The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 877

"I was saying that I haven't prepared any gifts for my nephew although I'm his aunt."

Gisella grabbed Zion in a flash and covered his mouth before dragging him outside.

"I'll take him out and buy him some presents."

Gisella was about to drag Zion out of the house as she spoke.

However, Zion immediately made a move and there was a hint of impatience in his eyes.

"Ouch!"

Zion grabbed Gisella in return and pressed her on the doorframe in a flash before she could register what had happened.

"Let me warn you, you'd better not touch me."

Zion pushed her away and he glanced at Mango as he said, "Sorry, mommy, I'll go and pack up as Mateo will be here soon."

"Alright, will you be having breakfast?"

"Nope, Mateo said that I can have breakfast in the military base."

Then, Zion glanced at Mr. Shen meaningfully.

Mr. Shen's face turned red but no one could tell

whether he was embarrassed or angry.

"Uh... Mango, will you give Gisella her clothes now so that she can change into them now? Dillon has a tight schedule and we can't be late."

In fact, Mr. Shen desperately wanted to leave this place, but he had to wait for Gisella.

Mango didn't know why Mr. Shen seemed so embarrassed, but she could tell from Gisella's attitude towards Zion that it must have something to do with her.

However, Mango wasn't in the mood to think about that right now.

She handed the clothes to Gisella.

It was a simple yet elegant dress and it was the most recent design of the year.

Gisella had seen it in a magazine, but she couldn't afford the dress as she didn't have much savings. So, she felt happy yet jealous at the same time now that Mango had bought it for her.

Perhaps everything that Mango owned now would belong to her if she had lived in the Shen family since she was young.

Then, Gisella took the dress and went straight back to her room without saying a word of appreciation.

In the living room, Mr. Shen was left with Mango and he felt really awkward.

"Mango, I'm sorry for causing you trouble. Gisella has a bad temper as she had been bullied since she was young when she grew up in the orphanage, so please be more understanding towards her."

"I know."

Mango nodded her head.

At that moment, she had a strong urge to give Mr. Shen the paintings, but she was afraid that he might feel embarrassed now that she saw his expression.

So, Mango gave Mr. Shen a card after thinking it through.

"Dad, one of my friends really wants to buy a painting from you, so could you spare some time to make one for him? I seldom ask for your help, but this friend of mine is really someone I cherish and I want to give him a present. So, could you do me a favor and draw him one painting? I have 5 million dollars on this card and it's a deposit. I'll pay you the remaining amount after my friend accepts the gift, what do you think? I know that you enjoy arts simple- mindedly and never sell paintings, but could you just do me a favor this time?"

Mr. Shen was completely speechless as Mango said those words sincerely.

He glanced at the card before looking at Mango and he felt really conflicted deep down.

The Shen family was facing an economic crisis and he had even invested in the stock market recently after hearing what others said. However, he fell into a trap and the Shen family was left with a bubble reputation. He had no idea how things would turn out if it weren't for Nathaniel's help all this while.

It didn't matter much if the Shen family only had the two of them as they could always be more modest in their spending. However, now that Mr. Shen had found his biological daughter, he didn't have the heart to let her suffer and live a miserable life with them as she had lived a tough life throughout the years.

Mango was rich, but Mr. Shen was old and he would feel really shameful if he were to ask for money from Mango directly.

At this moment, he felt really uneasy deep down because of his ego and pride although he should accept Mango's kindness now that she was giving him a good reason to do so.

On the other hand, Mango was well aware of Mr. Shen's personality, so she passed the card to Mr. Shen and said in a low voice, "Gisella will be learning to play violin from a famous teacher and Dillon seldom recruit students, so are you not going to give him a worthy present? I know that you wouldn't care doing such things, but isn't it all for Gisella? If she really became Dillon's only student, she would have a good reputation in the high society with just her identity, isn't it?"

Mr. Shen finally gave in only when Mango explained that it was all for Gisella.

His pride and principles seemed to have become really insignificant because of his biological daughter.

At this point, Mr, Shen was old and he had given his all to raise Mango, besides entrusting all his property to her as he had treated her as his own child wholeheartedly. It was only now that he realized that he had been raising another person's kid. He really wanted to have his own biological daughter deep down although Mango was really filial to them.

Now, Mr. and Mrs. Shen found Gisella, but they had nothing to offer her and they couldn't provide her a luxurious living environment. So, they thought of Mango and they wanted her to provide Gisella a bright future. However, they knew that their intention was really shameful, so they couldn't tell Mango explicitly and could only force Mango to let Gisella live at her place.

Mr. Shen knew that Mango must have seen through their intentions and that she knew what they wanted, but she didn't call them out. Instead, she went along with them and let Gisella leave at her place, so Mr. Shen felt really embarrassed at this moment.

He was no longer able to face Mango.

"Uh... I'll go out and smoke a cigarette... Zion said that you're pregnant, so I shouldn't smoke before you."

Mr. Shen got up before walking out and he thought about it for a moment before putting the card in his pocket.

Mango let out a sigh of relief seeing that he had accepted the card.

In fact, she knew the Shen parents' intentions and it was fine for her to go along with what they wanted. They had raised and educated her throughout the years and she just hoped that they wouldn't go overboard at this moment.

After all, the Ye family was really wealthy.

Later, Gisella frowned as she didn't see Mr. Shen when she came out.

"Where is he?"

Gisella was wearing the dress and Mango felt that she truly resembled Mr. Shen as she looked at Gisella.

She had the vibe of a young lady from a respectable family, but her rude words would ruin her reputation.

Then, Mango pointed outside and said, "He went outside to smoke."

"He's smoking again?"