The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) -
Chapter 653
"I'm going to open the door!"
Mango quickly stood up and ran to it.
Looking at Mango running away, Nathaniel thought she was very adorable. It was as if they had returned to their university years. Back then, Mango had never dared to look at him in the eye, and she had always been secretly looking at him. Each time he looked at her, she would always run away just like she did just now.
Nathaniel felt relaxed. Now that he was here, he felt that everything had changed.
That was the taste of love.
Nathaniel laid comfortably on the chair and watched Mango open the door. However, he didn't know how to express his feelings.
He quickly stood up and pulled Mango behind him. "What's the matter?" He asked the visitor.
"Hello, sir, I'm from a nearby travel agency. Just here to ask if you need any help?"
It was a girl who seemed to have just graduated from university.
Nathaniel looked at her as if he was meeting another Mango.
He said flatly, "No, it's not necessary. We've already decided on a travel agency."
"Sir, it's like this. We are an autonomous region and many villages have their own administrative department. You are a visitor. If you find an unreliable agency, you will suffer terrible losses. Our agency is not the same. We operate according to federal laws..."
"Well, we don't want it. Thank you."
Nathaniel felt that the girl was too noisy and quickly interrupted her.
"My wife has already decided on the agency and that's it."
After that, he closed the door directly.
Mango blushed a little when he called her his wife. She broke free from Nathaniel's restraints and ran to take a bath alone.
Nathaniel couldn't help but laugh at her reaction.
In the evening, Nathaniel didn't force Mango to sleep on the same bed with him. Instead, he gave the bed to Mango and slept on the sofa.
Mango looked at his tall figure nestling on the sofa and couldn't help but hesitate.
What if she asked Nathaniel to come up?
Should she just let him sleep on the sofa like that?
Nathaniel looked at the awkward expression in
Mango's eyes and smiled. "What's wrong? Are you planning to show me mercy and let me stay with you?"
Mango saw the glint in Nathaniel's eyes and quickly pulled the blanket over her to cover herself. She did not give any response. Nathaniel knew that even if he slept with Mango now, she wouldn't have any objections to it. However, he still held himself back.
There would be plenty of time in the future, so he was not in a hurry.
Nathaniel turned off the lights in the bedroom and went back to the sofa.
When Mango saw that Nathaniel hadn't come up, she heaved a sigh of relief, but at the same time, there was also a hint of disappointment.
Noticing the change in her mood, Mango immediately stopped herself.
What was there to be disappointed about?
Did she really expect to have something more between them?
Mango quickly covered her head and forced herself to sleep.
However, the more she did so, the more she could not fall asleep. On the contrary, she heard Nathaniel's steady breathing.
He was asleep?
Mango was a little surprised.
Thinking about it carefully, Nathaniel had suffered a lot along the way. Growing up, this must be his first time sitting in economy class for such a long flight. It was normal for him to be tired now. Upon realizing that Nathaniel had fallen asleep, Mango finally relaxed completely.
Without wearing her shoes, she walked towards Nathaniel barefoot.
She did not turn on the lights, but she could still see Nathaniel's face clearly.
Sitting in front of Nathaniel's sofa, Mango looked at him and even reached out to touch Nathaniel's face. However, when she was a few centimeters away from it, she stopped.
Following that, Mango let out a sigh.
She took the quilt and covered Nathaniel's body with it. She then took his clothes to the bathroom to wash.
Mango didn't notice that Nathaniel had already opened his eyes by the time she got up.
He looked at her busy figure, and it was as if they were still in the Ye family home.
At the time, Mango had prepared everything for him in the same way, but now, she could only do this when he was asleep.
Noticing that Mango was barefoot, Nathaniel wanted to get up and walk over with her slippers in hand. However, as soon as Mango turned around, Nathaniel stopped his movements subconsciously and quickly closed his eyes.
He knew that Mango didn't want things to go back to how it was before. Once he woke up, everything would go downhill.
Nathaniel continued to pretend to be asleep.
Mango walked over and took a look. When she saw that Nathaniel's blanket had fallen to the ground, she quickly bent down and picked it up. However, as she was lifting it up, she let out a muffled groan and the blanket slipped out of her grasp.
She hugged her left hand, a bitter look flashed across her face.
Then, Nathaniel felt the weight of the blanket on his body. He took advantage of the moment to squint his eyes and take a look, only to see Mango hugging her left hand. It was as if she was in some kind of pain.
He frowned slightly.
He still remembered that Mango's arm was injured from blocking an attack for him. Could it be that there were some lingering aftereffects?
Nathaniel's brows were tightly furrowed.
Mango took a while to calm down and feel better. However, she could only use her right hand to pick up the blanket and cover Nathaniel's body with it singlehandedly. Then, she tidied herself up and went back to the bed to lie down.
Because of the fatigue from the flight, Mango soon fell asleep.
