The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 366

"Happy birthday Mommy!"

Zion was wearing a stark white suit while Rita wore a dress in the same colour. Then, they both walked out side by side.

There were flowers in their hands and they smiled brightly at Mango from the lavishly decorated living room.

Only then did Mango realize that today was her birthday.

Next, Nathaniel walked out from another room wearing a black tuxedo with a grin on his face, "Happy birthday, babe!"

Then, Mango's eyes immediately teared up.

"Thank you all so much!"

She never expected so many people to remember her birthday.

In the past, only her parents remembered it and they would make a bowl of longevity noodles for her in the morning. They would organise a birthday party for her if she wanted to, but she disliked the commotion as she got older.

Furthermore, she never formally celebrated her birthday after she married Nathaniel because he never actually remembered it.

Over time, even she had forgotten her own birthday.

Thus, Mango's heart was bursting with a myriad of emotions when she realised how many people still cared about her.

Then, Nathaniel slowly walked up to the stairs and took her hand. He said softly, "It was my fault for not remembering your birthday in the past, and for troubling you all these years. From now on, I will celebrate every single birthday with you. Even when we're old and grey, I'll still wake up in the morning and make you a bowl of longevity noodles before wishing you a happy birthday. How about that?"

"That sounds amazing!"

Mango wasn't someone who liked to cry, but she could barely hold in her tears.

Honestly, her happiness had caught her off guard.

In fact, women didn't wish for many things, except for the care of their loved ones. Even a sentence from someone they held dear could make their whole day.

When Rita and Zion saw Mango's reaction, both of them stepped forward and said, "Mommy, we'll be there to celebrate your birthdays too!"

"Of course!"

Mango was extremely delighted when she looked at her children.

"Let's go have some noodles first. I have a whole itinerary of activities planned for you today."

Nathaniel's words elicited Mango's excitement for the day.

Soon after that, Mango's family of four arrived at the restaurant. They were immediately greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Shen, who smiled and said, "Happy birthday, our dear daughter!"

"Thank you, Mom and dad!"

In fact, Mango felt as if she was on top of the world at that moment.

After all of them enjoyed a scrumptious breakfast, Nathaniel took Mango and the children out.

Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Shen naturally did not follow as they wanted to give Mango some alone time with her family.

Mango had no idea where they were going, but her heart was filled with anticipation.

"Can you tell me where we're going?"

"Not at all."

Nathaniel's words caused Mango to laugh.

After that, they arrived in front of a church.

Mango was shocked as she looked up at the church, which looked pristine and white.

"Why are we here?"

"Do you remember this place? It's where we got married eight years ago!"

Then, Nathaniel took Mango's hand and led her out of the car while Zion and Rita followed them like a pair of flower children.

Naturally, Mango was very excited.

Eight years had passed in the blink of an eye, and she'd thought that she would never step foot in this place again. Thus, it was pretty surreal for her to be here again.

She inevitably had a feeling of deja vu.

When Mango followed Nathaniel into the church, she was shocked to discover that it was filled with people. She recognized some of them, and some faces were unfamiliar to her, but the church to the brim.

Suddenly, she felt timid and she even wanted to back out of the church, but Nathaniel held on to her hands.

"Don't be afraid. I'm here."

"Why are there so many people here?"

In fact, Mango felt as if everyone was looking at her. When she entered the church, everyone stood and faced them with congratulatory expressions on their faces, which made Mango nervous.

Slowly, a layer of sweat seeped through her palm.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel sensed her anxiety and held her hands tightly, "Don't panic, Mango. You're Mrs. Ye, and you can deal with anything! Are you really going to be afraid of these people?"

"Well, yes!"

Mango whispered these words to Nathaniel, which made him chuckle.

"Just pretend like they're not there."

"But they obviously are."

Mango and Nathaniel whispered to one another as they made their way to the altar.

Next, the thunderous applause made Mango's legs go weak.

However, Nathaniel got down on one knee in front of everyone before she could say anything.

"My dear Mango, I would like to ask for your hand in marriage. With God as my witness, I want to spend the rest of my life with you, for better or for worse. Will you do me the honor of marrying me?"

After he said that, Nathaniel retrieved the custom- made set of jewellery from his pocket.

At that moment, Mango was equal parts surprised and moved.

"Say yes! Say yes!"