Mornings in San Marino are quiet and comfortable, and the air is fresh and tranquil.

The long-term routine of work and rest allowed Colin to open his eyes on time.

As far as the eye can see, the ceiling is pink and white.

It was a clean room, and under him lay a large soft and comfortable bed, covered with a white quilt with a little smell of sunshine.

Colin straightened up and sat down on the bed, stunned for a moment.

This long-lost softness made Colin unexpectedly not sleep well, so that although he woke up, his spirit was still a little confused.

Where am I?

Well, I'm back in Los Angeles. Went to see Virginia, and Evan.

Oh, and this is my brother's residence in Los Angeles.

Finally sober, Colin lifted off the quilt, stepped out of bed, and put on his clothes and pants.

Where's the bathroom?

Bedroom on the right hand side.

Colin remembered Evan's introduction last night, walked out of the room, and looked to the right, it was the bathroom, which was full of toiletries.

Put water, brush your teeth, wash your hair and wash your face by the way.

It took Colin less than three minutes to do all this.

Stimulated by the cold water, a refreshed Colin walked up the stairs.

His room is on the second floor.

By the way, Evan seems to be sleeping on the second floor, so I don't know if he got up.

Colin looked in the direction of Evan's room in his memory, and saw only the closed door.

He paused, then withdrew his gaze and strode downstairs.

Now is not a child, when the eldest brother can casually enter the younger brother's room, in the name of waking people up, and do pranks.

In case there are two small people inside......

Colin observed and admired the interior of the house as he made his way to the first floor. It was late yesterday, and Evan took him on a tour, but didn't have time to take a closer look.

Adjacent to the staircase is the living room, which is connected to the dining room and kitchen.

The space in the living room is not small, and Colin has a cursory look at it, it should be more than sixty square meters. In the living room, there are fabric sofas, coffee tables, gramophones, table clocks, radios, televisions, dotted with decorative vases, and several picture frames and oil paintings on one wall. In one of the frames is a group photo of the Warren family in addition to Colin. The painting was a full-seated portrait of Evan, and Colin didn't know the level, but he knew that the painting was only hung up because the author of the painting was Audrey.

Colin looked at the living room and didn't feel any luxury. He went to the wall where the oil painting was hung and looked at it with interest.

I didn't look carefully yesterday, but when I look at it today, Colin feels that the level of painting, whether it is the brushstrokes or the use of color, is not bad.

For people who are not from a professional background.

After admiring Evan's "majestic posture", Colin came to the photo frame, looking at the smiles in the photo, he couldn't help but have an inexplicable emotion.

Is it regret or envy?

I guess there's a little bit of it.

Colin was secretly feeling his feelings when a nice voice suddenly reached his ears.

"Colin, are you up?"

Colin turned to look in the direction where the voice had come from, and he was greeted by a girl in an apron wearing a black dress and a single ponytail. The girl was tall and delicate, especially the bright smile that impressed Colin the most.

With this smile, Colin could understand why his brother fell in love with him at first sight.

"Good morning, Audrey. ”

Colin beckoned, "Looks like you're much earlier than I am." ”

Audrey replied, "I usually wake up early because I make my own breakfast. ”

"Speaking of breakfast, Colin, do you have anything in particular you'd like to eat?"

"No!" Colin shook his head, "Audrey, don't be so polite to me. ”

"Hmm, do you need my help?"

"No!" Audrey subconsciously refused, but as soon as she said that, she felt that something was wrong, Colin was not an ordinary guest, he was Evan's brother, a dearest.

Between close relatives, as Colin just said, there is no need to be too polite, it seems too distant.

So, Audrey immediately changed her tone and said, "Well, I'll just be alone for breakfast, but if you have time, can you help me get some milk at the door? ”

Colin nodded in satisfaction, "Of course." ”

A few moments later, Colin arrived in the kitchen with a basket containing four bottles of fresh milk. At Audrey's instruction, Colin placed the basket on the table.

Looking at Audrey, who was busy, Colin asked, "Evan is still sleeping?"

