Chapter 207

For a while, everyone thought Zoe and Charlotte were sisters. One took the father's last name, the other the mother's. So now Zoe was the villain. Charlotte had to call her brother. She'd been forced to play the little sister for years. Evelyn kept smiling, even though she was dying inside. But she knew if she laughed, the consequences would be brutal. So she kept that smile plastered on her face. "Charlotte, a bet's a bet!" Noah said. Charlotte looked defeated, but she had no choice. She called out to Zoe, "Brother—" "Ah, my little sister is so sweet!" Zoe replied, full of pride. Everyone burst out laughing. Charlotte glared at Zoe, then couldn't help laughing herself. The game continued. Evelyn smiled. "Why does it feel like everyone's here for revenge? How did our classmates accumulate so much hatred over the years?" "Exactly, exactly!" Lily echoed with a laugh. "Can't you see how vicious they all are? It's years of built-up resentment!" Charlotte said, putting a hand on Evelyn's shoulder. "Evelyn, it seems like you haven't lost a single round!" Zoe pointed out. When Zoe said that, everyone chimed in. "Yeah, Evelyn is really lucky today. She hasn't lost once!" "Keep playing, keep playing!" everyone laughed. It seemed they wouldn't give up until Evelyn lost at least once. Evelyn looked helpless. "Do you all have a grudge against me, or what?" Evelyn sighed. "We have no grudge against you. Someone is just destined for you!" Zoe said meaningfully. Evelyn suddenly changed the subject. "Keep playing. Whose turn is it?" "It's my turn, my turn!" Charlotte suddenly said excitedly. Evelyn broke out in a sweat. Why did she look like she'd won the lottery? Charlotte collected the toothpicks, arranged them, and said, "Ready, set, go! Place your bets!" Evelyn picked one. She had a bad feeling. Sure enough, she wasn't disappointed. She looked down and saw she had the half toothpick. Everyone clapped and laughed with glee. "You have no conscience!" Evelyn sighed helplessly. Next, it was Noah's turn. Almost everyone held their breath and watched him. He picked one, but held it in his hand. He turned his head and looked at Evelyn. Evelyn was a little confused. "You say, what should I ask you to do?" Noah finished, spreading his hand. In his palm lay a complete toothpick. Everyone cheered immediately. "Noah, you're a genius!" "So this was your plan all along!" Charlotte patted Evelyn on the shoulder, full of the flavor of "you're doomed." Evelyn was caught between laughter and tears. She looked at Noah and said, "Name it. As long as I can do it." Then everyone quieted down, waiting for Noah to speak. They all knew Noah had loved Evelyn for years. When they had a crush on each other, it was an open secret in the class. It even caused a stir in the academic affairs office. Only Evelyn thought it was just a misunderstanding. But then Noah had to go abroad suddenly because of his family. So the matter was dropped. So every time they got together, they joked about Noah and Evelyn. Maybe everyone thought they were a perfect circle. Just because of fate, there was a gap. When connected, it would be a complete circle. Seeing them together, they remembered their own secret crushes. In the end, although they weren't together, some people got married. "Evelyn, be my sister!" Just when everyone held their breath, they heard Noah's request. Instead of being his girlfriend, she should be his sister. Evelyn was stunned for a moment. Maybe it was unexpected, maybe it was what she wanted. Her emotions were a tangled mess. Suddenly, she didn't know how to react. Even Charlotte was stunned, thinking she had heard wrong. "Noah, you're crazy!" someone came back to their senses and protested. "Evelyn, be my sister! If anyone bullies you in the future, your brother will teach them a lesson for you!" Noah continued. Evelyn's eyes were a little red. She squeezed out a smile and said, "Thank you!" "Noah, what's wrong with you? Don't you still love Evelyn?" someone complained. Because of the alcohol, they weren't as restrained as usual. Now they were completely speechless. "I mean it. Evelyn will be my sister from now on. None of you are allowed to bully her!" "Don't you already have a sister? What do you need so many sisters for? What's wrong with you?" "Zoe—" Charlotte yelled at Zoe, her eyes suggesting he should be more restrained. "Don't call me by my name. I'm your brother!" Zoe said shamelessly. "Your brother is paralyzed!" Charlotte was directly angry. Evelyn quickly held her back, or a scuffle would have broken out. "Everyone's drunk. Let's play games. Don't take it too seriously. I'm willing to accept defeat. Brother, let me toast you!" Evelyn said to Noah while holding Charlotte and holding up her juice. Noah picked up his wine glass, clinked it with Evelyn's, and then drank it all. Evelyn also finished her juice and sat down with Charlotte. Suddenly, everyone was quiet. They didn't know why, but they all felt a little sad. Next, the cake came in. Noah cut the cake, and it seemed like things were back to normal. But they hadn't even eaten a few bites. Someone started it. A piece of cake flew towards Evelyn's face. Her eyes and hair were immediately covered. Before she knew what was happening, a cake fight broke out in the room. Evelyn finally hid under the table. She muttered, "It's crazy to waste food!" She turned around and bumped into someone. Evelyn was stunned for a moment. She fixed her eyes and saw it was Noah. Just now, she seemed to have wiped his cheek. She immediately felt embarrassed and apologized, "I'm sorry!" "It's okay! They've all drunk too much!" she replied with a smile. "Yes, we really shouldn't play like this. It's not good to waste food!" Evelyn said. "You're still the same as before, thrifty!" Noah looked at Evelyn. "No way. The education I received since I was a child is that wasting food will get you struck by lightning!" Evelyn smiled and shook her head. "Education is good!" he said.