Demon King – Chapter 589 – An Awkward Father-Daughter Conversation

Looking at the silver-haired girl on the sofa with confusion and surprise, Ei Yuan could still recognize the girl with such distinctive features. He had seen her more than once, not to mention that she had even visited their home before.

To be honest, when he first walked in, Ei Yuan almost mistook this girl for his own younger daughter. But the difference in temperament and hairstyle quickly made him realize who she actually was.

So that brat really is dating this girl after all. Thinking that he had already caught her right here at home, Ei Yuan became even more convinced.

‘Fuck, why did you come over. You didn’t hear what was said on the phone, right. He’s not going to realize I’m Eiru, is he?’

Her mind was a complete mess. Looking at her father standing at the door, Her Majesty the Demon Lord felt a pressure she had never experienced before.

‘Calm down, calm down.’

Even Stupid Yuki didn’t figure it out that quickly. This guy who doesn’t understand kids at all definitely won’t notice so easily either. While reassuring herself and forcibly steadying her emotions, the Ei Yuan standing at the door spoke up.

“Eiru’s at home, right?”

Seeing the girl’s dazed expression, Ei Yuan figured she had been startled by him, so he waved his hand to signal her not to panic.

“Huh. Uh… he’s not here right now.”

Snapping back to her senses, the little Demon Lord hurriedly answered her dad’s question.

“Lu Brat, if you need help just tell me. I won’t disturb you for now.”

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Hearing the voices on this end, Yuki on the phone had already guessed the situation. He quickly said a few words and hung up, so as not to cause trouble for his girlfriend.

“He went out? Do you know when he’ll be back?

As Ei Yuan spoke, he reached for his phone, about to call his son.

“He’ll be back soon. You don’t need to call him.”

That move scared Eiru badly. She hurriedly spoke up to stop him, while one hand quickly set her phone to silent.

“Alright then, I’ll wait for him.”

With that, Ei Yuan pulled over a chair and sat down. The scene instantly became a bit subtle and awkward.

Watching Ei Yuan lower his head to operate his phone and sigh from time to time, Her Majesty the Demon Lord felt at a loss. Honestly speaking, every time she had to pretend to be someone else’s kid in front of her own parents, it left her feeling pretty awful inside. But still, not being exposed was the important thing.

“You two… how long have you been dating?”

After a long silence, the father finally asked slowly, completely unaware that the person in front of him was actually his own biological daughter.

“Huh?”

The little Demon Lord froze for a moment, but quickly understood what kind of misunderstanding he was having. Thinking about it, there was no other way out right now, so she might as well go along with it.

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“It’s been a while. I didn’t really count exactly.”

Her Majesty the Demon Lord stuck out her tongue. She had used the same line to mess with Yuki before, so it didn’t take much thought.

“Sigh, no matter what, as his father I still have to thank you.”

Another long sigh. Ei Yuan felt that as parents, they really did owe the girl in front of him a debt.

He used to think it was Liu Wan’s whole ‘remember bitterness and cherish sweetness’ style of education that finally made Eiru behave and focus on studying. But now he could also guess that the reason his son’s grades improved was precisely because of the so-called early romance they had always opposed.

“Uh… thank me for what?”

This completely confused the little Demon Lord. What riddle was her dad playing at now. Could it be one of those situations where he thanked her on the surface but was actually planning to give her a warning?

“I know. My stupid kid behaving himself now is all because of you. Being able to meet a good kid like you is his blessing.”

‘The fuck. Knowing myself is a blessing, is that it?’

The little Demon Lord ranted loudly in her head.

‘You know my ass. You don’t even understand your own daughter, and you dare say you know me.’

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Complaints aside, she obviously didn’t dare say any of that out loud. But then her dad went on with a long outpouring of feelings, leaving her even more at a loss.

“I don’t know what he usually says about me to you, but I doubt it’s anything good. You probably don’t have a good impression of our family either. This really is our failure as parents.”

Not knowing the real reason his son went bad and hastily labeling it as a lack of ambition, then kicking him out to suffer. In the end, the problem was only resolved thanks to someone else. As a father, Ei Yuan still felt ashamed.

“I want to bring him back home now, but that kid must still be angry at us. His mom is hard to deal with too. Solving things on both sides gives me a headache.”

More than once, Ei Yuan had wanted to sort out the mess at home. But because of work, he never had enough time. And now with Eiya’s situation, in order to keep Eiru from finding out, he was forced to temporarily shelve those plans, focusing first on keeping his son steady.

“You’ve suffered quite a bit too, girl. My son isn’t exactly easy to take care of either. You’ve worked hard these days.”

Looking at the girl’s silver hair, which was beautiful but oddly glaring in his eyes, Ei Yuan had many things he wanted to say and ask, but swallowed them back down.

He couldn’t say he supported it, but Ei Yuan knew he didn’t really have the right to oppose his son’s relationship. The other side had helped solve his son’s problems, while the one who had failed in his duty was himself. Opposing it further would really be shameless.

“Suffer… it’s alright, I guess. I’m used to it.”

Lightly scraping her cheek with her finger, the little Demon Lord was still not used to talking to her dad in this kind of identity.

“By the way, would it be convenient for me to meet your parents sometime. There are quite a few things I’d like to ask them.”

Not just to discuss or ask about the two kids dating, but also about matters related to the Daughters of Amber Crystal. Ei Yuan had already noticed that the girl in front of him was definitely connected to the Daughters of Amber Crystal. Seeing her silver hair, he had once thought she was a pitiful child with little time left.

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But now his own daughter was lying in the hospital, while the girl in front of him was perfectly fine. As if grabbing onto a lifeline, Ei Yuan felt that this girl’s parents must have found some way to alleviate, or even cure, the problem.

But on Eiru’s side, her dad’s request put her in an extremely difficult position.

‘You want to meet my parents. Why don’t you just look in a mirror? Where am I supposed to find another set of parents for you. Are you trying to stir shit up?’

“Girl, don’t worry. I don’t plan to oppose the two of you.”

Seeing the girl’s troubled, conflicted look, Ei Yuan thought she was worried that he might oppose their relationship and go complain to her parents, so he hurried to explain.

‘That’s not the issue at all. I don’t care whether you oppose it or not, okay. Even if you support it, I still can’t date myself.’

“There’s no rush, take your time thinking about it. My daughter also likes you quite a bit. You and her are friends. If you and Little Lu can be together, she’d be happy too, right?”

“Sigh… I’ll ask when the time comes.”

Using a vague answer to brush it off, Her Majesty the Demon Lord picked up the little tabby beside her and placed it on her lap.

As for Gulu, the moment someone opened the door, it had already turned invisible and run off. Way better than a certain girl whose attention had been completely diverted and who hadn’t noticed any movement outside the door at all.