"From the perspective of a boyfriend...?"
This question immediately put Ren in trouble, as it was something that had never been discussed before.
In other words, he had to come up with a suitable answer quickly.
Sneaking a look at Asumi, he saw her clasping her hands together, as if pleading with him.
"You've been dating for a long time. As Asumi's boyfriend, it should be easy for you to answer a question like this, right?" Soujiro raised his glasses, staring at Ren sitting across from him, and asked seriously.
"It's very simple." After hearing what the other party said, Ren agreed.
After a moment of silence, he continued, "I think Senpai is very kind."
"Kind in what way?"
He couldn't get away with such a simple answer.
"She works very hard, takes good care of people, and her cooking is delicious..." Although Ren really wanted to answer as a boyfriend, unfortunately, he had never been the boyfriend of another girl in the true sense. He had no experience in this field, so he could only rely on his own understanding.
In his opinion, a girlfriend is very affectionate, so he could fool them by telling them something very affectionate.
"Cooking?" Soujiro shifted his attention to his daughter, "Asumi, have you cooked for Kamikawa-kun?"
"Of course. Since I've been dating Kouhai-kun, I've always been in charge of making his bento for lunch." Asumi said quite cooperatively.
Ren unconsciously wanted to protest, but luckily he reacted in time and didn't say anything.
"Really? Why didn't I get any impression of this?" Soujiro didn't recall this.
"Of course, you just didn't pay attention." Asumi said bluntly, "Besides, I've covered it up, so of course you wouldn't have any impression."
"If I hadn't accidentally met dad the day before yesterday, dad wouldn't have noticed it."
To enhance the credibility of her words, Asumi deliberately complained.
"Asumi, why did you hide the fact that you have a boyfriend from me?" Soujiro asked confusedly.
"Of course I'm afraid of getting into trouble. Like now, you're calling my boyfriend to ask."
Asumi appeared behind Ren and gently patted his shoulder.
"And the day before yesterday, we were going to continue dating, but dad ruined everything."
"Is it impossible to ask about something as important as my daughter finding a boyfriend?" Soujiro asked, "Also, didn't you tell me the day before yesterday that Kamikawa-kun had something to do later? Why are you still dating now?"
"This..." Asumi fell silent for a moment.
She forgot about this incident, which made her confession a bit inconsistent.
"I was mainly afraid you would scare Kouhai-kun, so I made up a reason to let him go first."
After thinking for a moment, Asumi found a suitable reason, and while answering, she gently hugged his neck.
"It's not easy for me to chase after Kouhai-kun. If I scare him because of dad, I will never forgive you."
"I'm not a man-eating monster, how could I scare him?" Soujiro believed her explanation, "But, Asumi, you..."
Talking about this, Soujiro pointed to the ambiguous actions between Asumi and Ren.
"I'm used to it, dad, you don't need to worry."
Seeing her father actually mention this, Asumi pretended to be very panicked and let go of her hug, then distanced herself from Ren, and spoke as calmly as possible.
And her actions, coupled with her words, in Soujiro's eyes, were equivalent to the daily life of his daughter and Ren.
"Since my daughter finds my questions somewhat troublesome, let me ask you one last question."
Shifting his attention from Asumi, Soujiro looked at Ren, who was sitting motionless across from him.
Seeing her father about to be fooled like this, Asumi secretly rejoiced.
"Sure." Ren reluctantly straightened up and focused 100% on preparing his answer to the last question.
After sipping some water, Soujiro asked, "Kamikawa-kun, why do you love Asumi?"
"We've been together for a long time, and our love has grown over time."
Asumi had told him about this arrangement beforehand, so Ren's answer was quite quick.
"Is that all?"
Honestly, the reasons he gave were very reasonable, but for some reason, Soujiro always felt something was off.
But he didn't know specifically what was wrong, he just felt strange.
"Yes."
Thinking about the background Asumi had told him, Ren was very determined.
"Because you've loved each other for a long time, Kamikawa-kun, what do you like most about my daughter?"
Ignoring the last question he had just asked, Soujiro continued to inquire.
"..."
Ren fell silent again.
This was another issue they had never discussed before.
Not to mention, he still didn't know the definition of liking.
His eyes kept looking at Ren and Asumi, Soujiro said slowly, "Tell the truth."
Ren didn't speak, just bowed his head and remained silent.
"What's wrong? Is this question difficult for you?"
After waiting for a while, Soujiro, who didn't even get an answer, asked confusedly.
"Kouhai-kun is not good at chatting with others, and dad, you're asking difficult questions. You should let him think carefully for a while."
Seeing this scene, Asumi took the initiative to come and speak with a complaining tone.
"Also, you just said that was the last question. This is the last question now."
"Right, let's take back this question for now..."
Before Soujiro could finish speaking, Ren's voice was heard.
"I like the way Kominami-senpai studies hard to get into state medical university, the way she works hard to enroll in a special school, the way she stubbornly refuses to accept charity from others, and the way she takes care of me..."
After saying that, Ren turned around to look at Asumi, and locked eyes with her.