The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 302

Both of them kept going for a while until Nathaniel couldn't take it anymore. Then, he put Zion down onto the ground.

However, Zion still wanted to continue playing with Nathaniel, but he stopped when he saw Nathaniel's pale face. He worriedly asked, "Mr. Ye, are you all right?"

"Get me a glass of water."

Right now, Nathaniel was rather annoyed.

He couldn't even properly enjoy some playtime with his son due to his body's current condition. Hence, it seemed like he needed to get better as soon as possible.

Then, Zion hurriedly went to get some water for Nathaniel, but he was still quite worried.

"Mr. Ye, did I hurt you just now?"

He handed the glass of hot water to Nathaniel with a guilty expression on his face.

Then, Nathaniel stroked Zion's head as he smiled and said, "No, I just got too carried away. How about we go to the gym together after I've recovered?"

"Okay! Don't worry, I'll make sure to train you so well that you'd be strong and fit even when you're seventy!"

Zion's childish tone made Nathaniel laugh once again.

"Seventy? I'd be old and weak way before then."

"Of course not, our family is rich enough to develop new technologies. By then, I'll invent a pill that can reverse aging, which will make people mistake us for brothers when we go out."

Zion spoke in a nonchalant tone.

"You little brat, do you think you have what it takes to be my brother?"

Then, Nathaniel roughly stroked Zion's head as he drank the water.

The hot water relaxed Nathaniel's body and he felt some strength return to his limbs. Nevertheless, he still sat on the bed as Zion sat next to him while he swung his tiny feet back and forth.

"Mr. Ye, did you really send Edolie away?"

"Yup. After all, she did save your sister, so this debt has to be repaid."

Right now, Nathaniel spoke to Zion as if he were an adult because there were some life lessons he needed to learn.

Next, Zion nodded and asked, "What if she comes back and hurts Mommy again?"

"Then we won't be so merciful. We've already repaid our debts, so we don't owe her anything anymore."

"Got it."

Zion nodded agreeably.

Then, he looked at Nathaniel and asked worriedly, "Mr. Ye, when are we heading back to the military hospital?"

"Why? Are you getting tired of me?"

Nathaniel asked with a smile on his face.

Zion shook his head and replied, "You need to get better soon. If not, wouldn't you be ashamed that a child like me has to support the entire family in your stead?"

"You? Supporting the family? Zion Shen, are you referring to yourself?"

Honestly, Nathaniel felt that Zion was far too overconfident in his own abilities.

Nevertheless, Zion was full of confidence as he said, "Of course, both you and grandma would have been tricked by Edolie if it wasn't for me. On the other hand, who knows what she would've done to me, Rita and Mommy. Plus, you're such a big, strong man, so why can't you recover quicker? Rita wants to go to the amusement park. Furthermore, Wisdom and I made a deal to go on the rollercoasters, and whoever gets scared first loses."

Nathaniel envisioned the blissful scene in his mind when he heard Zion's words.

It had been a very long time since the Ye Family was so lively.

"Hey you little brat, do me a favor, will you?"

Next, Nathaniel nudged Zion's arm with his elbow.

"What do you want me to do? What's in it for me?"

Zion gave Nathaniel a sneaky expression.

"What? Do you really want something in return for helping your own father?"

Truly, there was no one in the entirety of Ocean City that dared bargain with Nathaniel except for Zion.

Alas, Zion replied casually, "Of course. I'm not under any obligation to help you."

"Okay then, tell me what you want."

"Could you give me some money?"

Nathaniel was confused for a moment when he heard Zion's words.

The Ye Family had plenty of money, but Zion was still a child and he didn't have much money on him.

His request stunned Nathaniel for a moment.

"What do you need the money for? Just tell me what you want and I'll buy it for you."

"No thanks. I'll buy something for Mommy myself."

Thus, Nathaniel was abruptly reminded by Zion's words that Mango's birthday was drawing near.

From the day they married, it seemed that he had never celebrated her birthday before. They had been married for eight years, but they spent five years apart. Honestly, he owed Mango far too much.

"You wanna buy a birthday present for your Mommy?"

"That's right. But this has to be kept between us, and you can't tell Mommy about this!"

Zion looked at Nathaniel warily.

Then, Nathaniel smiled and said, "Okay. What do you want to buy? Tell me, I'll pay."

"That won't be necessary as I want to buy the present with my own money. Just give me a small runner's fee once I do your errand for you."

Zion didn't intend on letting Nathaniel pay for the present, and this fact both surprised and reassured Nathaniel.

"All right, how much do you want?"

"Around a hundred would be a good."

Zion didn't ask for a lot of money either.

Then, Nathaniel took out a hundred in cash and he handed it over to Zion.

Zion took the cash and he pocketed it before he asked, "What do you need me to do?"

"Go and get something nice to eat for your mother, but don't tell her that it's from me."

"Um? What do you mean?"

Zion didn't quite understand what Nathaniel meant.

Obviously, Nathaniel wouldn't tell his son that Mango and he were in the middle of an argument, so he just gave a perfunctory explanation. "Just go and get it, why are you asking so many questions?"

