The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 968

Mango did not know what Lebanon's expression meant, and she did not want to understand him either.

She tugged Rainie and indicated the latter to stay quiet.

Lebanon's face was all bruised, so he could not continue the recording. He was feeling apologetic as he recommended to Ares another artist that could replace him. In fact, this artist was also as influential as Lebanon as well.

Ares had to give up now that this incident had escalated this way.

After Lebanon left with Alfred, Ares' team members began to complain.

"Do you think that someone here has got bad luck and is dragging our team down?"

"That's right. Our team was united, but Cecelia was fired, and someone else got hurt because of an outsider! What's more, Lebanon got beaten up badly today. This is a bad omen..."

Although they whispered to each other, they were talking so loudly that Mango and Rainie could hearthem.

"What are you talking about? Huh?"

When Rainie heard that the gossips were targeted Mango, she felt unhappy immediately.

Mango grabbed Rainie, and she looked coldly at the workers around her and said, "I didn't offend anyone here, did I?"

"So what? Don't act innocent. Look how many things happened after you were here! Oh, please! Do you dare to say that these things have nothing to do with you?" Mango was unable to answer.

She really did not want these things to happen, but all these issues were related to her indeed,

"You guys are simply unreasonable!"

Rainie felt that these people were bullying Mango.

Mango said faintly, "This incident still happened even though I didn't want it to. I can only say that I'm sorry, and I won't comment on everything else."

Ares just came back at this time. He had some opinions too after seeing that everyone was arguing within themselves because of this matter.

"If you can find Pinksy, then Ms. Shen can leave here. However, the most important thing now is that we're behind time, and we have to rush the recording. If you guys think that we can finish recording as soon as possible, I don't care what you say. So, can you all do it?"

Seeing that Ares had lost his temper, everyone else immediately quieted down. Even if they were dissatisfied with Mango, they did not dare to say anything.

Mango said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Ares."

"It's none of your business. Just make sure to perform well later. The people recommended by Lebanon will arrive soon, so get ready to start anytime soon."

Ares did not want to say anything, but Mango could see that he was rather angry.

She sighed slightly. Without saying anything, she sat down and started playing the music.

Lebanon was not there, so the recording was surprisingly smooth.

When it was over, Ares looked better.

"We did a good job today, and I hope every one of you can continue to work hard tomorrow. Go back and rest early today. We will come at 6 o'clock tomorrow as we need to speed things up." The others naturally agreed.

Mango did not say anything either.

Although six o'clock was a little early for her, she was now a member of the team, so she could not refuse.

Rainie felt that her voice had become hoarse.

"How's your face? Do you need to go to the hospital?"

Rainie saw a trace of blood seeping out of the gauze on Mango's face and asked with some concern.

"I'm fine."

It was not too painful for Mango. She was just a little speechless as the team had ostracized her.

She went to a bathroom for just a while, but when she came back, the zither was broken! Someone had obviously damaged the strings on purpose!

Rainie then noticed this too.

"They've gone too far. Urgh! They just want to force you to leave!"

"Well, I can't do anything about it. After all, I'm a newcomer."

Mango knew a little about the workplace. After all, she had replaced Pinksy without a proper reason. The other members might have a better relationship with Pinksy. Furthermore, she had somehow cause Cecilia to resign. Now that Lebanon had withdrawn from the recording because of her, it would be difficult to sell copies of the album. Therefore, she understood why the other members of the team were picking on her.

"Are you going to put up with it like this?"

Rainie felt that this was not what Mango would have usually done.

Mango smiled, "What else can I do? Fight with them? Haha! Didn't you see Ares' expression just now? Even if I was not in the wrong, I don't think Ares would want to team to fall apart because of me." Upon hearing Mango's words, Rainie felt terrible immediately.

"Aren't we just recording an album? Urgh! Why are there so many complicated things?"

"Once you enter the showbiz, you will have more complicated things to deal with in the future. You have to change your temper, or else you will suffer. By the way, do you have an agent?" Mango thought of this question and asked.

"Not yet, but shouldn't you be looking out for me, Ms. Shen?"

Rainie teased Mango.

It was true that Mango would treat Rainie well. After confirming that Ares had not found an agent for Rainie, Mango sent a message to Clarissa while asking her to look for a top celebrity agent for Rainie.

Clarissa did as she was told.

Mango looked at the broken zither and ignored it. She pulled Rainie out of the Polygon Spartial Building and went to eat some snacks nearby.

If Rainie got angry again, she would ruin her own career in the showbiz industry!

The two of them had a barbecue and drank some beer, and they felt better after the meal.

Mango was concerned about Rainie's throat, so she only let Mango drink a few sips of alcohol.