It wasn't until Mango had fallen asleep that Nathaniel finally opened his eyes.
He looked at Mango's feet and hurriedly fetched a basin of warm water. He soaked a towel in it and then wiped Mango's feet.
However, Mango was too tired and she didn't wake up.
After Nathaniel wiped her feet dry, he rubbed his hands and started massaging Mango's soles.
Mango turned around comfortably and continued to sleep.
After Nathaniel massaged Mango, he frowned slightly when he saw Mango's weak left arm.
He adjusted the temperature in the room a few degrees higher.
Although he felt a little warm, he had heard from others that it was not good for a woman to stay in an air-conditioned room with a low temperature. Thus, he chose to focus on Mango's wellbeing instead.
All of a sudden, he wanted to smoke.
During the period when Mango was away, he'd picked up his smoking habit again.
Glancing at Mango, Nathaniel went out with his cigarettes.
When he arrived at the corridor outside, Nathaniel lit a cigarette and called Thomas.
"Help me investigate what happened to Mango's left arm."
"All right."
When Thomas was looking into it, Nathaniel was very uneasy. He stood in the corridor smoking one cigarette after another until Thomas replied. "Mr. Ye, Mrs. Ye left arm is disabled."
"What did you say?"
The cigarette between Nathaniel's fingers fell straight to the ground, but he did not notice.
Thomas said in a low voice, "Mrs. Ye's arm was not treated in time, and she was also forced by Madam Ye to do some housework, so..."
"Damn it!"
Nathaniel punched the wall in anger.
Madam Ye was already dead. If she was still alive,
Nathaniel would definitely not spare her!
After he calmed down, Nathaniel entered the room.
Mango was still asleep.
Her face looked so serene and gentle as the moonlight shone in through the window.
However, Nathaniel's heart ached.
She had gone through so much, so it was no wonder she chose to end this marriage.
If it was him, he didn't know if he could take it. Furthermore, all of this happened due to his negligence.
Nathaniel once again walked in front of Mango. He held her hand and sat on the bed for the entire night.
When Mango woke up in the morning, she noticed that Nathaniel had fallen asleep by her bedside. Plus, he was still holding onto her hand.
She didn't move, for fear that she would wake Nathaniel up.
Mango looked at Nathaniel and realized that his face was still the same even after eight years. Seeing how distressed he was, there was a trace of sweetness in her heart.
Since the two of them only had seven days to be together, she should put other things aside for now and enjoy these seven days wholeheartedly.
Upon thinking of this, Mango pulled her hand away and Nathaniel woke up immediately.
"Are you awake?"
Nathaniel asked quickly. When he saw Mango's gentle gaze, he couldn't help but be stunned.
He rubbed his eyes and thought that he was seeing things.
"I don't seem to have woken up yet, have I?"
Mango smiled and gestured, "I'm hungry, let's go and eat."
"Okay, let's eat!"
Nathaniel was very happy. As long as Mango smiled at him, he would do anything for her.
As soon as he heard that Mango was hungry, he started to pull her out but she stopped him.
"We haven't washed up yet."
Mango felt that Nathaniel wasn't completely awake at the moment.
Nathaniel also noticed this problem, but he didn't care much about it. He smiled as he spoke, "Right, I really need my wife with me. I'll wash up then we can leave right away. No, wait, you go first." Nathaniel paced around like a silly boy.
Mango gestured with a smile and said, "You go first. I want to lie down for a while. I'll go after you."
"Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Nathaniel started to get worried.
Mango shook her head.
"I just want to stay in bed for a while."
She smiled shyly.
Seeing that Mango was fine, Nathaniel was relieved and headed to the bathroom.
It didn't take long for him to wash up. He had already finished before Mango even got out of bed.
"Do you need my help?"
Nathaniel hurriedly asked since he'd just learned that Mango's left arm couldn't exert any strength.
Mango paused for a moment before shaking her head.
She went to the bathroom to wash up. When she came out, she saw that Nathaniel had already prepared everything.
He specifically prepared a big bag which was filled with water and food.
Mango gestured, "We're just going on a trip, so we don't need that many things, do we?" "I think it's better to take it with us. We have to bring along some water, as we're not sure if the ones sold are clean. Your blood sugar is a little low, so I prepared some food for you so that you won't collapse from fatigue."
Seeing that Nathaniel was so well kitted out, Mango didn't say anything. She just wasn't used to seeing Nathaniel, who normally had everything prepared by Thomas, prepare anything on his own.
After breakfast, they arrived at the travel agency.
This place had been selected by Mango at the last minute. She thought that it would be a very big agency, but she was somewhat disappointed as soon as she arrived.
It was only a small house with a table at the door with some tourist attractions on it. It was very shabby.
Mango was slightly uneasy.
"Nathaniel, let's switch to another agency."
Mango asked Nathaniel for his opinion.
At this moment, a woman walked out. Both Nathaniel and Mango were stunned at the sight of her.
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