The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1104

"Zion, are you comforting me?"

Mango had no choice but to ask.

"What do you think?"

Zion did not know why Mango had to ask such a simple question. He thought it was all his father's fault for pampering Mango.

Mango was being looked down on once again.

They could not continue their conversation.

"I'm going to bed. You can play by yourself."

Mango walked out of Zion's study with some frustration.

Zion felt that it was too complicated.

He was willing to lower himself down and play Honor of Kings with her. However, why did he feel like he had offended his mother again?

Alas! A typical woman.

Sure enough, it was definitely complicated to deal with a woman.

He shook his head and then went to the side to continue to work on his coding.

Mango was truly depressed, but when she returned to her room, she started to worry about

Nathaniel.

He had been in the military region for so long, why hadn't he returned yet?

Was it because there was something else?

Mango wanted to call Nathaniel, but after thinking about it, she decided to let it go, lest Nathaniel might think that she was trying to stop him from staying in the military region.

She did not want to interfere with Nathaniel's decision.

If Nathaniel really wanted to stay, she would adjust her mentality. However, if Nathaniel chose to be with the family, she would be happier.

Mango felt a little sleepy as she thought about it.

She leaned against the bed and soon fell asleep.

When Nathaniel returned, he saw Rita and Wisdom playing in the living room. Meanwhile, Zion might be in his study, but Mango was nowhere to be found.

"Rita, Wisdom, where is your mommy?"

Nathaniel placed his coat at the entrance.

Rita ran over immediately and stretched out her little arms and asked for a hug.

Nathaniel gently picked her up.

"Oh my! My little princess has become heavier."

Nathaniel's words made Rita upset.

"Daddy, do you mean that I'm fat?"

"No, I mean that you've grown up."

Nathaniel did not want to be scolded.

Rita suddenly laughed happily.

"You're the best."

"Of course! Now where's mommy?"

"She went back to her room. Maybe she was angry with Zion."

Rita quickly reported to Nathaniel.

Wisdom's lips curled up slightly. He felt good when Rita was betraying Zion.

Nathaniel was slightly startled.

"Zion made mommy angry? Why?"

"Who knows?"

Rita shrugged.

Nathaniel quickly put down Rita and walked towards the bedroom on the second floor.

Wisdom asked in a deep voice, "Rita, do you have any problem with Zion recently?" "Yes, I do."

Rita did not hide anything.

"Huh?"

Wisdom was confused.

Rita said in a deep voice, "He didn't bring me along when he went out to play. In the past, it was because I was not in a good health, but now I'm all well yet he still didn't bring me when he was out. Don't ever think that I don't know. Both of you are abroad, right? You're too over! You didn't bring me along!"

The more Rita spoke, the angrier she became.

Wisdom suddenly felt a little upset.

"We didn't go out to play. We were running some errands."

"Oh yeah, that's right. You guys always go out to do things, while I'm always the naughty one and a foodie. Anyway, you two are geniuses. Everything you said is reasonable!"

Rita was not angry, but her words made Wisdom a little embarrassed.

"Rita, I'll bring you out next time, okay?"

"Let's see how it goes."

Rita became uninterested.

Wisdom thought she was angry and quickly said, "I really had to run some errands then! If you're treating Zion this way, do you already have plans for me?" "Nope." Just when Wisdom thought that Rita would say yes, she denied it straightforwardly. This surprised Wisdom.

"Why?"

"What do you mean by 'why'?"

"Why did you do that to Zion, but not me?"

Wisdom suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

This difference made him feel like he was being abandoned.

Although Rita was a foodie, she was a sensitive kid. When she heard that Wisdom was asking her for a reason, she subconsciously wanted to tell him that it was because he was her brother, Wisdom. He had endured too much, how could Rita bear to scheme him?

However, when she saw Wisdom's pair of hurtful eyes, she swallowed back her words.

She smiled, "Because I like you."

Wisdom did not expect that Rita would say that, and he could not help but feel astonished.

"Really? Don't you like Zion too?"

Rita smiled sweetly, "Yes, but he spent only a little time with me. Unlike you, you will tell me stories, and accompany me to do origami. On the other hand, Zion thinks that this is too naive. Anyway, Zion and I are not at the same level. He is a genius, and I'm only a normal person who loves to eat all kinds of delicacies in the whole world!"

All Wisdom's speculations and unhappiness suddenly vanished.

He could clearly feel Rita's love and dependence on him. This feeling was a kind of strong kinship even though they were unrelated by blood.

"Thank you, Rita."

Wisdom really liked Rita. Although she loved to eat, she cared more about his feelings than anyone else would.

