The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 172

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Creak-.

 

I opened the classroom door where Park Nam-seok’s voice had been coming from.

 

“Ah… Student Ji-ye…”

 

Inside the classroom, as expected, Park Nam-seok and Kang Hyeok, who was somehow the first victim, were sitting side by side at desks, staring at me blankly.

 

Their complexions seemed to have gotten a bit worse too.

 

It seemed they had been informed by the VJ I had run to earlier that I had overheard their conversation.

 

‘How flustered must they have been…’

 

To forget even their roles and have such surprised expressions.

 

I subtly rolled my eyes to check the cameras around us.

 

The cameras were clearly rolling, but they seemed to be chatting while creating their own editing points.

 

Anyway, the footage would be focused on the auditorium where the main characters Kim Gwang-cheon and Flora were.

 

“Ji-ye…”

 

I only looked because they called my name.

 

But Park Nam-seok and Kang Hyeok had somehow familiar looks in their eyes, as if they had imagined something. It was similar to when Reporter Choi Gyo-young was scared of me in the early days.

 

Honestly, when I only heard my name, I wasn’t certain.

 

‘So it was gossip about Han Da-min after all.’

 

These guys, I should right now…!

 

“Detective Park, you were here? I was looking for you.”

 

There’s nothing I can do about it…

 

We’re filming, and if I confront them here, it would just look like a young junior rebelling against their seniors, relying on their background.

 

Moreover, since I didn’t hear Han Da-min’s name clearly, making a fuss now would just be tyrannical.

 

“Uh, uhh?”

 

Park Nam-seok seemed flustered by my calm reaction and stammered.

 

I confirmed that Kang Hyeok was subtly moving out of the camera angle while being mindful of it, then approached Park Nam-seok.

 

“Detective Park, you’re really a detective, right?”

 

“Huh? Ah… Yes, that’s right.”

 

Park Nam-seok finally came to his senses after a while and focused on filming again.

 

Really, if he was going to be so scared, he shouldn’t have gossiped in the first place.

 

What nerve. The parties involved are filming together and cameras are clearly rolling.

 

“What you’re wearing is casual clothes, right? It obviously looks like casual clothes, but I’m just checking.”

 

“Yes, that’s right.”

 

He barely managed to answer while checking my expression with every word.

 

Ugh.

 

I avoided Park Nam-seok’s gaze and quickly gestured for us to go.

 

“Then you need to hurry. All the culprits are gathered over there.”

 

“The culprits?”

 

“Teacher Gwang-cheon is dealing with them alone, so go arrest the culprits.”

 

Park Nam-seok started running with me, being led along.

 

Outwardly, I was pretending to be urgent and immersed in the broadcast, but inside, complex emotions were mixing together.

 

While I felt relieved that I was experienced enough with such situations to manage my expression, at the same time, I was uncontrollably furious.

 

I had died once as Hong Yeo-eun and started a new life as the beloved daughter of a Chaebol Family.

 

Thanks to that, I thought I wouldn’t have to see this kind of treatment even when I re-entered the Entertainment Industry.

 

That there would be no one who would look down on me or use me, even out of fear of consequences.

 

But that was a huge miscalculation.

 

Even if they don’t look down on me, there are still people who ignore and mock my members.

 

Even if they don’t use me, there are people who try to exploit my group and the environment surrounding the group.

 

I realized once again that this is what the Entertainment Industry is like.

 

In front of the Auditorium I returned to, the fierce battle was still continuing.

 

‘No wait. To be more precise…’

 

Rather than a battle, it was more like Kim Gwang-cheon skillfully defending against the Culprit team trying to escape despite being overwhelmingly outnumbered and overpowered.

 

Meanwhile, our Da-min seemed exhausted as she had given up resisting and was sitting down.

 

“Huh, hey! Wait a minute, Detective Park is coming out from over there?”

 

“Ah, what! He wasn’t in the Auditorium!”

 

The Cast Members who spotted me and Park Nam-seok shouted and struggled to get away from Kim Gwang-cheon.

 

“You there! Culprits! Don’t move!”

 

Park Nam-seok quickly ran over to help Kim Gwang-cheon, and I also approached Han Da-min who was sitting down and linked arms with her.

 

“Unnie, how could you do this to me.”

 

“Haha… It’s not like I was trying to betray you.”

 

“Hey, Da-min! I was wondering where you were, and you were here? Wow, seriously. I can’t trust anyone!”

 

Park Nam-seok spoke with full Variety Show Sense, then glanced at me and closed his mouth.

 

I clearly didn’t say anything, yet he keeps glancing at me. How annoying.

 

And shortly after, Kim Gwang-cheon, Park Nam-seok and I caught all the Culprits and locked them in the so-called ‘Prison’ that only detectives knew about, ending the filming.

