The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1211

"There's a musician here?"

Mango couldn't help but ask.

The person who was playing it was obviously talented, and Mango could tell that he had been practising for many years.

When the butler heard Mango's question, he quickly replied, "Yes, there's a young boy. He seems to be the son of the famous musical family of Colliger County. I heard that he's been practising here recently, so I guess we will be hearing piano and violin sounds every day."

"Ah... no wonder."

Mango nodded, and a smile appeared on her lips.

Rita was eating her breakfast, but she chipped in from the side, "Mommy, I feel that the violin sounds great! Why don't you sign me up for a class? I want to learn how to play the violin."

Mango was slightly stunned as this was the first time Rita had asked permission to learn a skill. However, she didn't agree immediately. Instead, she said in a soft voice, "Rita, if you want to learn the violin, you have to get up early and practice for at least half an hour every day. Not only that, it will be difficult in the beginning. Are you sure you can

do this?"

Rita was stunned to hear this, and then she frowned.

"Urgh! Do I have to practice every day? What if I want to sleep in?"

"No, you have to wake up earlier if you're want to learn to play the violin."

Rita's expression changed when she heard what Mango said. After thinking for a while, she said, "Forget it, I don't want to learn anymore. I'll just find a husband who can play the violin. Then, I'll get him to play it for me every day."

Mango almost choked on herself when she heard Rita's words.

What was her daughter thinking?!

However, these talents classes were compulsory for a wealthy family, so she would definitely let Rita learn all of them in the future. Well, she just didn't want Rita to suffer this early.

When Mango was thinking of this, she stared at her daughter lovingly. Then, she did not say anything else after that.

By the time Nathaniel returned with his sons, Mango and Rita had already finished their breakfast. Rita was lying lazily on the sofa as she was feeling a little sleepy. On the other hand, Mango was preparing the things that they needed on the trip.

Meanwhile, no one knew when did the music outside stop.

However, Nathaniel did not pay much attention to the music. Instead, all he noticed was Mango, who just woke up not long ago. He saw that she looked a little shy, so she looked more attractive than usual. Mango's face couldn't help but turn red when she felt Nathaniel's gaze on her. In fact, she got even more embarrassed when she felt the pheromones he was emitting.

Well, Zion clearly noticed this and coughed from the side. Then, he dragged Wisdom back to his room to take a bath instantly.

Urgh! Why were their parents showing off their relationship again? Well, at least they had the right to choose not to look, right?

Rita was a little slow. Before she could sense anything, Zion had already dragged her away.

When only Mango and Nathaniel were left alone in the living room, Mango wanted to escape, but Nathaniel pulled her back. "Where are you going? I haven't had breakfast yet."

These words sounded normal, but when Mango felt his breath on her face, she couldn't stop herself from blushing.

"Then I'll go get you some rice."

After saying that, Mango wanted to escape from him, but she found that Nathaniel's hands were wrapped around her so tightly that she couldn't escape. "Hey! Just... let me go."

Mango said as she was a little shy.

Hence, Nathaniel really wanted to devour her right then and there. However, he knew that Mango's body wouldn't be able to take it if they had sex too often.

"Haha! Look at you, you're so nervous. Do you think I'll really do that now?"

Nathaniel chuckled lightly before letting go of Mango.

Then, she ran away immediately after he let go of her.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel felt somehow empty after his wife left his embrace.

Mango ran all the way to the kitchen, and she could feel her face burning. They had been married for so long, but she felt as if they were a newlywed couple that was madly in love with each other. Urgh! What was happening to her now?

Her heart was beating extremely fast at that moment.

After calming herself down, she went to prepare breakfast for Nathaniel. Then, she also called the children out for breakfast.

Zion and Wisdom had taken a shower and had already changed their clothes. Meanwhile, Rita had changed into a pretty dress, and she even packed herself some snacks.

After everything was prepared, they all got on the car.

Since it was the first time the whole family was going on a trip, Rita and Zion were very excited.

Thus, Mango couldn't help but smile when she saw that her children were happy.

When they reached their destination, they found out that Nathaniel had brought them to the foot of a mountain.

Rita immediately started to wail when she saw this.

"Boohoo! Papa, are we really going to hike?"

"Wow! You're a brilliant child indeed. Look, you have to exercise because you're too weak. Besides, we're getting some fresh air, which is good for your health too. Come on, let's have some fun while hiking with your brothers, alright?"

Rita looked crestfallen when she heard what Nathaniel had said.

"I don't want to do this! Can I say no? Or I can sit in the car and wait for you guys."

Nathaniel gave Zion and Wisdom a look. At that instant, the two brothers carried Rita and head towards the mountain without waiting for her to react.

"I don't want to go hiking! Mama, help me!"

Rita cried loudly, but Mango was trying her best not to laugh out loud.

"Naha! You know how to deal with her indeed."

Mango looked captivating as ever when she glanced at Nathaniel.

"Let's go down and walk around too."

Nathaniel held Mango's hand and got out of the car after saying that.

As the two of them were taking a stroll in the forest, Mango couldn't help but think back to the time when they were on the run overseas a long time ago.

"Do you still remember? Dylan helped us escape, and we had no choice but to go up the mountain. Now that I think about it, that really happened a long time ago." Nathaniel's eyes narrowed slightly at Mango's words, and he tightened the grip on her hand.

