The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 1034

"What's wrong? Did I say something that offended you again?"

Mango couldn't find a reason to be angry at him when she heard Nathaniel saying the word 'again'.

"Nah, I'm not planning to buy anything for you either. Let's go."

She pulled Nathaniel away, and the latter was completely dumbfounded.

"Huh? I thought you wanted to eat some cake."

"I'm on a diet."

"You're paper-thin, so why are you still trying to lose weight? Anyways, it's indeed unhealthy to have sweet food at night."

Mango almost had an urge to shut Nathaniel up after hearing his ridiculous words.

"Let's walk around the supermarket then."

Mango saw a supermarket nearby and immediately pulled him with her.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel was still trying to figure out what Mango had been trying to say outside the cake shop just now.

"So, what were you trying to do outside the cake

shop just now?"

Seeing his confused expression, Mango couldn't help but sigh. "I'm just reminding you that your birthday is coming soon. Do you remember what I told you when I went to visit you? I said that I wanted the two of us to go on a trip on your birthday. But I don't think that have any plans for it. Urgh! Nathaniel, can you pay more attention to my words?"

Nathaniel felt a little wronged.

"Darling, how do you know I haven't done anything for it? In fact, I've already completed all the preparations!"

"What? I haven't even told you the location of our trip, so how did you prepare for it? Besides, did you tell me about this?"

Nathaniel knew that he had told Mango about wanting to go to Angolla. However, he could tell from her expression that she had forgotten all about it.

Nathaniel sighed secretly and repeated his plans again.

"I even applied for our visa. Aren't we going to check whether Lebanon's mother is your aunt?"

"Oh, yeah, I think that did happen. But I don't want to waste your birthday on that. Nathaniel, I want to spend some time alone with you on your birthday."

Mango pouted her mouth and looked at him with expectant eyes.

Then, Nathaniel said with a smile, "Why don't we go out to the sea then?"

"Are we going alone?"

"Whatever you want."

"No one else is allowed, not even Rita!"

Mango declared her ownership over Nathaniel childishly.

Nathaniel loved how assertive she was acting, and he quickly agreed, "Okay."

"Don't you dare go back on your words when your daughter starts begging you to bring her along!"

Mango knew him like the back of her hand.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel was left speechless, "Well, if I don't remind her about my birthday, she probably won't remember it."

"I hope that happens!"

Soon, they arrived at the supermarket.

The supermarket had a lot of promotions today, so there was a crowd here.

Mango was afraid that Nathaniel would be snatched away by the aunties. Therefore, she grabbed his arm tightly to keep him by her side.

Nathaniel couldn't help but smile when she saw

Mango treating him as a child.

He felt delighted indeed.

Although they bicker all the time, he enjoyed having her around all the time.

Then, Mango dragged Nathaniel all over the supermarket. After she had picked out the items she wanted, both of them stood in line to pay the bill. During this whole time, he remained well-behaved and patient, no matter what she did.

After leaving the supermarket, Mango wanted to look around in other stores, but she had no more energy left.

It was so tiring!

She really needed a good rest after this.

Upon noticing her weary expression, Nathaniel said softly, "I'll carry you back."

"It's alright. You still have to carry the bags."

"Nah, it's fine. Come on up. We'll get up early and do some morning exercises tomorrow."

She was moved by his caring words initially. However, she was totally displeased when she heard what he had planned for tomorrow.

"Nathaniel Ye, you are so cruel!"

"I think there's nothing wrong with my suggestion. After all, we have to stay healthy and grow old together."

Nathaniel never changed his mind even though Mango kept begging him with her adorable expressions.

After all, he knew that Mango really needed some exercise.

"Urgh! What kind of suggestion is that? I just want to sleep in!"

"You can sleep when you come back from your morning exercises."

Nathaniel provided a perfect solution to her problems.

Although Mango was a little depressed, she knew that she had to get some regular exercise to stay healthy and live a longer life.

"Okay, but I don't want to do any high- intensity exercises."

"Alright, I'll try my best."

Then, he squatted down in front of Mango.

Mango climbed onto his back when she remembered that she had to do exercises the next morning.

Nathaniel's back was warm and wide, and it gave her a sense of security.

Perhaps she was tired from all the walking, so she slowly fell asleep on his back.

Nathaniel was surprised when he heard her even breathing. Then, he smiled and carried her steadily on his back until they reached the Ye's Mansion.

Meanwhile, Rita was extremely excited when she saw Nathaniel return, as she quickly pounced onto him. Suddenly, she furrowed her eyebrows after noticing Mango sleeping on Nathaniel's back.

"Argh! Mommy is an adult already. Why does she still need you to carry her?"

Rita sounded very dissatisfied.

Nathaniel smiled and said, "Even if mommy is old, she is still my wife. So, as her husband, I should carry her everywhere she goes."

"Does every husband do that?"

"Of course!"

Nathaniel rubbed Rita's head gently and smiled. After that, he carried Mango back into the bedroom.

He took off her shoes and noticed that the soles of her feet were slightly red and swollen. Then, he took off his jacket and went to the bathroom to fetch a basin of hot water to rinse her feet.

However, Mango was feeling uncomfortable because his actions had disturbed her sleep. Thus, she lifted her feet forcefully, and the water that he was using to rinse her feet splashed all over his body.

Nathaniel looked at her with a smile and said, "Be a good girl, alright? You can continue sleeping.