 

“Everyone worked hard!”

 

“Good work!”

 

The Cameras turned off and the Cast Members began to scatter.

 

Han Da-min seemed completely drained of energy, continuing to sit inside the Prison even after filming ended, letting out a hollow laugh.

 

“I was confident about my stamina though.”

 

“I heard from Gwang-cheon sunbae earlier that being good at sports is different from running around in this show.”

 

“It does seem like that.”

 

Even Lee Tae-hyeon, who’s famous for being the most fragile among the Cast Members, had surprisingly strong endurance.

 

“Alright. Let’s say goodbye and go Home.”

 

Han Da-min used my arm as support to stand up and headed outside the Prison.

 

“Da-min, and Ji-ye, you both worked hard today.”

 

“It was tough, right? But you followed along well and quickly.”

 

Kim Gwang-cheon and Joo Na-hyeon approached us warmly.

 

“It’s all thanks to your help. Thank you for taking good care of us.”

 

“Hey, what did we even do to take care of you.”

 

Kim Gwang-cheon said that while giving me a thumbs up as well.

 

“Ji-ye also did well and made it fun. You had pretty good chemistry, didn’t you?”

 

“Thank you.”

 

“Next time, bring all the Flora members with you.”

 

“Would that be okay?”

 

Han Da-min asked with a brightened expression.

 

Kim Gwang-cheon nodded readily, saying it was only natural.

 

“If you all come together for your next comeback, that would be great for us. Flora is so popular.”

 

“Thank you!”

 

“Oh, it’s rare for Senior Gwang-cheon to say something like this first! Flora will definitely come next time. Haha. Good work!”

 

Kim Gwang-cheon and Joo Na-hyeon exchanged what could barely be called well-wishes as they walked away.

 

Kang Hyeok didn’t have much interaction with us today, so he seemed to have left without saying goodbye.

 

Park Nam-seok was…

 

“Good work.”

 

He said that and then disappeared as if running away.

 

We quietly watched him before starting to walk.

 

Han Da-min only spoke in a very irritated voice after getting in the car.

 

“Ugh, so annoying. I almost died of frustration during filming.”

 

At those words, both Manager Seong Ji-soo and I burst into laughter.

 

I could understand, but it seemed Manager Seong Ji-soo had felt something similar to us while watching the filming.

 

“Seriously. As if he was so well-mannered. Why was he making such a fuss with us?”

 

This was the first time I’d seen Seong Ji-soo openly badmouth someone like this.

 

She must have been quite angry during the filming.

 

“As soon as the cameras turned off, he went to the PD and made a fuss about not liking the cast members. Ugh…”

 

Wow, he badmouthed Han Da-min even though our team’s manager was watching?

 

What did he dislike so much about Han Da-min?

 

Han Da-min let out a deep sigh.

 

“I really don’t understand why he’s acting like that. It’s not like we’re meeting for the first time. He used to treat me pretty well before.”

 

“You’re not meeting for the first time?”

 

“Yeah, we’ve met because of filming before. …Well, I guess. Even then, rather than treating me well, he pitied me.”

 

Han Da-min seemed unwilling to talk more about this matter as she turned her attention to her mobile phone.

 

I also didn’t ask her what had happened.

 

There must have been many things during filming that even I could feel, but given Han Da-min’s personality, it would be embarrassing for her to tell me, her junior, about it.

 

‘I should ask Ji-soo about it later.’

 

The filming had finished safely, but the smiling face mask mission wasn’t completed yet.

 

I needed to be more careful and keep watching the situation.

 

When we arrived at the dormitory, we had no time to chat with the members who greeted us and went straight to sleep after washing up.

 

And the next morning, I went straight to the company.

 

***

 

The small conference room at the company.

 

Gathered here was what could be called ‘my side’ – another team of mine that the Flora members didn’t know about.

 

Kim Ja-in, manager Seong Ji-soo, and Choi Gyo-young were looking at me with serious expressions.

 

“Unless they say something outright, it’s hard to tackle them on it.”

 

“Right. Both of you handled it well.”

 

Choi Gyo-young let out a bitter laugh at Kim Ja-in and Seong Ji-soo’s words.

 

“I’ve never understood why people have always evaluated Park Nam-seok as a good person.”

 

Unlike Kim Ja-in and Seong Ji-soo who were still speaking cautiously, reporter Choi Gyo-young began to harshly criticize him.

 

“How is someone who picks and chooses who to be nice to a good person?”

 

This was just a gathering to assess the situation.

 

I didn’t think it was that serious of a matter, but Choi Gyo-young’s expression was worse than I expected.

 

“How fortunate that I’m the one who found out about this. I’ve never seen someone with such a loose tongue in my entire life. And with lies, no less.”

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