Chapter 22 Not happy
Linda Sproul, Gordon Sproul's youngest daughter, is seventeen years old. She looks great and is a real white and rich beauty.
Gordon Sproul, president of the University of California, Berkeley, has a high prestige within the UC system. He and Governor Earl Warren are both alumni and close friends. Earl is one year older than Gordon, but the two have known each other at school and they have joined a band together.
The close relationship between the two families naturally continued to the next generation. Sproul got married first and had three children. Among them, because of the similar age, Linda, Virginia and Evan had the most contact with each other and were familiar with each other. It is indispensable to send greeting cards to each other every Christmas. Every holiday, they also hold family gatherings and have a holiday together.
Because they are often together, Evan and Linda, who are almost childhood sweethearts, are often seen as a couple with hope to get together.
The reality is that Linda does have some kind of friendship-like feeling towards Evan, but Evan doesn't mean that way.
Linda is a little older than Evan, and he only regards him as a sister like Virginia.
Neither Evan nor Evan now have this idea changed.
Therefore, after Evan noticed Linda's "intention" for him, he had to deliberately alienate Linda.
Linda's personality and ability are clear. She is tough by nature and will not look back if she makes up her mind. She is smart and clever, has excellent academic performance, and can be expected to have her father's achievements in the future. However, she is strong, likes to be self-centered, and has strict requirements on her partner. If the two are together, she will definitely end up together, and she will never allow her partner to cheat.
Linda may become a good wife like this, but neither Evan will respond to her. Originally, Evan was still young and had not enjoyed the world of flowers, and he didn't want to be tied up by women early on. Now, Evan is because of his personality conflicts.
Experience shows that it is best not for both parties to a marriage to be strong. If the two strong people fight, one party will be injured.
Of course, for Evan now, the more important reason is that he already has someone he likes.
What he likes is the gentle "bright moon" rather than another "sun" that shines and heats.
But... Looking at Linda who was so energetic around her, Evan understood that it seemed that it was not effective to be alienated.
At this time, everyone in the Warren family, except for Mr. Governor, was gathered in the living room.
Linda sat with Evan's arm in his arms. Gordon, with gray hair, sat opposite him with his wife Aida and Nina. The three adults looked at Evan's "young couple" with a smile while reminiscing. Virginia sat next to Nina, not saying anything. Dora and Dorothy were only interested in snacks, with only biscuits and dried fruits used to entertain guests.
As for Robert, he slipped back to the room after saying hello to the guest. He knew Linda's personality, and she would definitely be more than Evan's mocking of people.
Linda hugged Evan's arm tightly and prevented him from escaping. She asked, "Evan, why haven't I called me for so long?"
"Why don't you send me greeting cards on Halloween?"
The more Linda said that her body was getting closer, the closer she forced Evan to lean back with her upper body. At the same time, she replied calmly: "It's nothing, I just didn't remember it for a while."
"Besides, I have nothing to say to you. Oh, just talk, don't get so close!"
Evan, who was pushed to the limit, stretched out his empty right hand, pressed Linda's head, and pressed her back to her original position.
"You're fine to say, I have it!" Linda sat upright again, looking aggrieved: "Also, why are you not here every time I call you?"
What's more, of course I'm deliberately hiding you!
Why can't you think you are so smart?
Evan wanted to make the words clear, but in front of his parents, he couldn't speak, so he could only swallow them back.
"I'll tell you, our school holds a sports meeting..."
Linda turns on nagging mode.
Half an hour later, while Linda was drinking tea to quench her thirst, Evan finally had the opportunity to change the topic. He pulled his arm out of Linda's arms and asked the question he had just met: "Linda, why are you here? Is there anything wrong?"
"Why do you ask this? Don't you welcome me? Can't you come to you if you have nothing to do?"
Linda's rhetoric made Evan helpless. He waved his hands repeatedly, "Of course not, I highly welcome your arrival. What I want to ask is, is there something wrong with Uncle Sproul coming to Sacramento?"
"I know." Linda happily hugged Evan's arm, "Dad is really going to come this time. But I don't know the specific one."
"No, there's one thing I know," Linda said. "That's to attend the Christmas dinner hosted by Uncle Earl. Dad asked me to attend with him."
"I didn't want to come at first, but my dad said Evan would be with me, so I agreed."
"Christmas dinner? I'm going to attend, too?" Evan opened his mouth, why don't I know this?
Evan subconsciously looked in Nina's direction. In the living room, Nina could naturally hear the conversation between Evan and Linda. She nodded to her son's searching sight, said, "It's true!"
"By the way, everyone is here, let me talk. I'll take you to choose a new outfit in a few days."
Dora and Doroth, who were "eating big and special", heard this and cheered in unison: "Oye! Buy new clothes!"
The silent Virginia smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into a slit.
Only Evan's face was stiff, and it was better to cry than to laugh.
Hey! Hey! Hey! Why didn’t you say it earlier? I just told me after I promised Audrey!
What should I do?
Needless to ask, Christmas dinner is a must.
The organizer is his own governor's father, and there must be his political significance and purpose behind it. Don't think about what it is, but as the governor's son, it is impossible to demolish his own governor's Taiwan.
Then I can only say sorry to Audrey?
…Well…I can’t say it!
That's Christmas Eve!
Christmas Eve, known as the "** Night"!
Uh...phuh! What do you think?
I mean, it was the girl who invited her first!
People are so proactive, but you dare to refuse!
Deserve to be single for the rest of your life!
What to do? What to do? What to do?
Evan fell into deep thought. He didn't hear anything Linda said later.
Until Linda suddenly hugged his arm again, shook it left and right, and said excitedly: "Next, I will all live here and sleep with Virginia. Evan, are you happy?"
Evan came to his senses and wanted to cry without tears.
Chapter completed!