The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 215

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Has Debuted

Chapter 215

I was left speechless by her absurd words.

She could clearly see how the situation was flowing, yet she still spoke like this.

“I understand how angry you are. But we can’t keep dragging this matter on. I have activities to do too.”

As if she were a tragic heroine exhausted by the situation surrounding her.

Forgetting all the previous circumstances and acting like she was the victim instead.

So naturally, my mood couldn’t help but sour as I listened to her words.

“Now I understand Song-i’s feelings. I won’t contact Song-i for a while, so please tell her to contact me later when she’s calmed down.”

Oh? Look at this? She’s trying to wrap up the conversation on her own?

I quietly listened to her story and then opened my mouth.

“Song-i will contact you on her own if she wants to.”

“….”

Thinking my words were more hostile than expected, Song Geum-yeong looked at me with widened eyes.

“Whether Song-i contacts her parents or not isn’t something I should interfere with.”

“No, that’s not it, right now you’re protecting Song-i….”

“But is that why you called me here?”

“…What?”

She seemed not to understand, so I said it again.

“Did you call me here to say you want to stop this?”

In the end, despite all the various excuses she made, she was asking to stop this public opinion battle.

It was exactly what I expected, but I was surprised she said it earlier than expected, and so self-centeredly at that.

But I couldn’t let her back down at this point.

“That won’t be possible.”

It was already too late to end it now, having come too far.

The public’s attention was focused on our conclusion, and whether we wanted it or not, countless articles and videos were pouring out.

If it ended ambiguously like this, it would be no different from both of us dying after ruining our images.

‘At least we have to survive.’

No, at the very least, we have to clear ourselves of false accusations.

It was the same as with Start Plan. All controversies must be ended before people’s interest disappears.

Song Geum-yeong’s attempt to end it here was also because she panicked when the situation suddenly became unfavorable to her.

Even if situations could change, she probably never expected public opinion to shift so suddenly and aggressively.

‘We knew it would happen.’

What Song Geum-yeong didn’t know was that the fans’ and public’s interest in Flora was higher than expected.

And that Flora’s favorability among the public was quite high.

This was the price for trying to control her daughter Song-i without properly knowing or trying to understand her.

“You should think about Song-i’s position too. If you really care about Song-i.”

“If you cared about Song-i, you shouldn’t have started this.”

“…Hong Jin is helping with the lawsuit, right? Is it okay for a corporation to do this to an individual?”

“It’s my personal money though?”

“Don’t be ridiculous. Where would a kid who just debuted get money to proceed with lawsuits for all the members….”

“Excuse me? Money?”

Song Geum-yeong stopped talking with her mouth open. Even she seemed to think that statement was a pathetic rebuttal.

Being so eager to counter each point led to such mistakes.

Song Geum-yeong might be the first person to ask where Hong Jin’s daughter got money from.

Song Geum-yeong’s face rarely turned red with embarrassment.

I let out a deep sigh.

“Mother, you don’t need to show me your true face so much. It’s hard to watch.”

“What do you mean by that-“

“I have no intention of ending this. At least you’ll receive back exactly what you did to us and Day Entertainment.”

In the end, I got up without even touching the meal.

If I ate in this atmosphere, I would surely get indigestion.

“Well then, I’ll be going.”

I turned to leave without regret, then paused and looked back at Song Geum-yeong.

The smile had now disappeared from her face.

Just bewilderment, frustration and anger at a situation not going her way.

“Wait. Hold on. Hey. Hey!!!! Do you know how much influence I have in the entertainment industry….”

I let all her words go in one ear and out the other as I left the cafeteria.

As she said, Song Geum-yeong was one of the few influential people in the entertainment industry.

But I was one of the few people who could break through Song Geum-yeong’s influence head-on.

Just like how I crushed Start Plan in that way.

A few days later, along with public opinion gradually tilting toward us, Song Geum-yeong finally broke.

Starting with the revelation of her past actions against Flora and Day Entertainment, other past incidents were dug up.