"I'm sorry that I let you suffer so much. I swear! I will never let you experience that again." "Nah, I was just reminiscing the past, so you don't have to feel this way." Mango was caught off guard because Nathaniel had felt guilty so quickly.

However, Nathaniel said in a serious tone, "I used to be a soldier, so I still had to take some other issues into consideration. However, I don't care about those things anymore. If anyone dares to hurt you and the children, I will hunt them down."

Nathaniel looked like a devil right now as he had an evil glint in his eyes. Hence, Mango was shocked to see this.

In fact, he was emitting a murderous aura!

"Nathan, we're gonna be okay. Believe me, okay?"

Mango's gentle voice slowly calmed Nathaniel down, and he didn't look evil anymore.

Then, Nathaniel looked at the woman in front of him and said with a smile, "Okay."

After that, the two of them walked slowly, and they looked like they were just taking a stroll in the park rather than hiking.

"Look, there's a pond over there!"

Suddenly, Mango shouted and ran over.

Nathaniel chuckled when he saw her acting this childishly. He then told her, "Look, there's more up

there."

After hearing what he said, Mango looked up. As Nathaniel had expected, there were several pools linked together as the water flowed down from above. Although it didn't look like a waterfall, it was still quite beautiful.

"Why are there so many ponds?" Mango asked curiously.

"This is the Nove Dragon Pool. The legend says that the Dragon King, who was the god of rain, had nine sons. His sons were trapped here as a punishment for breaking the Heavenly Law, and the people here suffered a lot because of the drought. Although the Dragon King wanted to make it rain, he could not do anything since the Jade Emperor did not order him to do so. Therefore, he could only watch the people suffer. Many of the children and women died because of the drought, and the crops all dried up too. Thus, the people came here to pray for the gods and seek protection. When the Nine Dragons knew that, they decided to help make this place rain because they knew that the people here would worship them for decides. After that, the Nine Dragons flew to the sky and did their magic. Finally, it rained, and the people cheered incessantly. Not long after, they saw nine pools appearing where the Nine Dragons laid. This was how Nove Dragon Pool was named as the people wanted to honour them."

Nathaniel spoke slowly.

His deep voice sounded pleasant, and he also made the story interesting. Thus, Mango became mesmerised immediately.

"Then, what about the nine dragons? Did the Jade Emperor punish them?"

Mango grabbed at Nathaniel's sleeve tightly as she asked him nervously.

On the other hand, Nathaniel was quite shocked by her reaction. He looked at Mango's worried eyes, and he trembled slightly.

It was just a legend, so it was probably made up to attract tourists. However, he didn't expect his silly wife to take it so seriously.

"They probably didn't get punished since the people worshipped them and begged the emperor for mercy. Besides, it's just a legend, so I don't think anybody cares about the ending, right?" Mango nodded her head in agreement after listening to Nathaniel.

She looked at the nine pools and then bent down to dip her hands inside. However, she felt cold as the water was freezing.

Thus, Nathaniel quickly pulled her hand out.

"Hey! Although this place isn't as cold as Ocean City, it's also winter here. Are you trying to catch a cold?"

Mango felt warmth in her heart when she saw how Nathaniel had reacted so strongly.

Then, she hugged Nathaniel tightly and asked, "Nathaniel, aren't there any sad love stories?"

"Love stories? What do you want to hear? Romeo and Juliet? Do you think the story matches the view here?"

Mango laughed heartily when she heard what she had said.

"Let's go! The children are already way ahead of us."

After that, they continued walking again.

In the beginning, Rita kept complaining because she didn't want to hike. However, after she was forced there by Zion and Wisdom, she realized that the scenery there was very beautiful. Thus, she became completely excited after that.

Hence, she never stopped asking questions all the way.

Zion remained quiet on the way, but he made sure Rita wouldn't fell off. On the opposite, Wisdom acted as a tour guide and explained the herbs that appeared along the way to both of them.

"Wisdom, you're amazing!"

Wisdom blushed when he heard Rita's compliment.

"Not really, I just read a lot of books."

"That's amazing too! I feel like sleeping as soon as I read books."

On the other hand, Mango heard what Rita had said. Her mouth twitched, and she said gloomily, "Nathan, our daughter can't bear any hardships and still doesn't like to study. What do you think will happen when she grows up? She can't just eat or sleep every day, right? Urgh! I'm sure she used to be an idiot or something!"

Nathaniel cackled at what Mango had said.

Meanwhile, their beloved daughter was chasing after an insect, so Nathaniel chuckled at her silly but cute behavior.

"Even if my daughter is stupid, she will still be the most beautiful and the happiest little princess. She is still young, and she'll find out what she's interested in in the future. If she likes it, she will work hard for it by then. Besides, being a glutton isn't a bad this. If nothing works out, she can also be a gourmet chef. Anyway, her brothers and I will protect her no matter what, so are you still afraid that she will be bullied?"

These words made Mango completely

speechless.

"Urgh! You're such a terrible father!"

"It's okay, I'll just be a good husband, and that'll be enough."

Then, Nathaniel wrapped his arms around Mango's waist and gave her a deep kiss.