For this reason, Wisdom felt that he had to protect Rita for the rest of his life and make her life better than anyone else. In the future, he would become Rita's best brother and her strongest reliance. Rita did not know what Wisdom was thinking right now. She only felt that Wisdom's mood had improved greatly so she felt much better.

"Wisdom, do you think daddy will punish Zion?"

"No, I don't think so."

Wisdom smiled and caressed Rita's head with love. He said with a smile, "When I finish studying medicine, I must develop a kind of medicine to reduce the transplant rejection in your body as much as possible."

Although Rita's transplant surgery was very successful, she still needed to take immunosuppressive drug all year round. This was a form of torture for Rita.

Wisdom gradually found out what his purpose of studying medicine was, so he worked harder.

Rita was moved after hearing that.

"Thank you, Wisdom. But don't be too exhausted. You have to sleep at 9:30 every night. Mommy told me that you've always been reading. So, it's not good for your vision and I don't want you to become blind. Well, health is the most important, right?"

Rita spoke seriously.

Wisdom paused for a moment, then he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll try my best."

"Let's continue to play."

Rita took Wisdom's hand and turned to play the game.

Nathaniel watched this scene upstairs and could not help but look at Rita with a different perspective.

Rita looked ignorant but she was really a wise little girl.

Most people really could not detect Rita's wisdom. Rita did not want the others to see her difference, but in principle, when dealing with Wisdom and other matters, Nathaniel gradually found out that Rita was obviously different.

Rita hid her true self so well.

Nathaniel smiled gratifiedly. He then opened the door and walked into the bedroom.

Mango was still sleeping soundly.

Nathaniel frowned when he saw her frowning. He then felt distressed.

What was Mango dreaming of again?

He walked forward and just as he was about to pick up Mango, he noticed that there was a sound at the door. He could not help but pause for a moment. When he turned around, he saw Zion standing at the door and looking at him with a cool composure.

"What's the matter?"

"I seem to have made mommy unhappy."

Zion frowned, but he still spilt it out.

"Yeah?"

Nathaniel turned around and sat down, allowing Zion to walk in and sit down opposite of himself.

"What's going on?"

"Nothing. I seem to have looked down on her earlier on."

Zion told Nathaniel everything that happened between Mango and himself honestly.

Nathaniel's mouth twitched a little.

"Zion, you seem to be too proud of yourself, huh?" "Well, I admit that I am a little cocky. I am wrong. I will try to do something that is reasonable for my age from now on."

Zion's attitude of admitting his own mistakes surprised Nathaniel.

"Have you gone to see a psychologist since the last time you came back from abroad?"

Nathaniel still remembered Zion's expression after the shooting incident.

Zion's body suddenly tensed up and he said in a deep voice, "No, I don't want to go."

"Why not? Zion, it's not that there's something wrong with your mind, but everyone has a trauma after the first time he or she fired a shot. You must go to the counseling."

Nathaniel frowned.

Zion struggled, then said in a deep voice, "No. I went there once, but I felt like I was hypnotized. The feeling of being in the same situation again makes me very uncomfortable."

He did not hide it from Nathaniel about it.

Nathaniel was a veteran and also Zion's father. He would never hurt Zion.

Hearing Zion's words, Nathaniel's face darkened.

"Hypnosis? Why would the psychologist want to hypnotize you? Didn't you cooperate?"

This was the only explanation. Otherwise, the psychologist would not have hypnotized Zion.

Zion did not say anything, but his expression revealed the answer.

Nathaniel's heart skipped a beat.

If Zion really rejected the therapy, it meant that the psychological pressure on him was far too great, and along with the trauma, there might even be fear in it.

Nathaniel's heart sank when he thought of how this might affect Zion in the future.

"Zion, can I arrange Noah to give you a counseling?"

The psychological counseling in the military region was exclusive so maybe Zion did not get used to it. Nathaniel meant to find someone familiar to do this, which might be better.

Although Zion was still rejecting the idea of counselling, he paused when he thought of Noah and asked, "Can Barney Soo accompany me?"

"Okay, I'll ask and see"

Nathaniel did not give him an accurate answer, but he knew that Zion had accepted his suggestion of going for a counselling session.

He did not dare to delay and quickly called Noah.

Upon hearing this, Noah dared not refuse and asked Barney for help. Then she replied and set the consultation date on tomorrow.

Zion saw that the time was set, so he left after saying a few words to Nathaniel.

The moment Zion left the room, Mango suddenly opened her eyes.

"Will Zion be alright?"

Mango's voice was not loud, but Nathaniel could hear it clearly.

He turned his head slightly and saw Mango's crystal clear eyes. He knew that she had woken up a long time ago.