The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 185

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The room was dimly lit, relying on a single light, so their expressions weren’t clearly visible.

But I could tell they were breaking out in cold sweat.

“Hot! Look how frozen they are!”

The members were serious, but why was it so thrilling for the viewer?

The members were so nervous they couldn’t even think to turn the cameras to film Da-min, just forcing awkward smiles with the corners of their mouths raised.

-Oh, Unnie.

[….]

Reactions that matched the subtitles exactly.

Da-min remained silent for quite a while, as if assessing the situation, then spoke in a very incredulous voice.

-What’s this smell? Did you guys eat tteokbokki?

-Unnie….

-Kids, what time is it right now? Even Ra-eun?

At those words, Ra-eun smiled sheepishly.

-Well…. Something seemed strange so I came to check, and the kids were eating together.

-Do you want to eat too, Unnie? Haha….

Ha-young asked cautiously.

But apparently Da-min off-screen showed signs of refusal, so she put down the chopsticks she had offered and scratched her head.

And then another brief silence fell.

When all the members were watching Da-min’s mood like meerkats, suddenly a small laugh was heard from beyond the cameras.

And shortly after, the screen shook as someone picked up the cameras.

Soon Da-min’s figure was revealed.

Da-min was holding the cameras like a selfie, looking down at the members as if they were cute.

-Kids. If you read the room that much, I won’t be able to say anything. Don’t do that. The fans will think I usually scold you.

-…Huh?

Wasn’t she here to scold them?

The thought was clearly written on the members’ expressions.

Actually, Yu-jin thought so too.

Because Da-min’s voice sounded too subdued.

I thought she was angry at the members for not controlling themselves before the concert.

Da-min looked a bit uncomfortable but didn’t scold the members anyway and plopped down next to Ji-ye herself.

-Ah, it’s fine. Since promotions are over, you can eat. So did you eat well?

-Aren’t you angry, Unnie?

-Angry? Look at this kid. What do you take me for? Why would I be angry? Instead.

Da-min suddenly changed her expression and became serious.

-If you complain tomorrow during practice that your stomach feels heavy or hurts because you ate this, then you’ll get scolded.

Da-min said that, then smiled again and picked up a piece of sundae to eat.

-It’s been a while since I ate this, so it’s delicious. Ra-eun, open the tteokbokki lid. Let’s finish eating and clean up together.

Only then did the frozen members relax and gather around her.

-It’s been so long since we ate this, it was really delicious, right?

-The fried food is delicious.

-Unnie should eat some too. You said you wanted to eat tteokbokki too.

-I can’t digest flour at night.

-This is rice cake.

-…Ah. No, it’s fine.

Anyway, the members in the video managed to resolve things harmoniously and started chatting again.

And a little later, Ji-ye spoke while holding the camera.

-And so FLORA’s late-night snack time has come to a happy ending. Everyone, did you enjoy watching? We’re going to chat a bit more and then go to sleep. Stay healthy until we meet again. Goodbye!

-Goodbye!

All the members waved at the camera and the video ended.

“So fun….”

Yu-jin sighed deeply as if savoring the lingering feeling and smiled.

I don’t know why the members suddenly sent this video to the staff to upload.

Maybe they also wanted to do something for the fans who would be waiting for them for a long time?

And SNS, where the heat from the final broadcast hadn’t cooled down, began to heat up once again.

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‘Good thing we uploaded it.’

I felt pleased watching ‘Late-night Snack Time’ gradually climb higher in the real-time trends with each refresh.

Actually, I wanted to cheer up Song-i, and filming was the perfect excuse to call her out.

As a result, it seemed the fans also enjoyed it very much, which was fortunate.

‘Song-i seems to have cheered up a little too.’

She even cried during filming, and her energy was so low at the beginning that I worried if I had called her out for nothing.

Fortunately, she smiled and said it was fun later on.

Then she really didn’t cry and fell asleep right away, so all the members felt much more at ease.

And at the same time, there’s something I’ve started to vaguely suspect.