Virginia wrote that he had quit lying in bed, but he hadn't seen anyone yet, so wasn't that the truth?

Audrey shook her head: "No, he went for a morning run." ”

"Morning jog?" Colin was surprised, "does he have a habit of exercising?"

"Sort of......" said Audrey, "I only started running two or three times a week after I moved here last year. ”

"He said the air in San Marino was good......"

"He sometimes pulls me along and runs ......"

"That's right......" Colin thought for a moment.

"I'm here to help, the milk is hot, isn't it?"

Audrey said, "Well, Evan likes to drink hot, what about you? If it's the same, two hot bottles." ”

"No, I don't like to drink hot. Colin took a bottle of milk out of the basket and said, "So, I'll just need to heat one bottle, right?"

"Yes. Audrey nodded, then pointed to the cupboard and said, "Use that pot." ”

"Okay, leave it to me. ”

Colin was familiar with his work, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Virginia said in the letter that Evan has changed a lot in recent years, and I just think that he is an adult and has become a mature person." Now it seems that this is just maturity, and it is almost a different person. ”

He didn't have the habit of drinking only hot milk. ”

Colin warmed up the milk and helped make sandwiches with jam on the bread, and ten minutes later, when breakfast was almost ready, Evan came back in a sporty outfit.

With a towel around his neck to wipe his sweat and his blood boiling, Evan was full of masculinity and went straight to the kitchen as soon as he entered the house.

"Here, your water. Seeing Evan, Audrey handed over a glass of cold boiled water that had been prepared long ago without saying a word.

Evan took the cup and threw his head back to drink most of it. He wiped his mouth before greeting Colin, "Good morning, Colin." ”

"How was your rest last night?"

"It's good, I haven't slept in such a soft bed for so many years, and I'm a little unaccustomed to it for a while. ”

As he spoke, Colin walked to the dining room with a plate of already cut sandwiches.

"You know, in the army, whether it's in camp or on a ship, there's only hard beds. ”

"Sounds like you prefer to sleep on a hard bed...... "Evan followed him out of the kitchen, "So, do you need me to give the bed a makeover?"

"It's not necessary. Colin put the sandwich on the table, waved his hand, and said, "I don't have a masochistic fetish." ”

"Oh, since you don't have this hobby, why have you been in the army for so long?"

Evan looked at Colin and asked meaningfully.

Colin was silent for a moment, then replied, "Who knows?"

Evan looked at Colin's unhappy look, and was even more sure that there must be a lot of secrets hidden in his retirement, and it was possible that he did not retire voluntarily.

However, what is the reason that can force him to take off his military uniform?

Evan was curious.

But after a little probing, Evan gave up.

Because now was not the time to ask about it, it was easy to tell from Colin's reaction that he didn't want anyone to explore his retirement.

After breakfast, Virginia called and asked about Colin's plans for today.

Colin replied that he would get together with a few of his comrades before heading back to Sacramento.

As soon as she hung up Virginia's phone, the next call came in. So the call was still answered by Colin.

Across the phone was Nina.

Then Colin became an echo worm.

"Okay, okay, I see, I promise I won't run around. ”

"Yes, yes, I know it's wrong......"

"What, go back now? But ......"

"Well, I'll listen to your ......"

"That's it!"

Hanging up the phone, Colin breathed a long sigh of relief, and when he looked up, he saw Evan looking at him with a smile.

"How does it feel to hear Nina's voice again?"

Colin smiled bitterly: "I miss it very much, and it's also nerve-wracking." ”

"I wanted to get together with Haynes, but now...... I had no choice but to change the time. ”

"Nina is forcing me to go back to Sacramento today, and she asks you to prepare transportation. ”

"I hear you!" Evan nodded with a smile, "It's a trivial matter." ”

"I'll transfer you a car, and give you a driver by the way. ”

"Driver, I don't need to, I'll drive. ”

"You can't drive, you have to drive back to Sacramento for more than four hours, and you can't do it alone. Evan said, "You already met Bob yesterday, why don't I give him a vacation and let him accompany you on the road?"

