The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 202

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Chapter 202

“What!”

“Hey! Don’t do that, seriously!”

In the dark room, the shadows began to spring up one by one.

“Why are you being so cringy!”

At Song-i’s single word of apology, all the members went into chaos.

Their reactions were as exaggerated as the strange atmosphere from just moments before.

However, despite the members throwing a fit, Song-i calmly responded.

“No. Just accept my apology.”

“…What apology, what apology!”

“Song-i, what did you do wrong that you need to apologize.”

“Don’t do that. It breaks my heart, really…”

Finally, Han Da-min turned on the room light.

They had struggled so much and been so stressed about Song-i’s parents’ situation, but now that they were actually receiving an apology from Song-i, they didn’t know what to do.

But Song-i just stared at the rambling members and responded as calmly as always.

“I know you’re actually not okay. Even though you all pretend nothing’s wrong, I can see you’re all having a hard time because of me.”

“…”

“Ah, that’s not…”

“I didn’t want to cause this kind of trouble. Actually, I wish no one knew about it. It’s embarrassing.”

“…”

“Just take out your frustrations on me when things get tough.”

“…Why would we take our frustrations out on you!”

The members caused another uproar.

How fortunate that this building has good soundproofing.

Every time Song-i said something, chaos would break out.

They made such a commotion that everyone was left bewildered, not knowing how to wrap up the conversation.

“Everyone stop it! Be quiet.”

Han Da-min crawled into the middle of the members with a sigh.

“Hey, fine! Since we’re talking about it anyway, let’s all just be honest! Ha-young, go turn off the light.”

“Huh? But, huh? But you turned it on.”

“Please turn it off, Ha-young.”

“Yes.”

Min Ha-young quickly went and turned off the light.

“Princess, bring the light stick.”

“Yes.”

I quickly got down from the bed and found the temporary FLORA light stick we had used during the music show.

Han Da-min turned on the light stick I brought and set it up in front of her like a candle.

“What’s this? Is it truth game time?”

“Everyone gather around me. Let’s just play for exactly 30 minutes then sleep.”

“We’re playing, right? Not getting in trouble.”

“Hey! There’s nothing to get in trouble for. Come here. Ha-young, sit next to me.”

Han Da-min patted the spot next to her.

The members slowly gathered around Han Da-min with awkward movements.

“Now, Song-i apologizing when she did nothing wrong is, in a way, because we lacked communication and connection.”

“Communication and connection?”

The members looked completely confused.

So did I. Lacking communication and connection? Where else would you find a group that communicates as hard as we do?

Even though we have a dormitory with private rooms for everyone to respect privacy, we spend all day cramped together in one room.

“Girls, caring for each other doesn’t necessarily mean communication goes well. Think about it. Honestly, weren’t we avoiding that topic excessively in front of Song-i, claiming we were being considerate?”

“Huh?”

“Song-i might have actually wanted to open up to us about this and discuss it.”

Oh, now that I think about it, that’s true?

Everyone was exhausted by Song-i’s mother’s situation, but we never brought up that topic in front of Song-i, worried she might feel guilty.

Even though we showed signs of struggling.

We were so busy living in a frantic state, and since I had a separate conversation with Song-i, I didn’t think about how much she must have been reading the room afterward.

Even without us saying anything, this situation itself would have made her feel like she had to read the room.

“Instead of everyone burying it and struggling, let’s just be honest. This story isn’t Voldemort – it’s something we all know about, so why should we find it so difficult?”

“That’s true…”

“R-right!”

Seo Ra-eun shouted so loudly she nearly jumped.

“Let’s not keep it bottled up inside and just talk openly together.”

“In that spirit, Song-i!”

“…Huh?”

Song-i, startled by Han Da-min’s extremely and aggressively proactive hosting, leaned back as she responded.

“As you well know, the members and everyone have been having a hard time lately.”

“…”

“But Song-i, how could that be your fault?”

All the members looked at Song-i at the same time.