‘Maybe the smiling face mask….’

Perhaps it might not refer to Park Nam-seok.

As soon as I saw Park Nam-seok, the Unfortunate Idol’s memory cursed at him, and at the same time a mission about the smiling face mask appeared, so I naturally thought it must be him.

Although Han Da-min went through some mental anguish, the variety show filming that day ended safely, surprisingly. What’s really getting on my nerves now is actually a different problem.

Someone who always faces us with a smiling expression. But an existence that all the members feel uncomfortable about.

And the one who made Song-i cry and fall into depression….

‘Song-i’s mother.’

I can’t be certain, and even having these thoughts feels so delicate that I feel sorry toward Song-i.

But if Song-i’s mother is the smiling face mask, how should I respond?

Just then, someone gently tugged at my sleeve.

“Unnie.”

Song-i was staring at me intently with an innocent face.

“What are you thinking about?”

“Oh, nothing.”

Feeling a bit guilty, I exaggeratedly shook my head, and Song-i looked at me with suspicious eyes before shrugging her shoulders.

“It’s not like we’re alone here, so focus a bit.”

“Ah, sorry.”

Song-i was right – this wasn’t the time for me to be distracted by other things.

I hurriedly turned my gaze away.

In the middle of the practice room, Lee Si-ah, whom I hadn’t seen in a while, was speaking to the Start Plan performers with a gentle expression.

“Since this is your stage, I’d like your opinions to be strongly reflected in this part.”

“Our opinions?”

“Yeah. Whether you’ll go with a new song, swap songs with each other, or try performing together like one group.”

At her words, we Flora members and U&Da, who would be practicing together, looked at each other.

And without anyone going first, we all smiled.

It had been such a long time since we’d met.

After Start Plan ended like that and went through countless controversies, Flora debuted while U&Da also quietly prepared for their debut.

Of course, we hadn’t completely lost touch. Members who had once been on the same team exchanged news through group chats and such.

Still, this was the first time we’d all gathered together as groups since Start Plan.

It was even more grateful that this was a meeting where everyone could gather without controversy.

Instead, meeting again felt incredibly welcoming.

Since we were groups that had been getting by without issues, the production staff and trainers seemed to want to proceed in a comfortable atmosphere too.

During such a harmonious meeting time.

“I’ll give you 30 minutes, so take your time talking. Catch up with each other too.”

After saying that, Lee Si-ah left the practice room.

Only then did the members of each group, who had been hesitant to speak while watching each other’s reactions, show comfortable smiles.

“Wow, how long has it been~”

“As soon as we entered the practice room, filming was in progress, so I couldn’t even show how happy I was to see you!”

“Exactly! How have you all been?”

Young Il-lin and Ji-ah, who had been members of Flan-Shu with me, approached with the other U&Da members to greet us.

“We’ve been really enjoying Flora’s songs! I told Ra-eun and Ji-ye in our group chat, but we actually did a cover of ‘Blooming’ too!”

“Really? Thank you so much!”

“Girls, we should be calling them seniors now!”

At Young Il-lin’s playful words, the Flora members all twisted their bodies and shook their heads in unison.

“Oh, why are you saying that! Let’s not do that between colleagues who practiced together.”

“Hehe. So everyone, what should we do?”

At Young Il-lin’s question, all the members fell into thought.

Flora had decided to present their debut songs ‘Blooming’, ‘Famous Paintings’, and ‘Horizon’, which had received the most love.

And I heard that U&Da would also perform Start Plan competition songs that had received a lot of attention as individual stages.

Lee Si-ah had suggested that it might be good to swap and perform each other’s competition songs, but…

‘Well. I’m not sure if that’s really a good idea.’

Flora and Flora’s fans were spending happy days since we debuted.

But the other groups weren’t in such good situations, so their fans were also in a very sensitive state.

I thought it might not be a very pleasant choice for each other’s fans.

Dance battles also don’t really appeal to me for the same reason.

The safest option and what I actually want to do is still.

“I think it would be good for us to perform on stage together with a new song.”

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