The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 2

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 2

This can’t be reality.

Living through a near-death experience makes you dream all sorts of things.

I tried my best to calm my mind and closed my eyes again.

‘What a dreamlike dream.’

Me being a chaebol’s daughter? That’s just ridiculous.

This is the kind of thing you only imagine when times are tough.

When you’re broke and begging everywhere, or fighting with your entertainment agency to let you do personal broadcasts or even part-time jobs…

It’s a fantasy you dream of in those shitty situations.

When I open my eyes again, I’ll surely be lying in a hospital room in my real body, all beaten up.

Not this luxurious large hospital room, but an ordinary six-person room, or maybe the intensive care unit? Anyway, I’ll return to my real reality.

But is this really a dream? Why does it feel so real?

I squeezed my eyes shut and opened them again as slowly as possible.

However, what appeared before my eyes wasn’t the dull reality, but something bright blue.

“…Hmm.”

Something translucent floating in the air.

Maybe I can stay this calm because it’s so unrealistic?

This should definitely be a situation where I’d faint, but I read through the text quite calmly.

No, since this huge thing was completely blocking my vision when I could barely move due to pain, I couldn’t ignore it even if I wanted to.

Since I can’t make heads or tails of it, might as well read this carefully for now.

My dream.

If the ‘me’ this text window is referring to means Hong Yeo-eun and not Ryu Ji-ye, then the answer is easy.

My dream has been just one thing for the past 10 years.

To stand on stage again, and to sing again.

Haven’t I been running for a long time solely for that purpose?

While I was organizing my thoughts step by step, Ryu Jae-geum, who had gone out to take a phone call, entered the hospital room with a doctor and gestured toward me.

“Ryu Ji-ye, I told mom you woke up. She said she’ll stop by later and asked if there’s anything you want to eat?”

I quickly changed my expression and spoke in the blunt tone that Ryu Ji-ye would use.

“Not really?”

Ryu Jae-geum’s head immediately tilted.

“…What’s gotten into you, really? You must be really sick. There’s no way Ryu Ji-ye would pass up an opportunity like this.”

Right. The real Ryu Ji-ye would have listed things she wanted instead of food in a situation like this.

But right now, I’m not Ryu Ji-ye.

I just shrugged at Ryu Jae-geum, who was looking at me with genuine concern, and let the medical staff take care of me.

The doctor asked me various questions, checked my condition, and spoke in a very cautious voice.

“Well… How about staying hospitalized for treatment for a while?”

I stared at him intently.

He was a middle-aged doctor who looked at least twenty years older than Ryu Ji-ye, but he was being extremely deferential.

I was wondering why he was being so hesitant when the doctor’s gaze slipped downward.

“It would be better if you stayed at the hospital so we can constantly attend to any inconveniences you might have. We’ll provide maximum convenience, so staying hospitalized would be…”

But thinking back, there was a good reason why the doctor was so anxious around Ryu Ji-ye.

He was someone who had taken care of her health since she was young.

That means he had dealt with her personality for at least 15 years.

As one of the people who had gotten used to Ryu Ji-ye’s temperament, he also knew how frustrated and much she hated being confined to a hospital.

‘Just how terrible was her personality…’

I stared at the attending physician who seemed prepared to deal with Ryu Ji-ye’s irritation, then nodded.

“I understand. Then I should be hospitalized.”

“I’m sorry, Miss, …what?”

“What?”

“You said you understand?”

I nodded at the doctor who asked back with a surprised face.

Why? I think it’s great.

This is Hongjin Seoul Hospital, operated by the Hongjin Group foundation.

I can stay in a VIP hospital room that rivals a hotel as the youngest granddaughter of Hongjin Group?

My physical condition requires hospitalization anyway, and I can clearly receive exceptional treatment, so it’s perfect for me.

But the attending physician couldn’t hide his bewildered expression.

Her? She’s agreeing to hospitalization obediently?

I lifted my chin confidently, imitating Ryu Ji-ye, at the doctor who still looked incredulous.

“Why?”

“Oh, no! Thank you. I’ll do my best to take care of you!”

“Oh doctor, what’s there to be thankful for! There are other things to be thankful for, don’t do that to a child. Why are you bowing your head so much to her? She just causes trouble all the time.”

“Oh, no! Then, I’ll leave so you can rest comfortably!”

Someone who would never need to bow their head anywhere was bowing deeply to me, who was much younger.

Then he quickly disappeared from the hospital room.

‘I thought this kind of thing only happened in dramas.’

Is this what happens in that world that only they know about, which I’d only heard about?

It’s really so unrealistic that I can’t help but laugh. I didn’t hide the continuous hollow laughter and struggled to sit up.

“Hey hey!”

Ryu Jae-geum rushed over and supported me.

I guess he does take care of his sister quite a bit.

In my memories, he always seemed to grumble and look at Ryu Ji-ye with disdain.

Leaning against the headboard of the bed, I looked back and forth between Ryu Jae-geum and the mission window floating next to him.

If I just need to declare it, it’s incredibly easy. There’s family right next to me, so I just need to say it.

Well, from Ryu Jae-geum’s perspective, it would be a sudden declaration, but Ryu Ji-ye originally had a personality that changed like boiling porridge, so it doesn’t matter.

“I have something I want to do.”

I said it casually toward Ryu Jae-geum.

“What? All of a sudden?”

Ryu Jae-geum’s eyes widened, then he immediately chuckled and spoke sarcastically.

“What is it this time? Don’t tell me it’s dropping out? A private jet world trip? A new car? I’m telling you in advance, whatever you want usually ends with grandfather.”

“Just listen. I’m serious this time.”

I looked at him with a serious face without any trace of laughter.

Then Ryu Jae-geum finally seemed to notice that Ryu Ji-ye was different from usual and sat down in the chair with a reluctant expression.

“…What do you mean you’re serious. Just tell me first.”

I took a small breath and said.

“I want to be a singer.”

“Cut the crap.”

“…”

“Really, cut the crap.”

I expected this, but he was so firm that I was left speechless.

I hesitated for a moment before opening my mouth again.

“I’m serious.”

“Do you think just anyone can be a singer? Ji-ye, there are things in this world that money can’t solve. One of them is natural talent. I’d rather you say you’re going to a club. At least I could try to convince your parents about that.”

Ah, forget it, dude.

I turned away from Ryu Jae-geum and looked at the Mission Window.

‘Anyway, I said it, didn’t I?’

Whether it got through to him or not, I made the declaration, so that should be enough, right?

Then, as if reading my thoughts, the text in front of me changed with a cheerful sound.

Ding!

‘Of course it’s yes.’

Ding!

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