The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 237

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Has Debuted

Chapter 237

“Could you say that again?”

At my question, the PD smiled brightly and said once more.

“From now on, Ji-ye’s identity is ‘the strange guest.'”

“…Everything from start to finish today has been so sudden.”

Right after the music video shoot ended, they suddenly blocked the entrance and made us play hide-and-seek, then came out of nowhere to inform me that I’m the seeker, no, the strange guest.

“Usually don’t you have to inform people about spy roles or plot twists in advance?”

What production staff surprises even the culprit?

But the production staff just smiled at my words and handed me a bell with a pink string.

I reflexively took the bell while looking at the PD.

“What is this?”

“It’s a bell.”

I mean, why are you giving me a bell?

When I asked with my eyes, the PD still smiled and said.

“Ji-ye, you’re an honored guest. Shouldn’t you move around proudly displaying your presence?”

“Ah…”

So it meant I had to forcibly reveal my location to the members who were hiding somewhere looking for hints through the bell sound.

“A bell sound. Members who are scared of this kind of thing might really faint.”

The members would be terrified, but anyway, the viewers would find it entertaining.

I spoke worriedly while smiling and tied the bell string around my wrist.

Once I finished tying the string completely, the PD said.

“The strange guest’s victory condition is to catch the members before they escape this building. If you succeed in catching two or more, it’s Ji-ye’s victory.”

“Hmm…”

“Conversely, if two or more succeed in escaping, it becomes Ji-ye’s defeat.”

“Yes, I understand. But this.”

I answered readily and looked around.

Although the lighting was brightly on for filming, the long corridor and multiple rooms were dark and gloomy like something you’d see in a horror movie.

It wasn’t complete darkness either, and with moonlight coming in making shapes vaguely visible, it felt even more eerie.

…Well, it’s an abandoned building so that’s the atmosphere. Just to confirm for the upcoming situational drama.

“Today’s concept is horror, right?”

The PD quietly nodded.

“Good.”

Then let’s do this properly while we’re at it.

I smiled and started walking.

Ding-a-ling-

Ding-a-ling-

With each step, the bell sound rang out cheerfully.

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“Unnie… It doesn’t seem to be here. Really…”

“That can’t be… If it’s not here either, then there’s nothing anywhere on this floor.”

“It really doesn’t seem to be here, can’t we just leave?”

Seo Ra-eun’s voice echoed anxiously.

It took real courage to tell someone who was concentrating to give up and leave…

Unfortunately, Seo Ra-eun’s courage didn’t reach the ears of Han Da-min, who was intoxicated with dopamine.

“No, we went around an entire floor and found nothing, does that make sense? Ra-eun, shall we search thoroughly again starting from the first room?”

“…What’s wrong with you, unnie.”

Even though an irritated tone came from Seo Ra-eun for the first time, Han Da-min was already leaving the room and heading toward the first room they had entered.

“Sigh… I really hate this so much…”

Seo Ra-eun followed Han Da-min in an almost resigned state.

Her fate had been essentially decided from the moment she was teamed up with Han Da-min.

Seo Ra-eun herself had expected this to happen.

Not particularly fearful with a competitive personality.

Plus the fact that they were filming.

It was a situation where workaholic Han Da-min, who was serious about work, had no choice but to dive in regardless of whether Seo Ra-eun was scared or not.

Seo Ra-eun stuck close to Han Da-min and spoke in a trembling voice.

“Unnie. The corridor is really, really scary. Can’t we go a little slower?”

“Slower? Okay. Okay. Oh, Ra-eun.”

Han Da-min pointed to a dim space in the middle of the corridor.

A shadowy space where the wall that had been extending straight vertically was deeply recessed.

That place visible through the broken concrete without even a door panel, torn off by someone…

“We haven’t gone into the bathroom. Right.”

“…”

Seo Ra-eun squeezed her eyes shut.

She’s really going to go in there? There? The bathroom of an abandoned building?

“Haha… Ra-eun, are you very scared?”

Han Da-min seemed to think that even she found the bathroom a bit scary for Seo Ra-eun, so she looked at her with an awkward smile.

“Then do you want to stay here? There’s lighting here and lots of staff members. If you wait here, I’ll go alone and come back.”

