"I didn't think I'd be able to find one, either."
When he'd gotten Master Xiao's message, he'd honestly been a little stunned.
An epiphyllum?
Where was he supposed to find one at a time like this?
Just as he was worrying over it, Father Chi happened to hear him muttering. He said that one of his former patients had an epiphyllum at home.
It had been a long time, though.
He didn't know if the man still had it.
When Father Chi heard that Master Xiao needed an epiphyllum, he called the man right away.
The man had often visited the Chi family with gifts during the holidays over the past few years.
So Father Chi had his number.
Chi Xiuchuan explained, "It just so happened that one of my dad's former patients had an epiphyllum."
"And when we called, we found out that his epiphyllum was going to bloom tonight."
"I thought we were incredibly lucky."
At that, Chi Xiuchuan couldn't help smiling.
"But they'd been waiting a long time for it to bloom, too."
"I didn't feel right borrowing it before they'd seen it bloom."
"So I had to wait until they'd seen it, then hurried over with the flower."
"Sorry, Master Xiao. Am I too late?"
Master Xiao's earlier behavior had given Chi Xiuchuan a vague idea of what was going on.
He'd driven over with his foot practically to the floor.
For one thing, an epiphyllum bloomed for only a very short time, and he was afraid Master Xiao wouldn't get to see it bloom.
For another, he knew Master Xiao was in a hurry.
It was the first time he'd ever heard Master Xiao, who was always unhurried and polite, speak so quickly.
That only made him more anxious.
But despite rushing as