The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 1022

Nathaniel took a warm shower because it was cold outside before lying down by Mango's side.

Mango had a relatively better sleep this round, and she only woke up at 11 am the next morning. Perhaps she had gotten a better rest because she felt assured knowing that Nathaniel was here to support her, or maybe she had been too tired because Nathaniel tortured her too much in bed last night.

When Mango looked at the clock, she thought that she had seen the time wrongly. She had even wondered whether the clock was faulty!

However, she had no choice but to get up because she was hungry.

Someone had placed a set of loungewear the had been chosen carefully on the nightstand. Furthermore, her slippers had been changed into a pair that had thick cotton.

Did he think that she was going through her confinement period right now?

Mango was slightly speechless after seeing what he had prepared, but she still wore the slippers and went downstairs.

"Mommy, you're awake? Urgh! You've slept for so

long!"

Rita sat on the sofa and played with the toys that Nathaniel had bought for her, and she also had some food next to her.

Mango blushed immediately because of Rita's teasing.

"Where's your daddy?"

"He went out to buy ingredients and said that he would make me some cola chicken wings later."

Rita's eyes immediately sparkled when she started talking about food.

"You're such a glutton! Has your fever gone down?"

Mango touched Rita's forehead and heaved a sigh of relief only when she felt that Rita wasn't burning up anymore.

"Yep! It went down a long time ago. By the way Mommy, when did daddy come back?"

"He came back last night."

Mango patted Rita's head and poured herself a glass of water.

Rita pouted her lips and said in reply, "Urgh! I wished daddy came back earlier. Maybe Ms. Zhang wouldn't have bullied me if he did!"

Mango felt upset instantly after hearing Rita's complaints.

"Your daddy and I will send you to kindergarten together later, or would you like to change another kindergarten?"

"Mommy, can I not go to kindergarten? I don't like going there at all!"

Rita had a disgusted expression on her face as she said this.

Then, Mango realized that Rita had already been traumatized because of this incident.

Suddenly, she didn't know how to explain this problem to Rita anymore.

"Rita, everyone has their own tasks to do. Daddy needs to earn money, and I need to manage my company. Also, your brother needs to complete his studies, so you certainly have to go to kindergarten too."

"Well, you can hire a private tutor for me, right?"

After seeing how antisocial Rita was, Mango felt a little helpless because she did not know what to do.

Nathaniel came back just at the right time.

"What are you two talking over there? Rita, my darling, look at what daddy bought for you!"

"Wow, you bought me so many fruits! There are blueberries, dragonfruits and mangosteen! They're all my favourites! Daddy, I love you so much."

When Rita heard that there was food, she forgot the problem that she and Mango had been discussing. She quickly ran over and exclaimed while tugging at the bag in Nathaniel's hands.

After all, she was still a child. Thus, she would immediately become excited whenever she saw something she liked.

At that time, Mango truly hoped that her daughter could remain this innocent forever.

Nathaniel saw the mixed feeling in Mango's eyes when she looked at Rita. He said with a smile subconsciously, "Here you go, I've bought you some durians. I remember you liked them the most, right?"

"Um... I don't have much of an appetite."

Mango sighed with some grief, and her eyebrows furrowed in frustration.

"What's wrong? Did Rita make you angry?"

"I didn't. Daddy, I'm very obedient!"

Rita immediately proved her innocence when she heard Nathaniel's question.

However, Nathaniel was speechless, and he only replied slowly, "Wash the fruits before you eat them, alright?"

"Oh, okay!"

After answering Nathaniel, Rita ran away with the bag in her arms.

Then, Nathaniel went around to sit down beside Mango and took her into his arms.

"What's wrong? Hmm?"

"Alas! Rita doesn't want to go to kindergarten because of this incident. What should I do? How can she go to primary school later if she doesn't attend kindergarten? Besides, she will have a disadvantage compared to other children if she's so antisocial!"

Mango told Nathaniel all her worries.

Nathaniel smiled in reply and said, "Don't worry. She is only a kid, and she was bullied in kindergarten. Hence, she developed some antisocial characteristics due to drama. Rest assured, we can actually solve this problem easily!"

"What? How do we solve it?"

"You'll find out soon."

Nathaniel decided to keep Mango in the dark for now. Instead, when he saw that Mango was wearing the cotton slippers, he nodded and said with satisfaction, "From now on, you'll wear cotton slippers at home. Also, I've already contacted the renovation workers. They'll come here this afternoon to change the heating system at home to a floor heating system. This way, the floor won't be cold anymore."

Upon hearing Nathaniel's words, Mango felt depressed.

"Nathaniel, the new year is just around the corner. After the new year, there's only one more month left before we won't have to use the heaters anymore. Why did you choose to reinstall the heating system at this time? The weather will turn warm one month after the new system. Don't you think that it's such a waste? Is it even necessary to do this?"

"Of course, it is because your body is still currently frail! I asked Emberly about it, and she said that it would take a long time for your body to recover, and you could suffer even more because of the cold during this period. Moreover, the installation of the floor heating will only take three days. Doesn't this sound like a good time for us to stay at grandpa's house for a few days?"