The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 607

"Rita, what's wrong?"

Mango quickly stood up and went up to greet her.

Rita was covered in mud, her face was grimy and her hair was messy. She looked as if she had fought with someone.

"What's going on?"

Mango hurriedly asked the men who brought Rita home.

One of them hurriedly said, "Mrs. Ye, Rita was fighting with other children when I got there."

"Fighting? How is that possible?"

In Mango's mind, Rita was extremely quiet. She would not argue or fight with others unless it was over food.

"It's true, Mrs. Ye. The other kid is a minister's child."

"What?"

Mango's heart skipped a beat.

"Rita, what's going on?"

Rita felt a little aggrieved and said, "It's nothing much. It's just that the guy was bullying me, and I found him annoying."

"Bullying you? Why?"

Mango found this reason quite odd.

Rita pursed her lips and said, "How would I know what those brainless boys think?"

Mango just shook her head and took her to clean up when she saw that Rita didn't want to explain further. After that, Rita was back to her old self soon enough.

After Rita cleaned up, she looked around her and asked, "Mommy, where's Wisdom? I haven't seen him for a while."

"Mommy will take you to him, okay?"

"Alright."

Rita was very excited.

However, there was a trace of sadness in Mango's heart.

She really hoped that Rita could help Wisdom with his emotions.

Mango brought Rita into Wisdom's room.

Wisdom was still in the same posture as he was just now. He was curled up in the furthest part of the bed. Nobody could see his current expression with his back facing them. Mango's heart ached once again upon seeing this.

However, Rita let go of Mango's hand and ran straight to Wisdom. She jumped into Wisdom's bed, lifted his blanket as she pulled at his hands, and said, "Wisdom, don't sleep anymore, the sun is up! Wake up and play with me, alright?"

Mango was afraid that Wisdom would push Rita away. Luckily, he didn't do that.

He looked at Rita with a dull expression. He didn't say anything or smile. Instead, he just looked at her as if he saw nothing. His gaze wasn't focused at all.

Rita was not satisfied with Wisdom's current state. She stretched out her hand and shook it in front of Wisdom.

"Wisdom, wake up. How can you fall asleep with your eyes open?"

Mango felt sad as she heard Rita say this.

"Rita, Wisdom is not doing very well. Can you comfort him?"

"Comfort him?"

Rita was very frustrated as she looked at Wisdom. She touched her chin and said, "How? Wisdom, how would you like me to comfort you? Do you want a kiss?"

As she said this, she went straight up to Wisdom and kissed him on his cheek.

Wisdom was stunned, but his gaze was more focused when he looked at Rita.

"Oh, Wisdom is awake!"

Rita danced happily with her hands and feet.

Mango smiled when she saw that Wisdom finally had a reaction.

"Wisdom, are you hungry? Do you feel any discomfort?"

Wisdom shook his head and reached out to grab Rita's hand. Then, he leaned on her shoulder and closed his eyes again.

Mango was immediately stunned.

What was going on?

However, Rita didn't mind Wisdom leaning on her shoulder. Instead, she gently patted Wisdom's back with her hand and said softly, "Wisdom, you're sleepy, aren't you? I can keep you company, okay?" In response, Wisdom grasped Rita's hand tightly.

Rita's face revealed a smile and she said, "Promise me that you'll go eat with me after you're awake. You still owe me three meals at KFC."

However, Wisdom remained expressionless.

"Well, I'm taking your silence as agreement, okay? Pinky promise!"

Rita extended her pinky and forcefully hooked it with Wisdom's, sealing their promise.

Meanwhile, Mango was silently observing them. Although Wisdom did not have much of a reaction, at least he did not reject Rita and he was comfortable with her actions.

Perhaps from the bottom of his heart, Wisdom still doted on Rita.

"Rita, can you stay here and accompany Wisdom?"

"All right."

"I'll be going first. Tell me if you need anything, okay?" "Alright."

Rita's expression was gentle.

Rita made Wisdom lie down before she lay down as well, hand in hand with him. She looked at Wisdom and said with a smile. "I'll look out for you, so you can sleep in peace."

As she spoke, she even reached out her other hand and gently patted Wisdom, just like how Mango did when she coaxed her to sleep.

Mango smiled in relief.

She hoped that Rita would be able to help Wisdom deal with the pain of losing his father.

Mango closed the door gently, leaving some space for Wisdom and Rita.

Just as Mango came out, she heard smashing sounds coming from Madam Ye's room, as well as her angry curses.

Right now, Madam Ye had completely lost the poise and elegance she had on normal days. She acted like an angry old witch, and it disgusted Mango. Mango ignored her and said to a servant beside her, "Get someone to clean up the place after she's done with her tantrum. Ignore her otherwise." "Yes, Mrs. Ye."

As Mango walked down the stairs, another servant approached her.

