Chapter 225

Shen Xiche was in no mood to look at clothes. "Mom, if Dad's helping you choose, you can't go wrong. I trust his taste. Take your time. I've got something to do."

With that, he vanished.

"That boy. Still rushing around as always." Zhao Huizhen shook her head helplessly.

Shen Ting'an smiled. "He may seem impulsive, but he's the most thoughtful of them all. Let him go."

"It's rare to hear you praise someone." Zhao Huizhen eventually chose an elegant, pale-green Chinese-style qipao. It was poised and graceful, and its name carried a wish for success.

On the day of the coming-of-age ceremony, she even invited a stylist to the house to do her makeup and hair. She wanted to look her best at her daughter's ceremony.

When she was ready and it was time to leave, she noticed someone was missing.

"Where's Xiche? He said he'd come to Luoluo's ceremony today. Where has he run off to now?"

Shen Jingyao started the car. "He said he had something to do. He told us to go ahead and that he'd be there soon."

Zhao Huizhen was still uneasy. "I'll call him. I don't want him to be late." This day would come only once in his lifetime. If he missed it, he would probably be upset.

The school was only a little over ten minutes from home. As soon as Zhao Huizhen got out of the car, she saw Shen Xiche standing at the school gate with flowers in his arms.

"I told you I'd get here first, but you didn't believe me!" Shen Xiche looked proud. "I knew you wouldn't buy flowers, so I got them for you."

Shen Xiche had chosen a different bouquet for each of the four of them attending the ceremony. Zhao Huizhen's was a