion's eyes when he heard her plea.

"Mommy, I am a soldier."

"But you're also my son!"

"I'll go back to see you when I have a day off."

Zion was exhausted when he said this.

What should he do now? After all, his mother was getting better at acting like a child to persuade him to give in to her request.

Urgh! What did Nathaniel do to her? How could she be so dumb and childish right now?

However, he didn't dare to say those thoughts out loud.

On the other hand, Mango could tell from Zion's expression that the latter liked serving in the army.

So, she could only control her grief and said, "Then... you can't break your promise, ok? Come back and visit me when you're on holiday! In fact, when you get a wife later, you need to visit me too! After all, I did so much to give birth to you and Rita, and..."

"Okay, okay, Mommy. I promise that even if I have a child in future, I will bring the kid home to visit you promptly, okay?"

Zion knew that Mango was trying to catch his attention right now.

After all, this was Mr. Ye's fault!

He was a terrible husband because he couldn't even spoil his own wife!

Zion mocked him secretly, but he continued to put on a smile on his face.

Then, Mango held Zion's small face and kissed him reluctantly before she reluctantly left his dormitory.

Meanwhile, Mateo was already waiting outside.

When he saw that Mango was tearing up after she left Zion's dorm, he asked with a confused expression, "Huh? What's wrong? Did Zion do something to upset you?"

"No! I just... I just can't bear to leave him."

"Urgh! You will only ruin his future if you continue to pamper him too much! This is the army! After all, women like you will only get in the way of your children's success!"

Mango glared at Mateo after hearing his words.

"Hah! Mateo, I finally know the reason why you can't find a wife even though you're in your thirties. Urgh! You should die as a bachelor! After all, any woman will only have a bleak future if they end up marrying

you!"

"What? How can you say that to me?"

Mateo felt that he had not offended Mango. So, why was she so harsh on him today?

However, Mango didn't bother to explain. After all, he wouldn't understand how she felt, so she decided to save her breath instead.

After Mango left Zion's dorm, he directly turned on his laptop. He first disconnected the military region's internal network system and reconnected it to the external system.

After all, this was an easy talk to him.

Then, he started to scroll through Twitter. However, his eyes darkened when he saw how Gisella had harmed Mango, and also how the Shen family had forced Mango to save Gisella.

When he continued to scroll through it, the news of Nathaniel being arrested as a murder suspect caught his attention.

Zion clenched his fists tightly at this.

Ah. Now he finally understood why Nathaniel had asked him to send flowers to Mango on his behalf. This was also why his mother had the scent of blood all around her. Also, Nathaniel had asked him to go back to the military when Mr. and Mrs. Shen asked Zion to visit them. After all, all these terrible incidents had happened when he was not back home.

However, Mango did not tell him anything at all.

Now that Nathaniel was caught, it was dangerous for his mother to come back to Ocean City alone.

Then, Zion suddenly recalled what Mango had said before she left.

She said, "Let's go home, alright?"

Zion suddenly felt guilty at this thought.

He shouldn't have replied to her in such a rude

manner.

After all, Mango needed him the most now, but he had been oblivious about what had happened.

Then, Zion directly logged off the system and turned to walk out.

No way!

Now that Nathaniel was not around, he was the only man at home! Thus, he had to stick with his mother at all times!