The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 583

"Well, mom, have a taste of this sweet and sour fish. It's delicious."

Hence, Mango quickly stepped in to mediate the dispute.

Madam Ye smiled, but it didn't reach her eyes.

"You can have it. I can't take sweet food as my blood sugar level is a bit high recently."

Mango was at a loss after getting rejected.

It was truly awkward as this was the first time she had interacted with Madam Ye after returning home.

Nathaniel's expression changed slightly and he said with a calm tone, "Mom, since your sugar levels haven't been stable recently, I'll have Noah take a look at you later. Today's meal is slightly on the sweeter side, so let's have the butler prepare something else for Mom since she can't have it."

The meaning behind his words was very obvious.

Hence, Mango was a little surprised.

Nathaniel had always been respectful towards Madam Ye. He had never used such a tone to speak to her, nor did he ever treat Madam Ye like this. What was going on?

Madam Ye paused for a moment and looked at Nathaniel. She suddenly smiled and said, "You're really protecting your wife to the fullest now. Are you trying to get me out of here just because I didn't eat the sweet and sour fish Mango gave me?"

"Mom, you told me yourself to treat my wife better. After all, Mango had suffered a lot with me. Besides, you said that your blood sugar has been quite high recently, so I was just following your wishes."

Nathaniel's words made Madam Ye unhappy.

"It's okay, it's okay. Mom doesn't have to eat it if she feels that her sugar level is high. There's definitely something she can eat. Here, you can eat the bamboo shoots."

Mango quickly tried to smooth over the situation as she picked up a bamboo shoot and gave it to Madam Ye.

Then, Madam Ye looked at Mango and said with a faint smile, "My daughter-in-law is so filial, you're so much better than my son."

"There's an old saying that says you'd rather have a filial daughter-in-law than a filial son. Shouldn't you be happy to have Mango here?"

Madam Ye looked at Nathaniel again after listening to what he said, "That's true."

Madam Ye lowered her head and ate in silence after that.

That meal was beyond awkward.

Next, Madam Ye went back to her room after she finished eating.

Only then did Mango let out a sigh of relief. She looked at Nathaniel and asked in confusion, "Did you quarrel with Mom?"

"No, I didn't."

Nathaniel smiled. It was obvious that the way he treated Madam Ye earlier was different from now.

"Then why did you speak to mom like that? It was so strange. What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing, it's just that I can't stand others picking on you."

Mango was stunned after listening to Nathaniel. She then smiled and said, "She didn't actually say anything, really. I didn't think it through as I wasn't aware that her blood sugar is high recently."

"Her blood sugar is normal. I was the one that handed her the medical report yesterday."

Hence, Nathaniel did not defend his mother's dignity at all.

Mango was shocked once again.

"Why? Did I do anything wrong? Or is she unhappy that I went to A City to look for you?"

Mango couldn't figure out why Madam Ye would suddenly treat her like this unless it was because she went to A City to save Nathaniel on her own.

Didn't she do it for Nathaniel, though?

Nathaniel looked at Mango and said with a smile, "Stop guessing. Perhaps my mother experiencing menopause."

"What are you talking about? How can she possibly still have that at her age?"

"Perhaps her menopause takes longer than normal. Well, don't worry about my mother. Let's go out for a walk after we've finished eating."

Nathaniel quickly changed the topic.

Then, Mango nodded her head.

They got up and went to the backyard.

The backyard of The Ye's Mansion was very beautiful. It was filled with flowers and decorative mountains even though many more flowers were planted in the garden.

Mango and Nathaniel sat down in the pavilion as they looked at the koi in the pond. Nathaniel then said in a low voice, "I really hope that these koi can dispel our bad luck and allow our family to enjoy a smooth life from now on."

"Yes, they sure will!"

Then, Nathaniel gripped Mango's hand.

Mango nestled in his embrace and gently wrapped her arms around his waist. She said, "I feel like everyone has changed after I came back this time. There seems to be something going on between you, Nick, and mom that feels very awkward."

"You think too much. Don't worry, as long as I'm here, no one can hurt you."

"I'm not afraid of being hurt. Besides, mom treats me so well. How could she hurt me? Don't neglect your mother for my sake. She will be sad."

Mango's words made Nathaniel smile and he said, "Aren't you afraid that I will mistreat you if I listen to my mom?"

"You won't."

Mango firmly believed in that.

Madam Ye was definitely not an evil mother-in-law regardless of whether Nathaniel would treat her badly or not.

However, Nathaniel didn't say anything.

Mango looked at him and said, "I want to visit Walter. I can go by myself if you don't have the time to go with me."

"I'll go with you. I've already asked Thomas to give one of the big projects of HY Group to the Song family as a reward for saving me."

Mango felt a little upset after listening to what