The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 220

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Has Debuted

Chapter 220

I scratched my head and stared blankly at Grandfather.

What is this really?

Grandfather was more interested in me on TV than the me right in front of him, and was even nagging at the TV version of me.

“Tsk tsk tsk, how frustrating. When the people you’re appearing with are playing games and having fun, you should go over and join them.”

“Haha, that’s right, Father. Our Ji-ye is probably too shy.”

“Dear, that’s what’s wrong. How can someone appearing on TV be so shy? You should try to get on camera even a little bit more.”

Huh, that’s a bit unfair. I did try to get filmed by the cameras more, but it all got edited out. What am I supposed to do about that?

Then Ryu Jin-woo awkwardly laughed and took my side.

“Grandfather, there are many people who like Ji-ye’s charm like that.”

“That’s right. These days, just chattering in front of cameras isn’t necessarily good.”

Ryu Jae-geum also added a comment. Then Grandfather took his eyes off the TV and glanced over here.

“Who would like someone who doesn’t work hard? That’s nonsense!”

But I seriously worked hard. It just got edited out and didn’t air.

Then Ryu Jin-woo laughed and shook his head.

“Ji-ye worked hard too. Ji-ye probably has more charm as an idol than we think.”

“Grandfather, Ji-ye was the most popular among the cast members. She’s probably similar now too.”

“…Really? Ji-ye is that popular? How is she so popular? She doesn’t seem particularly entertaining.”

Then, as if they had been waiting for Grandfather’s words, the family members began to respond.

“She’s incredibly popular. She was probably ranked first in popularity at Start Plan too.”

“Grandfather, you don’t know how popular Ji-ye is. Every time she’s on broadcast, she becomes a hot topic…”

“Hmm, really?”

When Grandfather spoke with suspicious eyes, the family members once again began pouring out praise for me.

“Ji-ye sings better than expected, and dances well too…”

“When you see her on broadcast, she looks quite like a celebrity…”

“She’s still good to the members…”

Watching Grandfather, who had been nagging non-stop, now keeping his mouth shut and listening intently to the family’s words, I realized.

‘He’s enjoying this.’

He’s deliberately criticizing like that to hear praise about Ryu Ji-ye.

Even if she’s a troublemaker, a granddaughter is still a granddaughter. Maybe because she was such a troublemaker, seeing her excel greatly in other fields seems even more precious to him.

‘Huh, communicating with Grandfather might not be so bad after all?’

The Grandfather in my memory was strict and cold, no longer having any expectations for Ji-ye.

But seeing with my own eyes rather than Ji-ye’s memories, it didn’t seem to be that extreme.

Even though his expectations for Ji-ye were lower compared to other family members, maybe he was starting to acknowledge her a little now.

Just then, the me on the broadcast was also receiving great praise from Yu-hwa.

Now I could see it. Grandfather was covering his mouth to hide his emerging smile while watching the broadcast with an amazed expression.

I finally understood why the dining table was suddenly in the living room, and what my brothers meant when they said we couldn’t leave until the broadcast ended.

It was because everyone had to watch the broadcast and praise me in real-time for Grandfather’s sake.

Grandfather probably wanted to confirm that I had found my calling and become more mature.

‘He’s quite different from the image in my memory.’

In Ji-ye’s memories that flowed into me, he was just a strict and scary person who thought poorly of Ji-ye.

But from a third person’s perspective, he just seemed awkward at expressing himself, while his affection for Ryu Ji-ye seemed certain.

Then, poke, Ryu Jin-woo lightly jabbed my side.

Words reflexively came out.

“I’m having fun with my activities and doing well. Don’t worry.”

“…We’ll see how long that lasts.”

Grandfather said that, but he had quite a satisfied expression.

Mealtime passed very slowly.

Grandfather was so absorbed in Start Plan that he didn’t notice his food getting cold, and we could only finish lunch after watching episode 7 with the stage performance following episode 6.

He nagged even more during episode 7 than episode 6.