As Han Da-min said, even though we dealt with Song-i’s mother’s complaints every day, we never once resented Song-i.

We just naturally accepted Song-i’s problems as our own and tried our best to solve them.

In that process, there was only one thing that bothered us.

“What upsets us is that because of that situation, Song-i isn’t the same as before and keeps reading our moods.”

Seo Ra-eun touched Song-i’s hand with drooping eyebrows.

“You’re the one having the hardest time right now, but we’re sorry we couldn’t take better care of you.”

“No, why are you apologizing to me…”

Song-i started to protest but stopped mid-sentence and looked around at the members’ faces.

This was sincere.

We were, I was genuinely worried about Song-i.

Watching the members all say in unison that this was everyone’s problem, that it was absolutely not her fault, I opened my mouth.

“Let’s solve it together. Since you chose to stay with FLORA, the FLORA members and Day Entertainment staff won’t let you go easily either.”

“Right. We’re family now. So don’t worry too much, and Song-i, please tell us when you’re struggling too.”

“Song-i, how are you? Are you having a really hard time right now?”

At Min Ha-young’s words, Song-i’s eyes reddened.

She struggled with her lips for a long time, unable to speak easily, then said in a tearful voice.

“Am I allowed to struggle?”

Only now did Song-i allow herself to struggle.

Only now did she shed tears.

As if a mask had been removed, she cried loudly in Seo Ra-eun’s arms.

Had she thought she didn’t even have the right to struggle while watching the members and staff suffer because of her family?

“Wait wait wait! You can’t cry. You can’t cry. We have a concert tomorrow~”

“Oh oh oh, she says you can’t cry!”

“S-Song-i, if you cry, tomorrow…”

As long as her emotional suffering had been, it would have been good if she could cry to her heart’s content. Unfortunately, Song-i’s crying was cut short by Han Da-min’s intervention after she came to her senses.

After the commotion somewhat ended, we settled back into our positions and lay down.

As the room became quiet, Song-i’s sniffling, which we thought had stopped, began to be heard again in the stillness.

Listening to that sound, I said quietly.

“Song-i. Actually, the staff have been ignoring your mother’s calls for a while now.”

“…Yeah.”

“Only the CEO is still in contact with your mother, and she said she’ll expose this to the media after the concert ends.”

To be precise, I heard that they were planning to make false revelations that would be advantageous to them.

When I asked Reporter Choi Gyo-young to investigate separately, the content was absurd. They were preparing ridiculous revelations claiming that they had demanded contract termination due to problems with the contract, but it wasn’t accepted, and that they were confining their daughter in the dormitory and forcing her to continue activities against her will.

Of course, it’s absurd from our perspective, but whether it’s true or false, with hundreds of messages and call records, there would be quite a bit of evidence that could be manipulated.

For a while, it seems Day Entertainment and FLORA won’t be able to escape major controversy and criticism.

The key will be how quickly we can resolve the controversy that’s about to break and recover our image.

Fortunately, we successfully overcame the previous Start Plan controversy and secured data related to public opinion manipulation.

However, the problem is that this would make the relationship between Song-i’s family and us irreparable.

“Song-i, we’ll also do our best to respond to public opinion. When that happens, the relationship between your parents, the company, and the group will inevitably fall apart.”

“Yeah.”

“The company will be burdened too, but you’ll suffer the most emotionally. Once that happens, there’s no turning back even if you regret it.”

Are you really okay with turning against your parents and continuing group activities?

Even though she had experienced society early, it was too harsh for a child who wasn’t even an adult yet.

“I’ll ask you one last time and won’t ask again. Will you be okay?”

At my question, Song-i remained silent for a long time before speaking in a nasal voice.

“I want to try talking with Mother one more time.”

“Alright. I’ll let the CEO know.”

“…Thank you.”

After finishing our conversation, I closed my eyes again.

In the dark room, a tender voice trying desperately to hold back tears could be heard endlessly.

Was it really right to have this conversation the night before the concert?

The night before the concert was passing, with no one able to fall asleep easily.

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