"Mrs. Ye, some people from the Hans family are here."

"The Hans family? Who can that be?"

Mango's brows furrowed slightly.

The Hans family's problems were at the bottom of the list of the things she wanted to care about.

Although Nathaniel wasn't angry with her, Mango truly hated the things that Mateo had done.

One of her men said, "Mr. Hans has brought Madam Hans over."

When she heard Madam Hans being mentioned, she recalled how arrogant and unreasonable Madam Hans was. Then, Mango said coldly, "I don't want to see them. Just say that I'm not in." "Yes, Mrs. Ye."

Mango's servants went out to relay the message. Meanwhile, Mango wanted to go to the kitchen to prepare some good food just in case Wisdom would be hungry when he woke up. The servant who went out came back inside very soon.

"Mrs. Ye, they're not leaving. They said that if you don't want to see them, they are going to wait outside until you will."

Mango got irritated and flung something aside as she said, "Ugh. They're always forcing me to bend to their will. Do they really think that they can get whatever they want every time?"

When the servants saw Mango's frustration, they couldn't help but say, "Mrs. Ye, I think it's better for you to meet them. Although we're living in a wealthy area and there aren't many outsiders, the people living in this area are important figures of Ocean City. They'll think that there's something going on between our family and the Hans family if they happen to see this."

"We don't get along well with each other in the first place. Why should we care about what others say?"

Honestly, Mango would rather die than see the Hans family, but she still heard Madam Hans' voice calling out.

"Mango, is Mango there?"

Mango's brows furrowed even deeper.

"Who let them in?"

"I did!"

Madam Ye tidied herself up as she walked downstairs.

"Our family is a dignified one. We can't be so rude. How could we shut Madam Hans outside the house? Plus, there are some things that I have to discuss with Madam Hans in detail." Madam Ye carried a smile on her face, but it didn't reach her eyes.

Mango could tell that she did it on purpose.

Her hatred towards the Hans family was greater than anybody else when it came to Nick's death. Now that the Hans family had personally offered themselves up to her, how could she forsake this opportunity? "I'll handle this. You can go."

"You'll handle this? What can you, a member of the Hans family, do? Mango, don't tell me that you think that you can have the final say in the Ye family now. Let me tell you this, I still control the Dark Night Empire. Do you think you can defeat me? If you have any sense, you'd better be humble in front of me. If not, don't go crying if I'm rough with you."

Madam Ye harrumphed coldly before walking out.

Meanwhile, Madam Hans and Terrance had already been shown in.

Although Mango didn't really like the Hans family, she couldn't just watch Madam Ye cause trouble without doing anything.

She washed her hands and walked out of the kitchen.

When Madam Hans saw Mango walking out of the kitchen, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

"There are so many servants in the Ye family. Do they still need you to help out in the kitchen?"

Mango was slightly stunned.

However, it wasn't because of what Madam Hans had said, but because of her skinny body.

She seemed to be much thinner than before.

She remembered that Madam Hans had been sent to a rehabilitation center. No one knew at the time if she would be able to make it.

Mango hadn't wanted to care about it back then. However, she felt a bit of discomfort when she saw Madam Hans's current state.

Madam Ye spoke before Mango could even say anything.

"The Hans family owes us, so what's the big deal about her helping out in the kitchen? It's only right for her to serve the Ye Family."

Mango's brows furrowed deeply.

Madam Ye was planning to use her as a topic?

Tears welled up in Madam Hans' eyes when she heard this.

"We are responsible for all bad things we've done. It has nothing to do with Mango. She grew up in the Shen family and never joined us. You can't do this to her."

"I can't do what? Oh, that's so funny. I'm her mother-in-law, so I can do whatever I want. Mango, go get some water. You don't have any manners at all. There are guests at home, don't you know how to greet them? How did your parents educate you? Do you think you're worthy of being the daughter-in-law of the Ye family? How could you possibly be the matriarch of the Ye family in the future?"

Madam Ye's words were unpleasant to hear.

Mango really wanted to retort, but she didn't want to argue with Madam Ye in front of the Hans family. After all, she was just getting water for her own family members, so Mango swallowed her pride and said nothing.

She turned around and went to the kitchen to boil some hot water. After that, she made some tea for Madam Hans and Terrance.

"Have some tea, please."

Mango spoke in an calm tone.

However, Madam Hans cried out, "Mango, I'm sorry, the Hans family has brought you much suffering."

"It has nothing to do with you."

Mango stood up straight as she heard Madam Ye say, "Where's my water? Is this how you behave as my daughter-in-law? It's polite to serve guests tea, but it's your duty to serve me. Do you need me to teach

you this?"

Madam Ye had officially declared war against Mango today, and she even humiliated Mango in front of the Hans family. Hence, Mango knew that she could no longer evade this anymore.