Rainie could not take it in anymore, and she spoke her mind.

She drank a sip of beer and said, "Why is the showbiz industry so complicated? Pinksy doesn't have a good relationship with everyone, and Cecelia doesn't like to talk. They never got along well during the recordings, but now they're using this incident as an excuse to push you away. This is too much!"

On the other hand, Mango didn't have much to say about that incident.

"Sometimes, they need only an excuse to vent their anger even though they weren't close before. Don't think too much."

"What do you mean?"

Rainie did not quite understand.

"You'll understand it later."

"What are you going to do now? If they push you away like this, I don't know what they will do secretly tomorrow."

The thought of this made Rainie worry.

When had Mango ever been treated like this?

If it wasn't because of Rainie, Mango would be an uprising star in the design industry. For Rainie's sake, Mango had up her own design and opened up a company in the entertainment industry. Thus, Rainie felt upset whenever she thought about it.

"It's... all my fault. Without me, you would have achieved great heights by now!"

"What are you talking about? I don't regret anything I'm doing now. Besides, those who look down on us now will see us differently soon. I'll make sure that Illimite Entertainment will be successful in one year! Everyone will talk about us by then!"

Mango was full of confidence.

Rainie was so moved that she hugged Mango and sobbed.

"Mang... Mango, what would I do if I didn't have you? Do... do you know that there were a lot of times when I wanted to give up? But, whenever I think about you, I'll tell myself not to surrender. If I lost, you would lose everything because you sacrificed everything you had for me!"

"Haha! Aren't you afraid that others will laugh at you when they see you crying like this in the public? Wipe your tears now, hmm? Are you done eating now? Let's go home when you've finished!" Mango knew that Rainie was in a bad mood.

Rainie was sadder than anyone else after she saw that the team was trying to kick her out.

However, some things really could not go smoothly.

Rainie then felt a little embarrassed upon hearing Mango's words of consolation.

She left Mango's embrace and wiped away her tears in embarrassment. After that, she finally smiled and said, "Don't tell anyone."

"Haha! I promise!"

Mango smiled and felt that Rainie was indeed very adorable.

The two paid the bill and did not intend to go back to the studio. They held each other's hands and planned to go shopping.

They had been in B City for so long, but Rainie had always been busy with her training. Furthermore, Mango had never come out to shop before. Therefore, they decided to take a walk around as they were in a good mood today. Most importantly, Rainie wanted to buy Mango a new zither.

Her old zither was definitely unusable now. Right now, Mango still had to play the zither as the album had not been recorded yet.

They went to the nearest music store.

There were a lot of musical instruments here, so Mango and Rainie had many options to choose from.

Suddenly, Rainie tugged on the corner of Mango's shirt and pouted her lips.

"What's wrong?"

Mango followed her gaze and saw a girl, who was plainly dressed, introducing the instruments to the guest. However, she was a little confused. Rainie said in a deep voice, "This person is Pinksy. Didn't she say that her family has something urgent, so she asked for a leave? Why would she sell musical instruments here? Hmm... I know! Now there's a 10% commission being given to the salesperson for every musical instrument sold. If she manages to sell a high-end musical instrument, she will receive a commission equivalent to the monthly income that she will get from a music production team. Ah... No wonder she gave up playing the zither and came here to work. I'm going to take a video of it and show the team! Otherwise, you'll get blamed every time something bad happens! Hmph!"

As she spoke, Rainie took out her phone and took a picture.

However, when she was about to send it out, Mango stopped her.

"Don't send it first. Keep the picture. I think there's a reason behind her actions."

"Wow! Mango, you're too kind! What are the reasons then?"

Rainie felt that Mango was merciful towards others.

She knew how those people in the team treated Mango. Right now, she wanted everyone to learn the truth.

Mango said in a deep voice, "Look, these are the people who you will be working with in the future. If you've offended the entire team, what's the point of you having a good voice? It's difficult to be successful alone in this industry, Rainie. You can't always do as you like."

After hearing Mango's words, Rainie stopped.

"But I just can't take it!"

"We should also find out the reason behind her actions first, right? Let's go and take a look. Perhaps Pinksy has some difficulties that we don't know of."

As Mango spoke, she pulled Rainie together and walked towards Pinksy.

Rainie was not happy and purposely raised a ruckus. Her actions successfully attracted the attention of the crowd, including Pinksy.

When Pinksy saw Rainie, she was astonished, and her face turned pale.

Pinksy wanted to escape from the situation. However, she gritted her teeth and rooted herself to the ground as she watched Rainie pull Mango towards her.

"Hey... why do you look so familiar?"

Rainie teased Pinksy intentionally, causing Pinksy to feel ashamed.