Colin shook his head and said, "I really don't need to. You just arrange a car. ”

Evan said, "It's not up to you. ”

With that, Colin picked up the microphone with one hand and spun it on the digital turntable with the other.

Colin had no choice but to go upstairs to pack his luggage. Of course, he actually didn't have anything to pack, his things were still in his bag, and he didn't have time to take them out.

Twenty minutes later, Bob appeared outside the villa in a car.

Evan also drove the car out of his garage.

Audrey, who was preparing for school, and Colin, who was carrying her luggage, stood side by side on the side of the road.

Evan got out of the car, stopped Colin as he was about to get into Bob's car, and let Audrey sit in.

After Bob drove away, Evan smiled at Colin and said, "Get in the car!"

Colin was a little surprised, "Don't you have to go to school? It's time for school now......

"Even if you don't have to go to school, what about the company?"

Evan opened the car door, looked at Colin and said, "None of this matters. ”

"The important thing is that since you don't want Bob and them to accompany you, then I'll have to do it myself. ”

"Come on, get in the car!"

Colin looked at Evan blankly for a few moments before throwing his luggage into the car and saying, "Okay, listen to you." ”

Moments later, the Ford sedan sped off Route 99.

Some say that travel is a way for couples to bond together.

In Evan's opinion, it's not just for couples.

No long-distance trip can be smooth sailing, and there will always be all kinds of unexpected events, which requires the cooperation of those who travel with you.

What's more, the relatively enclosed space allows fellow travelers to have more opportunities to communicate.

The more we communicate, the better we get to know each other.

Evan made the improvised decision to go home with Colin for this purpose.

He has a bit of an obsessive-compulsive disorder, and since he has decided to fully integrate into the family, he can't do any of them.

The car drove on a straight road, and on both sides of the road was an endless wilderness.

Evan and Colin in the car never kept their mouths shut.

The brothers talked about the past when they were children, and also talked about a series of legendary deeds that Evan did after Colin joined the army.

When talking about the funny things about living in Auckland when they were children, the two will invariably let out a cheerful laugh.

When Evan recounts everything from inventing the Rubik's Cube to taking Nina and Robert to Hollywood for commercials, Colin listens to it word for word, and applauds Evan for his accomplishments from time to time.

Eventually, of course, Evan asked Colin about the situation in the army, but he carefully avoided the question of the real reason for his retirement.

Evan felt that if Colin wanted to, he would one day say it himself.

The journey on the road soon came to an end.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Ford arrived outside the Sacramento governor's residence.

Pushing the car door, Colin looked at the white villa, and for a moment he was actually stage frightened.

The Warren family moved in in 1943, but Colin didn't stay there for a few days because it was his last year of high school. Half a year later, he left home to go to college.

Evan got out of the car first, came to the door, looked at him, and shouted, "Colin?"

Colin came back to his senses, smiled reluctantly, and said, "I don't know why, I'm actually a little weak." ”

Evan said: "Don't worry, Nina's temper has gotten much better over the years. ”

"She generally stopped doing it and changed to a different way of education. ”

"In what way?"

Colin asked curiously.

Instead of answering him, Evan smiled mysteriously and said, "You'll find out right away." ”

"Now, get out of the car. ”

"It's useless to run away. ”

Evan reached out to Colin and told him to hand over his luggage. Colin handed over his luggage and dragged himself out of the car.

Descending the stone steps to the gate, Colin followed Evan inside.

"Susan, can you help me bring the sheets upstairs?"

"Yes, ma'am!"

Once inside, the brothers first heard the conversation, and then they ran into Aunt Susan, who was holding a sheet.

Aunt Susan was startled and almost screamed.

"Shhhhhhhhh ”

Susan steadied herself and replied, "Good afternoon, Evan. ”

Then Susan saw a figure flash from behind Evan, who had passed her and walked up the spiral staircase holding on to the railing.

It wasn't long before she heard an exclamation.

"Oh my God. ”

Upstairs, Colin hugged Nina.

"I'm back!"