The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 581

"How are you so amazing?"

Mango felt a little embarrassed by his praise.

"I'm not a good person, but I just don't want you to violate the law. I know that you like being in the military very much, and if you had a choice, you would certainly not be involved in such shady business. You still enjoy being a soldier, don't you? I never understood why you suddenly retired when you've been doing so well in there. They said that it was because you were injured while fighting the drug traffickers in Nakasara. But I am your wife, and I am very clear about your physical condition. Today, I finally discovered that you were ordered to retire. In that case, how could I bear to stain your distinguished legacy?" "You're not a stain. On the contrary, you're the biggest hope in my life. I promised to give them the blueprint, but I never said that it was the one designed for the military."

"What do you mean?"

Mango felt a little confused.

Nathaniel smiled and said, "I've designed a new tank blueprint, and Zion passed it to Noah after he printed it. Thomas has already brought it back, and Noah asked my commanding officers for instructions. Hence, they have agreed to let me use this to lure out the mastermind behind the scenes. Those who are keeping an eye on military secrets must not have good intentions. This is a threat to national security, and the military is also hoping to capture them. So, I never violated my orders."

"Really?"

"Of course, but I want to ask for your help with something."

Nathaniel's words caused Mango to be slightly taken aback.

"Me? What can I do for you?"

"It's what you've always been doing."

As he spoke, Nathaniel took out the blueprint and handed it over to Mango.

"Look at it, do you see any problems?"

"You're asking me to check for issues?"

Frankly, Mango was a little surprised.

She knew that he was a very talented designer. Her decision to enter the field of vehicle design was partly due to Nathaniel's influence. Frankly, Nathaniel was just humble. If he took part in the national design competition, the other participants wouldn't stand a chance.

And now, he was allowing her to find fault with his designs? Hence, Mango felt herself getting nervous.

"You're kidding right?"

"No, I came up with this design when you were in the operating room. It's not perfect, and there are still some unrefined details. You're a designer as well, so tell me where I should improve." Nathaniel's words stunned Mango.

"How am I supposed to do that? I'm not in the military, so I don't know how to design a tank."

"I'm not asking you to do that. I want to patent this blueprint before I give it to them. This will be something we created as husband and wife, so I want a copy to keep as a souvenir." Then, Nathaniel stated his intentions clearly.

Mango was astonished and surprised at the same time.

"Are you saying that this blueprint will be completed by the both of us? And you will put it into production?"

"Can I do that?"

Upon hearing that, Mango's face lit up with joy.

"Of course you can!"

"Don't exhaust yourself though. I promised to give it to them, but I didn't say when. Besides, if we're going to do this, then we might as well do it right. Boston is in Canada for a meeting and he needs some time to get back. Thus, we have time to do plenty of stuff. I sought your input for this because I thought you would be too bored just sitting at home. However, if this tires you out, I'll take it back."

"Don't!"

Upon hearing Nathaniel's words, Mango immediately held onto the blueprint and refused to let go. Her childish behaviour caused Nathaniel to burst into laughter.

"Now that my family is a shadow of its former self, don't you regret marrying me? I still have a venture capital company, but the Ye Family is not as prosperous as it used to be." Nathaniel's words made Mango feel a little annoyed.

She glared at Nathaniel and said, "I married you not for the money. Besides, I am also a designer. I can take care of you."

"You're going to support me?"

It was the first time that Nathaniel heard a woman say that she wanted to take care of him.

How many people were willing to betray their own dignity to get their hands on the Ye Family's power and wealth? No one had ever said that they would take care of him, the so-called lord of Ocean City. However, looking at Mango in front of him, Nathaniel could see the passion and sincerity radiating off her.

He had almost lost such a good woman.

Then, Nathaniel stroked her head again and said softly, "Okay, I'm looking forward to the day you get to take care of me."

As he spoke, he took out a document from the drawer and handed it to Mango.

Mango was taken aback for a moment. After glancing at the contents, she was so shocked that she dropped the document on the bed as her hands trembled.

"This... I... What..."

"It's real!"

Nathaniel had given her a contract showing his ownership often oil fields in Akastan.

Mango could not fathom how much wealth was contained within these oil fields.

She looked at Nathaniel in surprise as she felt that everything was so surreal.

Seeing her like this, Nathaniel smiled happily.

"Did I scare you?" "Didn't you say that 80% of the Ye family's wealth was donated?" "Yes, I donated it. This is the wealth that I created later on. Isn't your husband amazing?" Right now, Nathaniel was fishing for praise.

