Chen Fan was almost too embarrassed to speak. In his view, he liked these girls, and they all liked him too. They belonged to him—an idea deeply rooted in his mind.
But to others, Chen Fan had so many girls around him, all of them involved with him. The normal conclusion would be that he was a sweet-talking bastard. Looking at it from another angle, even Chen Fan felt like a scumbag. If his daughter ever met someone like him, he would slap the bastard to death without a second word.
"Irrelevant who I'm close to has nothing to do with you. Don't interfere in my life!" Akeno Himejima said rebelliously to Baal. It seemed that a serious conflict had arisen between father and daughter, to the point where they were ready to sever their relationship.
"I'm your father! I have a responsibility..." Baal, Akeno Himejima's father, said sternly.
Akeno Himejima shouted, "You stopped being my father the moment you stood by and watched Mother die!"
The previously noisy scene fell silent at once. Baal looked at his daughter, a flash of pain crossing his eyes, and said nothing further.
Chen Fan could see the guilt Baal felt toward Akeno Himejima in his eyes. Clearly, what had happened was not entirely as Akeno Himejima believed, but Chen Fan did not know the details and it was not his place to speak up now.
Chen Fan had met Rias's parents in the Underworld. They were both cheerful and easygoing people. Rias's mother in particular had taken advantage of him plenty of times. Chen Fan still remembered how pleasant things had been before and during dinner, only for her attitude to change instantly when she asked when he and Rias were getting married. They were truly very protective of their daughter.
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