The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 105

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 105

Moreover, the results of the live broadcast were incredibly good too.

‘At least it’s fortunate that the atmosphere didn’t turn hostile.’

Unlike May Rookie who would pick fights recklessly trusting their agency regardless of cameras, U&Da and I Meet You greeted us normally and talked to us even after the live broadcast.

“We heard there was a live broadcast mission! We wanted to watch too if we weren’t practicing, what a shame…”

The next day after the live broadcast, when we were switching practice rooms, a U&Da member said that while congratulating us on our successful mission.

It seemed they had heard the news that the live broadcast ended very enjoyably even while they were practicing.

They probably minded their attitude since they were filming, but fundamentally they all seemed to be gentle and kind groups, so their envy didn’t seem to cross over into jealousy.

And a few days later, while the training camp was ongoing, Start Plan Episode 4 aired.

“Trainees who want to monitor the broadcast can watch freely on their own.”

Since the live broadcast was as important as practice, the production staff also showed consideration for the trainees during this time by connecting the TVs in the recreation room and conference room.

A short but sweet free time to monitor themselves while watching the broadcast.

However, our Flora just continued practicing.

‘It’s obvious even without watching.’

Episode 4 would air the preparation scenes for the second competition.

Since these episodes inevitably had more parts that could be edited compared to the performances, it would be better for us not to watch.

Watching would only disturb our peace of mind.

“Ra-eun, you need to be more swaggering there. Your expression too.”

“Swaggering? Like this?”

“Hmm, no. You’re still too nice. Can you watch Ha-young’s movements and try to follow? Ha-young, help Ra-eun out.”

“Yes!”

“Song-i, watch unnie and follow along. You’re like too much of a proper young lady. You need to move much more dynamically. That’s how you get the feeling. Your expression is, well, perfect.”

“What specifically do you mean by dynamic?”

“Ah, I’ll show you. Look, you’re doing it like this right now, but if you make the movement bigger here like this…”

The members were diligently practicing under Han Da-min’s lead.

Click.

With the quietest possible door sound, junior PD Gu Beom-tae entered the practice room and fiddled with the ceiling camera.

He probably came in to adjust the camera angle.

I continued choreography practice while glancing at Gu Beom-tae through the mirror.

Gu Beom-tae also intentionally made eye contact with me through the mirror the moment he finished checking the camera and turned around.

“…”

Then he silently shook his head and calmly left the practice room.

‘Hmm, looks like they really went hard with the editing.’

Then I should reveal my identity as soon as this competition ends.

After that, step by step according to plan…

That’s when it happened. Knock knock, someone tapped on the practice room door, then carefully opened it and poked their head out.

“Are you here? Are you practicing?”

“Ji-ah?”

Ji-ah, a U&Da member who was on the same team as me in the 3rd round mix match, looked around and spotted me, then smiled with crinkled eyes.

“Ji-ye~, Ra-eun unnie! Can we come in?”

We?

When I leaned slightly to look, I could see U&Da members lined up closely behind Ji-ah.

“Oh, yes! Please come in!”

Han Da-min, who seemed flustered by the unexpected guests and had stopped for a moment, hurriedly gestured for them to come in.

“Hehe, then we’ll excuse ourselves for a moment!”

“Hello!”

The U&Da members came rushing into the practice room with energetic greetings.

‘Why?’

The broadcast shouldn’t be over yet, so why did they come?

I was staring blankly, genuinely puzzled, when U&Da’s leader Young Il-lin held up and shook a paper bag in her hand.

“Our mentor senior gave us snacks! We wanted to eat together so we came to find you!”

Then she hesitated for a moment before saying.

“We heard you were practicing without watching the broadcast. We were a bit worried, so we took the liberty of coming over.”

Ah.

These people are really good people.

“Thank you so much…”

Seo Ra-eun, who was next to me, approached Young Il-lin with a moved expression.

They probably came because they couldn’t bear to see us get thoroughly sliced up in Episode 4.

“Still, we have members who’ve been on teams together, and we thought we were somewhat close, so we came, but if we’re interrupting practice…”

“No! Not at all. We’re grateful!”

Han Da-min hurriedly spoke while clearing the center of the practice room.

U&Da unpacked the snacks they brought in the cleared center and sat in a circle.

Meanwhile, Ji-ah, who had been paired as the Ji sisters in the 3rd round, naturally sat next to me.

“Actually, we feel somewhat close to Flora. It might just be me feeling this way, but for some reason I want to become friends.”

“We feel the same way. Strangely, we feel closer to U&Da somehow, and want to become even closer.”

“Then should we exchange numbers as soon as the training camp ends? Let’s be close from now on!”

The reason for feeling subtly intimate.

It’s probably because U&Da and Flora’s group atmospheres are very similar.

U&Da gave up both the broadcast and practice until free time ended, spending time with us here and giving us U&Da-style comfort before leaving.

Actually, both I and the members had expected this and even shared plans, so we weren’t particularly hurt or discouraged.

Still, having people within Start Plan who worried about us was quite joyful and grateful.

“Thanks to U&Da, we filled our stomachs too. Everyone doesn’t need to eat dinner, right?”

“Yes!”

“Now the competition is really right around the corner, so let’s work hard!”

After U&Da returned, we started practicing again.

And that night.

…I no longer needed to go through the trouble of revealing my identity.

Because finally someone had fired the opening shot.

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Suspicions about me that started with just one person’s post.

Even though it was truly just one person’s raised suspicion, perhaps because Start Plan, a hot issue, was added to a high-profile community where all kinds of celebrity rumors and information gather?

The post, systematically organized with evidence presented, literally spread in an instant.

Blue Bird, all kinds of communities, and even quick cyber wreckers.

They began pouring out posts and videos suspecting or denying collusive relationships between Hongjin Group, Yunet, and Start Plan.

But literally, this was just speculation without physical evidence that started from one post.

Without a decisive blow, even though rumors and suspicions spread openly, it couldn’t develop into an influential topic.

So the day before the competition, I used wrecker Gu Beom-tae to detonate the bomb a few days earlier than originally planned.

[It wasn’t skill but special treatment. Start Plan’s biggest beneficiary, a civilian trainee, is the daughter of a major corporation investor?]

A video with this title was uploaded to Gu Beom-tae’s YouTube wrecker channel ‘Orthodox Idol Farm’.

The thumbnail showed my silhouette as large as a door, with bright red text that read: “Fake skills, real connections! The survival show princess wasn’t May Rookie after all ㄷㄷㄷ”

An extremely provocative video uploaded to South Korea’s biggest wrecker channel.

My identity as Ryu Ji-ye became a hot potato, receiving blazing attention and finally emerging as a major issue.

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