The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 479

Thoughts floated in Mango's head of their own accord, and her mind drifted far away.

She thought of how painfully Nathaniel had struggled, and her heart broke when Noah suggested the two-day observation period.

Merle took advantage of Mango's temporary lapse in attention to breathe a sigh of relief.

He knew that he should restrain his emotions as soon as possible. Mango was not someone he could desire.

The car sped along the highway on the way to the airport.

Mango and Merle both were immersed in their thoughts, and they did not speak to each other.

After that, they arrived at the airport.

Mango was impatient in getting off the car and she said to Merle, "Stop the car, I'm going to the arrival hall first."

"Madam, no, I should call you Mrs. Ye due to the crowds here. Mrs. Ye, there are too many people here. I think you should wait until I park, then we can enter together."

It was clear that Merle cared very much about

Mango's safety.

"It's fine, I can protect myself. Also, there's plenty of people here, so I'll be okay. Go and park the car, I'll wait for you at Door Three."

Since Mango had already made up her mind, Merle did not retort and he quickly went to park the car.

Meanwhile, Mango exited the vehicle before heading directly for the exit Nathaniel was going to use.

There were hundreds of people walking around, but her eyes stared unblinkingly at the exit in fear of missing Nathaniel.

However, Nathaniel did not exit through the normal channels. Instead, he used the green lane.

When Nathaniel walked out of the arrival hall, he turned around, only to see Mango was anxiously waiting for him.

His wife crossed her legs as she watched the crowd anxiously for him. Her worried expression swept away all of Nathaniel's exhaustion over the past few days.

Then, he quickly walked over to hug Mango from behind.

"Who is it?"

Mango instinctively tried to throw him over her shoulder but failed. Thus, she became frustrated, and when Mango was about to make the next move before hearing Nathaniel said, "You're becoming quite the barbarian, aren't you? How could you attack me when we've just reunited?"

The familiar voice caused Mango to pause for a moment before she turned around to see Nathaniel's face.

He had lost weight!

A lot of it, even!

He was much thinner than what she saw on screen.

His alluring almond-shaped eyes were sunken in, and he had stubble on his chin. However, it did not take away from his handsomeness one bit.

Mango's nose suddenly twitched and her eyes filled with tears.

"You're back?"

"Why are you crying?"

Nathaniel suddenly panicked.

"I was just kidding, you're not a barbarian at all."

Nathaniel was a little flustered as he tried to wipe away Mango's tears, but she wrapped her arms around his waist while leaning onto his chest. Then, Nathaniel felt a rush of hot liquid seep through his shirt, scalding his chest.

"I miss you so much!"

Mango was not usually a very sentimental person, but her heart ached terribly when she thought of how much hardship Nathaniel had gone through.

Eight days was as long as eight years to them.

Thus, Nathaniel felt that it was all rather surreal.

He was back!

He had finally returned!

He could finally stay by Mango's side with a healthy body.

From now on, he could protect her like he used to.

"I'm home, Mango. I miss you too!"

Nathaniel was equally moved and heartbroken by how much Mango was crying for him.

After eight days of no contact, he pitied his wife.

Meanwhile, Mango couldn't stop her tears from falling, but she still extricated herself from Nathaniel's embrace to examine him for injuries.

Of course, Nathaniel knew what she was doing, and he prevented her from doing so.

"I'm fine, really. I was just unused to the food outside, so I lost some weight. You're responsible for making me gain it all back now."

Nathaniel's eyes twinkled with delight and there was a smile on his face. So, who could tell the sort of inhumane torture he'd gone through over the past eight days?

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Mango might have believed Nathaniel's words for real. However, right now, she only felt a heart-wrenching pain in her stomach.

"Let's go home."

"Okay, let's go!"

Nathaniel's hand immediately found Mango's and their fingers were interlaced.

Holding hands with Mango made Nathaniel feel like he'd woken up from a dream.

He was really afraid that he wouldn't have the chance to see Mango again. Fortunately, God took pity on him by sparing his life.

When Merle walked in, he happened to see Nathaniel and Mango leave the airport hand-in-hand. Thus, he had no choice but to put on a blank expression.

"Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye, I'll drive."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Nathaniel smiled faintly. To be frank, everything and everyone in the world felt absolutely amazing to him.

In a sense, Nathaniel was reborn.

On the other hand, Mango did not ask any questions as she allowed Nathaniel to hold her hand.

His palms were rough, most likely due to him being strapped to a metal bed for days. If not, he could have injured himself during one of his withdrawal sessions. Although Nathaniel hid it well, Mango still noticed the wounds on his body.