"Ugh, you're so rude even when you're asking someone else for a favor. I think Mommy is the only woman in the world who can put up with you! Any

other woman would have run away long ago."

Zion muttered this under his breath, but he still got out of bed to help Nathaniel buy the food.

"Oh, by the way, aren't you hungry? Should I get some food for you too?"

Zion had already walked to the door, but he suddenly stopped in his tracks before he turned to Nathaniel and asked.

"Well, I guess the little brat still has some conscience." Nathaniel thought.

Then, he smiled and said, 'TH eat whatever you buy for me."

"Well then, I'll just buy a bomb then."

Nathaniel immediately picked up a pillow and he hurled it at Zion upon hearing his son's words.

"You little brat, let's see you try!"

However, Zion dodged the pillow skilfully and he stuck out his tongue at Nathaniel before he quickly ran away.

In fact, Nathaniel very much enjoyed spending time with Zion. Although Zion usually tested his patience, after all, he was still Nathaniel's precious son.

The strong familial bond softened Nathaniel's heart considerably.

Ultimately, Nathaniel couldn't resist the fatigue that plagued his body, so he just lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

After a while, Zion returned with food for Mango and Nathaniel. He didn't wake Nathaniel, who was still deeply asleep when he returned to the ward. Instead, Zion just placed the food aside before he got on his tiptoes to cover Nathaniel with the quilt. After that, he left the ward.

Then, he brought the food to Rita's ward.

"Mommy, grandma, Rita, look at the delicious food I've brought for you!"

Zion dangled the food in his hand up in the air.

Meanwhile, Madam Ye went up to take the food from Zion with a distressed expression on her face.

"Oh, dear, who told you to buy this? You're still injured."

"It's fine, Mr. Ye told me to get it because he was afraid Mommy would be hungry. So, I reckoned that you and Rita might be hungry as well, so I bought extra food."

Zion said with a smile.

When Mango heard that Nathaniel had made Zion buy the food, she asked, "Where's your daddy?"

"He was so exhausted that he fell asleep in my ward."

Truthfully, Mango was quite concerned when she heard Zion's words.

Nathaniel was still unwell but she and Zion still ran him ragged, so she felt quite guilty about that.

Furthermore, wasn't he angry with her earlier?

Now he was even worried that she hadn't eaten at all.

Sure enough, Nathaniel had a soft heart, so Mango couldn't help but fall irrevocably in love with him.

"I'm going to visit him."

Ultimately, Mango couldn't sit still inside the ward.

However, Zion grabbed hold of Mango's arm and said, "Don't worry, Mommy. Mr. Ye is fine, so all of you, please just eat. Furthermore, I'll have Uncle Thomas handle the process of transferring Mr. Ye

to this hospital."

In fact, Madam Ye felt that Zion's suggestion was quite reasonable.

Previously, she didn't transfer Nathaniel over because she wanted to keep him away from Edolie. Now that Edolie was gone, there wouldn't be an issue with that anymore. Furthermore, it was a hassle for them to keep going back and forth between the hospitals.

"It's a pretty good idea, I'll talk to Thomas about it."

Madam Ye acted swiftly and she took out her phone to make arrangements with Thomas.

Since Madam Ye had already decided, Mango definitely had no objections to that.

Then, Zion pulled on Mango's hand and whispered, "Mommy, did you make Mr. Ye angry? He seemed quite annoyed."

Mango blushed a little upon hearing her son's question.

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Conversely, Zion just pouted at Mango's words. "Ugh, you adults are so dramatic."

After he finished speaking, he handed a sweet bean bun to Rita.

"There you go. This is pretty good, and you can't get it overseas."

"What is this?"

Rita looked curiously at the sweet bean bun.

"Just try it."

Then, Zion handed it over to Rita with a smile.

Rita was somewhat reluctant to eat it at first, but she discovered that it was sweet after she took the first bite. Moreover, Rita loved sweet things, so she was delighted at the taste.

"Thank you, brother Zion!"

Her entire face lit up with genuine happiness, and her bright smile immediately made everyone's worries fade away.

Mango was very comforted at the sight of her daughter like this.

Finally, the worries that had been plaguing her heart over the past five years could finally be put to rest.

Meanwhile, Madam Ye couldn't help but smile at Rita and Zion's happy expressions. She said, "Mango, when will you bring these two children home?"

Mango was stunned for a moment and she muttered, "I'm all right with doing that whenever you want, it's just up to Nathaniel now."

"Why wouldn't Nathan want them to come back to our family? However, I do think that he has his own plan in mind for the children. As for the matter with Edolie, I'm truly very sorry for accusing you blindly."

As she spoke, Madam Ye bowed deeply in Mango's direction. The action startled Mango so much that she quickly rushed forward to stop Madam Ye.

"Mom, don't do this. It's all my fault for mishandling the issue."

Mango was overwhelmed by the unexpected apology.

Then, Madam Ye smiled as Mango led her to a seat so that she could eat.

At that moment, Terrance called Mango.

Mango was slightly perplexed upon seeing his number, but she picked up the call anyway.

Why was the Hans family contacting her now?