The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 762

Looking at Mango's starry eyes, Nathaniel smiled and brushed her nose.

"Why not? My wife wants to draw a portrait of me.

I would always make time for you."

"Did you put honey on your mouth today? I can't stand the cheesiness anymore."

Mango shook her head as she said this, then quickly turned around and left.

Nathaniel grabbed her hand and said, "Who else do you want to stand if you can't stand me?"

"I don't know. Maybe someone who isn't that smart."

"You wouldn't!"

"Who said I wouldn't?"

After saying that, Mango turned and ran away quickly.

"Don't run away like a coward!"

Nathaniel ran after her too.

Mango laughed as she ran, "I'm not a guy. I can be a coward."

"Aren't you going to stop?!"

"I'll stop if you catch me!"

Mango and Nathaniel were running on the bustling street like two children.

Their laughter echoed in the air. It was pure, sincere, and touched the hearts of anyone who heard it.

The two didn't care what other people thought about them at all. They were happy and carefree, where they let go of themselves completely. They didn't stop until Mango was tired and collapsed onto the ground next to a flower bed, but Nathaniel picked her up from the ground.

"What? I'm exhausted."

Mango pouted like a child.

Nathaniel didn't reply her, but he took off his coat and laid it on the stone surrounding the flower bed.

"Sit here. We're sweating now. You'll catch a cold like this."

Mango looked at the coat and said with a grin, "That coat's worth thousands of dollars, you know."

"Look at you, acting like you care a lot about money. Your health is worth more than thousands of dollars. Besides, the money I'd earned is entirely yours and the children's. Not to mention, didn't you tell Bosco that time? You'd said that our family's so poor that money's all who have left now. This thousand-dollar coat is nothing. From now on, my wife will drink two cups of coffee everyday, one for drinking and one to pour it down the drain."

Mango looked at Nathaniel in disbelief. She giggled and asked, "Why do I have to waste the other cup?"

"Because that'll show our status! Our family can afford to waste."

"Nathaniel, you're going crazy."

Mango poked Nathaniel's head playfully.

Nathaniel sat down beside her, not offended by her remark.

"Going crazy for such a beautiful woman like you."

"Stop. Stop it. This doesn't suit you. Mr. Ye, please remain cold and icy, thank you."

Mango laughed so hard that her stomach ached.

"I'm glad to be the reason you're laughing. Ms. Shen, I have some bad news."

Nathaniel expression was serious suddenly.

"Tell me, I can bear it."

As she said this, Mango leaned against Nathaniel's shoulder and yawned.

She wasn't the sporty type, so she was tired after all that action.

Nathaniel propped her up into a comfortable position and said, "Our car is at least five kilometers away from us right now. What should we do? Shall we walk back?" "Are you serious?"

Mango felt deflated as there wasn't any strength left in her.

"I'm so tired! I don't want to walk."

"Then, shall I carry you on my back?"

Mango's eyes lit up immediately at Nathaniel's suggestion.

"Are you sure? I've gained some weight recently."

"I could still carry you even if you turn into a pig."

"Nathaniel, you're the pig!"

Mango didn't like being called a pig at all.

However, Nathaniel said with a smile, "Yes, yes. I'm the pig. And I like carrying my wife."

Why did Mango feel that Nathaniel was being sarcastic?

"Hmph! Squat down! I want to get on your back."

She patted Nathaniel lightly.

Nathaniel was cooperative and squatted immediately.

Looking at Nathaniel's broad back and shoulders, Mango suddenly felt secured and safe.

"Come on! What are you waiting for?" "I'm figuring it out."

Of course, Mango would not admit that she was actually fascinated by Nathaniel's back.

Then, Nathaniel carried Mango on his back and walked towards the car slowly.

Mango laid on his shoulder and couldn't help but be mesmerized by Nathaniel's scent. "Nathan, I'm sleepy."

"Take a nap. I'll wake you up when we get home."

Nathaniel said lovingly and gently.

Mango didn't complain further, and fell asleep on Nathaniel's shoulder not long after that.

As he heard Mango's steady breaths, the corner of Nathaniel's lips curled up involuntarily.

In that moment, he truly hoped that there would never be an end to this path. He wanted to carry Mango like this until the end of time, and to the ends of the earth.

When Nathaniel brought Mango back to the Hans family's house, Mateo and Terrance weren't asleep yet.

When they saw Mango sleeping soundly on Nathaniel's back, they couldn't help but say, "So this young lady went out to have fun with you? We were wondering what she had gone out for. She was being so mysterious and didn't even bother to tell us. We were worried that something might happen to her if she went out alone. Look what time is it. She's only back now! She's becoming more reckless." Nathaniel smiled in reply, then carried Mango back to her room.

Mateo leaned against the door and watched Nathaniel take off Mango's shoes carefully. Then, he watched Nathaniel cover the blanket over her and walk out of the room quietly before opening his mouth. "You should spend the night here. It's late."

"No, it's okay. I have to return to the company. Thomas is waiting for me."

Nathaniel said goodbye to Mateo and Terrance and then left for the company.