Even if my eyes followed the camera just a little late on stage, he’d be displeased, saying that’s not how a professional should be.

It’s not like Grandfather was originally that interested in stage performances, so I think he probably watched various things to understand my work.

Anyway, I heard he was extremely opposed to my entertainment industry life at first.

But now it seems he’s decided to acknowledge that Ryu Ji-ye belongs in the entertainment industry and actively support her.

“Anyway Ji-ye, once you’ve decided to go down that path, see it through to the end. Don’t give up halfway again.”

“Yes.”

“Haha. Father, now Ji-ye takes responsibility for her work and works hard. You don’t need to worry so much.”

“Not worry? Ha. Fine. Jae-geum, Jin-woo, you two keep a good eye on Ji-ye. If there are problems, report to Grandfather immediately. I can’t be at ease when giving up after doing well has happened more than once or twice.”

“Understood.”

Grandfather waved his hand at the family members as if annoyed. It meant to leave this room now.

The family members got up all at once as if they had been waiting and began leaving the room.

And just as I was about to follow the family members out of the room.

“Ji-ye stays here.”

“…Yes?”

Wasn’t all the nagging finished?

I looked at the family members with a tearful expression, but they ignored me, wanting to quickly escape from the tension, and hurriedly left the room.

I reluctantly approached Grandfather and sat down.

Well, we’d only talked about the broadcast so far, and there was still nagging about behavior left.

Especially since I had rejected and postponed countless suggestions to come see Grandfather for nearly a year.

An awkward silence flowed in the room.

Actually, Grandfather and I always had this kind of atmosphere.

We rarely found ourselves alone in the same space, but whenever we did end up alone, an uncomfortable air would invariably flow.

Ryu Ji-ye tried hard not to look at Grandfather, and Grandfather treated Ryu Ji-ye like she didn’t exist.

Well, it was natural since it was always after she had caused some trouble every time they met…

I wondered what would happen today.

I sat quietly and waited for Grandfather’s words.

Grandfather, who had called someone over but suddenly started reviewing documents on his desk, cleared his throat and stared directly at me.

And he said.

“…Is everything alright?”

Gone was his earlier energetic demeanor, as he gave a very awkward greeting to the granddaughter he had kept walls up with for so long.

I checked his expression and answered.

“Nothing major. Grandfather.”

“I understand there was some trouble recently.”

“It was literally nothing major. Not worth mentioning.”

Grandfather said nothing. He just stared directly into my eyes.

I immediately brought up what Grandfather wanted to hear.

“I had a bit of an argument with Song Geum-yeong…”

“An argument?”

“No, a bit of a public opinion war…”

“A public opinion war?”

“A legal battle… But it really wasn’t a big deal and ended well. I prepared various things in advance too.”

Grandfather’s eyebrow twitched.

“You prepared directly yourself?”

“Of course CEO Kim Ja-in and Hong Jin’s lawyers helped a lot. It wasn’t something I could handle alone.”

Grandfather’s eyebrow twitched for a moment. It was brief, but he looked at me with surprised eyes.

Then he pretended to check the documents in front of him for a moment before saying.

“Right, overconfidence is forbidden.”

“Yes.”

“Well done.”

I glanced at Grandfather.

It was the first time I had heard praise from him.

Even though I had said it wasn’t something I solved alone.

He might have already heard all the details from the lawyers, family members, or perhaps Choi Gyo-young or Kim Ja-in.

And silence fell again.

Did he call me here separately just to say that? To praise me for doing well?

Can I leave now? He’s not even looking at me anymore anyway.

I was gradually reading the room and timing when to get up, when Grandfather suddenly started rummaging around in his drawer and began stacking something neatly on top of his desk.

“…Huh?”

Something looked familiar, so I looked closer and saw it was FLORA’s <Bloom> album.

But why are there so many of them…. Just how many are those?

As I watched in bewilderment, Grandfather gestured to me with his usual expressionless face and pointed at the albums.

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