The attitudes she showed on various broadcasts, various anecdotes, and even third-party exposés that came out in succession.

Actually, the third-party exposés were unexpected, but it turned out she had abused her power in many places, not just with us.

Well, that personality wouldn’t change anywhere.

Anyway, Song Geum-yeong completely fell into what people commonly call ‘the abyss.’

She would probably have a hard time making a comeback for quite a while.

And.

Ding!

Fifth Mission

‘Escape from the Smiling Face Mask’s trap’ has been completed.

Would you like to receive your reward?

[Y/N]

Finally, the Smiling Face Mask mission was completed.

The Smiling Face Mask was the mask of a parent who controlled their daughter through gaslighting.

‘Is it over now?’

The system notifying Quest completion meant this incident itself had definitely come to an end.

Supporting my thoughts, the aftermath of this incident was gradually but surely subsiding.

However, the atmosphere within our Flora was actually more subdued than before.

All the battles that took place during this incident must have felt like several times more painful to the members, especially Song-i.

Moreover, her mother’s image had completely fallen in the end.

“…Wow, I wouldn’t even know there were people in the dormitory.”

Min Ha-young said bitterly.

Though no one intended it, the dormitory had been very quiet for a while.

Song-i was still depressed and holed up in her room….

The other members were mostly at the company, catching up on work they couldn’t properly handle due to Song Geum-yeong’s matter.

I was equally busy.

Preparing for the pair performance with Han Da-min, and lawyer meetings regarding the lawsuit.

With so much work, it had been really long since I had a conversation with a member at the dormitory.

With the situation being like this after the bad news, the dormitory inevitably felt bleak.

“We’re withdrawing the lawsuit, right?”

“Yeah.”

I said with a deep sigh.

The incident was already winding down, and Day Entertainment was proceeding with a separate lawsuit.

Our purpose was to clarify our position by letting the public know about our lawsuit proceedings.

Since we achieved our purpose, continuing the battle here would probably stress us out more.

Hoping Song-i’s mood might improve even a little, I was going through withdrawal procedures as soon as the matter was settled.

As for how Song-i feels right now…. I don’t really know. Even when the incident was at its noisiest, Song-i was a member who showed no emotional expression, not even showing signs of difficulty.

“By the way, how are you, Ji-ye? You look really tired lately.”

“…Me?”

Min Ha-young nodded her head.

“Is the performance practice really hard? You seem to look more haggard these days than when you were actively promoting. What’s going on?”

“Oh, come on. There’s nothing particularly difficult happening?”

I said with a forced smile.

This is really… It should be normal to have nothing.

Practice isn’t that hard, and for the lawsuit and media coverage, I just need to receive reports on what the lawyers and staff are handling, so there’s nothing particularly troublesome.

But…

It started right after I received the reward for the fifth mission.

Reward distribution complete!

List

-Seong Bul-do 10%

-Talent Recruitment Ticket 1 piece

-5,000G

At first, I was purely happy seeing the reward distribution window after such a long time.

I remember being especially excited about the Talent Recruitment Ticket, thinking I could use it for the next comeback.

But that night, I started having nightmares again after they had been quiet for a while, and truly, every night became difficult.

In my dreams, I was in a very small house, as small as Sucream’s dormitory where Hong Yeo-eun’s former group used to live, surrounded by people.

A place so different from that luxurious space with the beautiful night view I saw in my previous nightmare.

How should I put it…

I thought the previous nightmare already conveyed a level of depression that was hard enough to endure.

But this nightmare, along with the depression, brought a sense of pressure and fear so intense it made me nauseous.

The people surrounding me were just saying incomprehensible things to me.

I was so sad, so incredibly sad that tears flowed endlessly.

Even after waking from the dream, I couldn’t escape that feeling and cried for a long time.

…It reminded me of things I experienced during my days as the old Hong Yeo-eun, so I never wanted to have such dreams again.

But from that day on, every night, I was having the same dream again.

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