However, Mango looked at him as if he had grown two heads and said, "How is that possible? The oil fields in Akastan are so expensive. How can you possibly have ten of them?" "There's nothing your husband can't do. When I was in the military, I took part in foreign projects and I accidentally saved the prince of Akastan once. Their king gifted me an oil mine to thank me, but I refused it at the time as I was still a soldier. Later when I took over the Ye Family, there was still some surplus even after donating our assets, so I spent it all on buying ten oil mines from the king of Akastan." Nathaniel's charisma was not something that most ordinary people had.

Although he saved the prince, he would not be able to buy the oil mines without the king's approval no matter how much money he had.

Mango knew that this matter was definitely not as simple as Nathaniel had described. However, the fact that he was able to do this meant that his capabilities were extraordinary.

Of course, this was the man she fell in love with.

He was so outstanding and extraordinary!

Then, Mango immediately became proud.

"You're amazing. I've never even heard that the Ye Family owned oil fields."

"Yeah well, this is a family secret. Just like the tank design, the only people who know about the oil fields are me, my mother, and Nick. But now, it is no longer a secret. Not only does Jigsaw know about it, but the true masterminds behind this know as well. Imagine, someone else actually knows something that I haven't even told you about."

There was a bitter smile at the corner of Nathaniel's mouth when he said this.

Mango immediately understood.

There was nothing much that could be done when there were eyes and ears even in your own home!

"You mean Nick exposed these secrets? Why would he do that?"

"Humans are complicated, and I want to know why too. Eh, I'll figure it out eventually."

Next, Nathaniel handed another document to Mango.

"What is it?"

"This is for you!"

Nathaniel's words made Mango feel a little

confused.

She had found out too much today, so she didn't know if she was still mentally prepared to receive new information about the Ye Family.

As the saying went, one's wealth should be their own private matter.

Now that news of the Ye Family's true fortune had been leaked, it was no wonder that there was no peace in the family with all the plotting and scheming going on.

After all, people were willing to do anything for money.

Hence, Mango didn't want to open the file.

"Forget it. I don't want to see it. I'm good as long as I know that you are my husband. But why am I feeling so self-conscious when I've discovered that you are a billionaire?" Mango put on a helpless expression and pouted her lips.

She really didn't know that Nathaniel was so rich. If she had known, she didn't know whether she would have had the courage to marry him.

However, Nathaniel was amused by her cute expression.

He scratched Mango's nose before he said with a smile, "What are you feeling self-conscious about?

Open it and take a look. I guarantee that after you open it, the one who feels inferior will be me."

"Why?"

"Just open it!"

With Nathaniel's encouragement, Mango opened the document. This time however, she flung the document away from her.

"Nathaniel, do you intend to scare me to death?"

She looked at Nathaniel as she spoke, her voice trembling.

This was an authorization and transfer contract.

Nathaniel had transferred all ten oil fields in Akastan to her!

In other words, she was now the owner of the ten oil fields.

As long as she signed the contract, she would have an infinite sum of wealth.

"I don't want it!"

Mango refused his offer outright.

Nathaniel smiled and said, "I'm putting myself and the Ye Family into your hands. Now, no matter what you do in the future, you will have many things to consider beforehand. If anything happens to you, what will the Ye Family do? What will I do? What will the people working for the Ye Family do? Let's see if you'll still be as reckless as before."

Mango's eyes filled with tears at his words.

"I didn't mean for it to be that way. I was just too worried about you."

"So you willingly sacrificed your life to look for me? How am I supposed to live without you? How was I supposed to deal with it if you died? How am I supposed to face our children? Mango, do you know that you've really scared me this time? If I could, I would want us to be joined at the hip, so I wouldn't have to worry about your safety."

Mango saw the anxiety and fear in Nathaniel's eyes.

A man who didn't fear death on the battlefield, who was a powerful force in the business industry and a determiner of the fates of thousands, was actually afraid for her!

A warm feeling erupted in Mango's chest.

She grabbed Nathaniel by the neck and hugged him tightly, saying in a low voice, "I won't do it ever again, okay? I'm afraid of death too. This experience is enough for me, and I promise there won't be a repeat of this."

"I don't believe your promises. Take the oil fields and I'll believe you."

Then, Mango felt her heart sink.

"This is too much money. I feel intimidated."

"What are you scared of? From now on, you are my boss, and I work for you. If you think that I'm not performing well, you can fire me. I will have to be careful around you in the future, Ms. Shen."

The teasing look on Nathaniel's face touched Mango.

She knew that him doing this meant he was giving her everything he had.

Mango said in a low voice, "Aren't you afraid that I'll run off with someone else along with the money?"

"Nope, because your heart is with me."

Nathaniel's words made Mango feel a surge of emotion. She cupped Nathaniel's face in her hands and gazed at him tenderly.

Slowly, she leaned into his lips.

Just as their breaths mingled and the distance between them was getting shorter, there was a knock on the door outside.