The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 200

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Jin, Kim Ja-in, and Han Da-min all froze.

My mind went completely blank as if we had been caught having a conversation we shouldn’t have.

As I stood there dumbfounded, just opening and closing my mouth, Song-i let out a deep sigh and sat down in an empty chair in the conference room.

“I said it’s fine. Don’t worry about me and just do whatever you want.”

“Um…”

“That would actually be better for me.”

I silently looked at Song-i.

What could she possibly be thinking when she says things like this?

“Then Song-i. Do you want Day Entertainment to take a strong stance even if it causes problems between you and your mother?”

Song-i nodded at my question.

There was no hesitation in her answer. I watched Song-i like that for a while before speaking.

“Then let’s do that.”

“Huh?”

“Since Song-i says it’s okay, I think it would be best to just do what we can.”

I spoke refreshingly and gestured for Song-i to leave.

Song-i checked my expression and then left the conference room without saying anything else.

“Is that really okay? It seems like she’s just saying that because she feels sorry for us.”

“I think she’s being sincere though?”

“Hmm?”

I looked at the conference room door that Song-i had left through.

She’s definitely not doing this because she feels sorry.

The fact that she spoke to me first, who’s involved in company operations, rather than Han Da-min, shows that too.

I don’t know Song-i’s deepest feelings, but for now it would be best for us to definitely go in the direction of protecting Song-i.

“Still…”

Han Da-min made a tearful face as if she didn’t like it.

“Even if Song-i has made up her mind like that, once articles start coming out and public reactions begin, she’ll suffer a lot mentally…”

“Unnie, it’s not like Song-i hasn’t experienced articles coming out and people gossiping about her.”

“That’s true, but…”

“She’s experienced all that and still made this decision, so let’s not be passive about it.”

Even though Song-i hasn’t reached adulthood yet, she’s someone who started her social life early by doing broadcast activities since she was young.

The kid who seemed calm and familiar with it all when she was suffering from the Start Plan controversy couldn’t possibly not anticipate what the aftermath would be like when this incident breaks out.

“We have to protect Song-i.”

“What about having Song-i talk to her mother first?”

I could only raise the corners of my mouth.

Of course, Song-i persuading her mother is definitely something that needs to be done, but…

Kim Ja-in pondered seriously for a long time before speaking.

“Day Entertainment will go in the direction of protecting Song-i from leaving Flora, regardless of Song-i’s opinion.”

“CEO…”

“The company has to do what the company needs to do. We’re going to do our best to protect Flora, so don’t worry too much.”

Kim Ja-in took out her mobile phone and made a gesture for us to leave.

“Unnie, let’s go.”

I grabbed Han Da-min’s arm and got up, leaving the conference room.

It would be nice if we could end this as quietly as possible, but if Song-i’s Mother really tries to make Song-i withdraw, we’ll soon be caught up in another storm.

We can’t easily get swept away by that.

We had to take good care of Song-i and focus on preparing for the upcoming concert.

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“When one incident ends, another comes… When another one ends, another comes…”

I’m tired to death, but that damn main mission shows no sign of breaking.

Who the hell is the Smiling Face Mask?

For now, I’m roughly thinking that Song-i’s Mother is the Smiling Face Mask, if only to burn my fighting spirit.

“What has she been muttering about since earlier? What’s she saying?”

When Han Da-min stuck close to my side, Min Ha-young stopped stretching and shouted.

“She’s slightly lost her mind~”

“Huh.”

When I lowered my head with a surge of emotion, the two of them stuck to both sides and hugged me.

“It’s okay, it’s okay~ On the surface, it’s peaceful~”

“It’ll be peaceful at least until the concert ends~”

What kind of comfort is that?

But since the Members were all mentally exhausted from stress, I just silently patted their backs.

At least until the concert ended, we had to block all legal disputes and media reports related to Song-i.

Because of this, to buy time, Members and employees alike are constantly being harassed by Song-i’s Parents.

Especially CEO Kim Ja-in receives calls from Song-i’s Mother every day, and the Flora Members take turns receiving calls from her every other day.

Of course, she might have talked behind our backs, but she didn’t get angry in front of us Members, just got a bit sarcastic and heated?

Yesterday, I got a call.

-Oh, Ji-ye~ I heard that you invested the full amount in Day Entertainment, so aren’t you practically the CEO of the company?

“Huh? That’s not right. I only provided the funds, and the CEO is definitely CEO Kim Ja-in.”

-Haha, really… Then anyway, Kim Ja-in is just a figurehead CEO, right?

“No. No. CEO Kim is the one who established Day Entertainment. She’s not a figurehead. I only invested.”

-If it was set up with your money, then it’s your company, right? Anyway, I understand~

It was a quite unpleasant phone call.

Actually, the Members don’t have the power or authority to make Song-i withdraw.

But the reason Song-i’s Mother called the Members was obvious.

‘She’s trying to pressure us. To make it unbearable.’

Moreover, there was a very strong feeling that she was trying to find a way through us to get rid of CEO Kim Ja-in, who was in a standoff over Song-i.

“Hmm.”

Han Da-min frowned with displeasure and kept clicking her tongue before pulling out her mobile phone as if she had made up her mind.

“Let’s just block her, us. Look at this. She’s doing this even during concert rehearsal.”

“Huuung….”

Min Ha-young collapsed on top of me.

“Is this really something that should be happening…. I’m dying from all the noise in my head.”

Tell me about it.

Not only Min Ha-young, but among the Members who didn’t want to engage in arguments with Song-i’s Mother, Han Da-min especially suffered a lot.

How bad must it have been for Han Da-min, who was skeptical about the confrontation with Song-i’s family, to get this angry.

In a way, Song-i’s Mother’s strategy was working, which made me feel bitter.

Still, thanks to Day Entertainment and the Members doing their best to persuade Mother, it was finally decided to have Song-i participate until the concert.

Anyway, we managed to catch our breath, but the stress accumulated during that process meant that not only Song-i but everyone still couldn’t focus on concert preparations.

“Sigh, what’s the point of talking about it. Don’t show how hard it is in front of Song-i. The kid’s already depressed enough as it is.”

“After this is over, we should ask the CEO to get group psychological counseling or something.”

“Yeah. …Anyway, everyone’s rested, right? Let’s go now.”

Han Da-min spoke in a drained voice and got the Members to stand up.

Right now we’re in the middle of SPLCON’s first group rehearsal.

It seems like the rehearsals of the groups before us are gradually coming to an end.

“Phew, let’s go. Everyone, don’t show that you’re having a hard time.”

Seeing the Members groaning as they got up made me sigh involuntarily.

While heading to the Rehearsal Hall with the Members, I turned on my mobile phone and looked for Kim Ja-in’s phone number.

CEO, since there’s not much time left until the concert, I think it would be better if all Staff don’t take calls from Song-i’s Mother.

There’s still some time left, but we’ve already gotten a promise that she’ll wait until the concert.

Ding!

CEO Kim Ja-in

Okay, got it. I’ll have all Staff except the CEO block Song-i’s Mother’s phone number. You’re probably in rehearsal, so don’t worry too much about it

I really didn’t like this picture.

At a time when even working together wouldn’t be enough, my people were being pushed around by one person.

‘I was planning not to do anything until the concert if possible.’

It seems she’s really hurling curses and verbal abuse at CEO Kim Ja-in too, so I can’t just keep overlooking this.

There are less than three days left until the concert, so I need to make sure everyone can focus on the concert until then at least.

No, first let me focus on rehearsal.

I put away my mobile phone and headed onto the Stage.

“Please prepare for FLORA’s rehearsal.”

And the rehearsal started immediately.

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