On the other hand, Mango was sleeping soundly.

It was already morning when she finally woke up.

She looked at the familiar room groggily and was stunned.

Wasn't she having fun with Nathaniel last night?

When did she come back?

How did she get in bed?

She couldn't remember at all.

Then, Mango went downstairs after brushing her teeth and washing her face. When she saw Mateo, who was making breakfast, she greeted him cheerfully.

"Good morning, uncle!"

"Good morning. I thought you have completely forgotten to come home? You asked me to leave you some dinner, but then you were carried home by Nathaniel, sleeping like a pig."

Mateo's teasing made Mango feel a little embarrassed.

"I forgot. I had dinner outside with Nathan yesterday."

"You could've given us a call. How old are you? You're still acting like a child."

Although Mateo was nagging at her, it had warmed Mango's heart.

She stuck her tongue out at Mateo and then left the kitchen to check on the children.

At this moment, Terrance pushed his wheelchair into the kitchen.

"You nag too much. Aren't you afraid that you'll nag Mango away?"

"How is that possible? You have no clue. Yesterday, when I saw Nathaniel carrying her on his back, I suddenly thought that if our brother was still alive, perhaps he would give her piggybacks all the time. However, she had never even met her father before, let alone being piggybacked by him."

Terrance sighed at Mateo's words.

"There are some regrets in life that can't be made up. I just hope that she will always be safe and healthy. We're willing to do whatever it takes to make her happy."

"Yes. She's the only child of our brother, so we can't let anything happen to her. Fortunately, she was with Nathan last night. There are so many things that are happening in Ocean City these days, I'm worried that she'll put herself in danger because of Walter."

Terrance paused briefly at Mateo's words. He had wanted to say something, but didn't.

After Mango had checked on the kids, she returned to the dining room and saw that Mateo had already finished preparing breakfast.

To be honest, Mateo's cooking was great.

Rita and Mateo were laughing as they joked around on the dining table.

Meanwhile, Wisdom quietly ate his pancakes, and he would spoon some of his scrambled eggs to Mango's plate from time to time.

"Thank you, Wisdom."

Mango was very happy.

Rita was quick to follow in Wisdom's footsteps, as she gave Mango a big piece of bacon. "Mommy, where did you go yesterday? Here, have some bacon. It'll give you energy!"

"Thank you, Rita, but mommy doesn't want it. Rita can have it."

"You can have it. I still have some. Uncle makes the best bacon. They're delicious."

As long as there was food, Rita would be obedient.

Everyone burst into laughter as she said this.

As the days went by, Mango had started to settle down in the Hans family.

Meanwhile, Zion had also settled down and had gave Mango a call. He had said that he would be back in a few days, and had asked Mango not to worry about him.

Rita and Wisdom have also returned to school under the arrangement of the Hans family.

As everything was going smoothly, Mango started on her work.

During the day, she locked herself up in her room to read, and to construct her design ideas. In the evening, she would work on her designs after calling Nathaniel.

Sometimes, when she burned the midnight oil, Mateo would come and force her to rest.

In a blink of an eye, half a month passed.

Nathaniel focused on removing unwanted personnel in the Ye family. During this, everyone in the company had become jittery and nervous. Many people who had worked in the Ye family for many years left the HY Group inexplicably and with out a proper reason. They had left just like that.

The employees who had left the Ye family left Ocean City the next day, quietly and without leaving a trace.

During the past few weeks, Mango had constructed the first blueprint for her design, but there were still places that needed to be perfected.

Not only that, Sophia had invited Mango over more than once over these few weeks, but Mango had turned her down politely each time.

Mango had thought that the days would continue to go by this way, but Walter's call one day broke the silence.

"What's wrong?"

When Mango saw that it was Walter who was calling, she was a little puzzled.

Walter said in a low voice, "Novalee ran away."

Mango paused for a moment.

In the past few weeks, she hadn't even once asked about Novalee.

When Novalee was handed over to Walter, Mango didn't have any right to intervene with how Walter had wanted to punish Novalee or how he would treat her.

Not to mention that Sophia had never mentioned about Novalee when she invited Mango over to her house. Over time, Mango had completely forgotten about this person.

Now that Walter had suddenly mentioned Novalee, Mango was unable to digest it immediately.

"What do you mean by she ran away?"

"She ran away. Escaped. Mango, I think I'm destined to be single for the rest of my life."

Walter let out a bitter laugh, and it made Mango's heart ache.

"Maybe she just isn't the right one for you. Don't think about it too much. Since the knot between you and Novalee can't be solved, you should just let her go. It's yours, if it's yours. If it isn't, you can't force it."

"Maybe. Go back to work. I had just wanted to whine a bit. Oh,and, Novalee is narrow-minded and she may have misunderstood you. I'm worried that she would harm you since she had ran away.

Be careful."

Upon hearing Walter's words, Mango quickly replied, "Okay. Don't worry, I'm at the Hans family's. I'll be fine."

Just as she finished her sentence, there was a loud 'bang' that came from outside the window. It was as if something had fallen.