“Unnie…”

If unnie goes into the bathroom, won’t most of these many staff members leave me and follow her in a rush?

What production staff would film someone who’s scared and staying still? They’d film the person looking for hints in the bathroom…

But Seo Ra-eun nodded with tears in her eyes.

Right, even if I die, I don’t want to enter that bathroom.

The level of eeriness is different.

‘But I can’t keep whining when I’m not even being helpful…’

It would be better to wait here with a small number of staff members.

“Unnie, I’m sorry… I really can’t go in.”

“Hey, what’s there to be sorry about. Then stay here. I’ll come out quickly.”

“Mm-hmm, then I’ll keep watch and tell you right away if the strange guest comes.”

Han Da-min looked even more apologetic herself and headed toward the bathroom.

Staff members followed her in a rush into the bathroom.

The corridor became quiet, with the bright lighting gone, leaving just enough light to see Seo Ra-eun’s face clearly.

“What should I do, really…”

Seo Ra-eun tried to suppress her fear while looking around.

In her heart, she wanted to just grab Han Da-min or any of the staff members and run outside.

If she couldn’t help with finding hints, she had to at least keep watch properly.

Clank, clank-

Sounds of Han Da-min opening and closing doors inside the bathroom could be heard.

It seemed to be taking longer than expected, as if she was searching thoroughly.

Fortunately, she was gradually getting used to keeping watch in this place.

“It seems safe here so far.”

Seo Ra-eun spoke to the camera with relief.

The fact that she wasn’t alone was more comforting than expected.

Although the corridor was dark, it was quiet, and if she didn’t think scary thoughts, it even felt surprisingly peaceful.

The sound of leaves rustling in the wind, moonlight coming in from outside the window.

This much might be okay.

Eventually, when her fear had completely disappeared, Seo Ra-eun timidly began to walk toward where Han Da-min was.

“…Why isn’t unnie coming out? I should go check on her.”

The moment Seo Ra-eun finally gained courage.

Ding-a-ling-

Jingle jingle-

“…Huh?”

The sound of bells came from somewhere.

Seo Ra-eun stopped abruptly and stiffened her body.

“Didn’t you just hear some bell sounds?”

Naturally, no staff answered her question.

Seo Ra-eun looked like she was about to cry as she turned her gaze toward where the bell sounds were coming from.

Jingle-

The bell sound slowly reached her ears like it was squeezing her heart.

A person’s silhouette reflected on the wall facing the stairs at the end of the corridor.

Though she couldn’t tell who it was, she could tell from the bell sounds that couldn’t possibly come from the members.

It’s a stranger.

“Un….”

Seo Ra-eun was about to call Han Da-min in a frightened voice without realizing it, but closed her mouth.

Instead, she hurriedly moved her steps to quickly head to the bathroom where Han Da-min was.

But then.

Unnie

Jingle jingle-

From the end of the corridor, the owner of the silhouette walked toward her with bell sounds.

What slowly revealed itself from the darkness was.

“Ji, Ji-ye?”

Ryu Ji-ye waved her hand cheerfully and approached Seo Ra-eun with a very leisurely manner, asking.

Jingle-

“Unnie, why are you alone? Where’s Da-min unnie?”

“…Ji-ye, what’s that bell sound from you?”

“Bell sound? What bell sound? More importantly, why are you alone, unnie? Don’t tell me Da-min unnie escaped first?”

Jingle-

“Umm…. I can hear bell sounds….”

…Or not? It might just be sounds from accessories or items obtained through hints.

Seo Ra-eun looked at Ryu Ji-ye with an uncertain expression.

She instinctively took a step or two backward, but even that was just an ambiguous movement.

For someone who was supposed to be the ‘stranger’ chaser, she was far too calm and confident, and she was walking from a distance with such leisurely steps that she wouldn’t be able to chase even if Seo Ra-eun ran away immediately.

“Da-min unnie isn’t here right now….”

Still, as a form of caution, she hid Da-min’s location and situation since they were on the same team. At that moment.

“Ah, really?”

Ryu Ji-ye’s eyes changed. She grinned wickedly.

“Then unnie is alone right now?”

And immediately began sprinting at full speed toward Seo Ra-eun.

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