The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 246

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Has Debuted

Chapter 246

The place we arrived at was a quiet and luxurious restaurant.

And the person sitting in front of me with a bright smile is my former colleague and now senior, Ji Yu-hwa.

It was truly sudden and bewildering.

“Ji-ye, why are you so stiff? You’re the one who suggested we eat together.”

“Ah…”

‘Let’s have a meal sometime’ usually doesn’t mean the same day.

Especially when there’s an appropriate distance between us and we’re both handling busy schedules.

“Is it awkward for just the two of us to eat together?”

Yu-hwa looked at me like she was looking at a cute junior and spoke kindly.

“Oh, no. It’s not awkward. I just didn’t expect we’d have a meal together so immediately.”

“Really? I tend to be pretty proactive with people I want to get close to. These kinds of promises need to be kept right away, otherwise they just become empty words.”

“Ah, that’s right. Haha.”

Was Yu-hwa always this proactive before?

During Choux Cream, she was sincere and good to the members, but when she went outside, she tended to become timid and withdrawn.

Was that timid personality back then a change created by the environment?

Thinking about it that way, I felt a little sorry for Ji Yu-hwa from Choux Cream.

“I didn’t bring you here too hastily when you’re busy, did I? I did check with your manager that you don’t have any schedules after practice.”

Perhaps my expression looked strange, as Yu-hwa asked worriedly.

I shook my head saying it was nothing and opened the menu to hand it to Yu-hwa.

“Not at all. I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed thinking about eating with a senior I respect.”

“Haha, Ji-ye. You’re not usually the type to make flattering remarks like that, are you? Let’s just talk comfortably in private. You don’t need to be so formal.”

“Ah…”

“That’s not why I’m eating with you – I wanted to get closer to you, which is why I arranged this meeting. Right?”

“Haha, you’re right. Then I’ll try to be more comfortable.”

No, Yu-hwa. You’re the most comfortable person in the world to me.

The only unfamiliar thing here is that Yu-hwa and I are sitting in this upscale restaurant having a meal instead of at a snack bar or convenience store.

Yu-hwa adjusted the menu so I could see it better.

“Ji-ye, what do you want to eat? I’m treating, so don’t worry too much about the price – oh, you probably wouldn’t worry anyway. Just order whatever you want without feeling self-conscious.”

“Is that really okay?”

“Of course. Oh, if Ji-ye is on a diet because of your comeback…”

“Ah, our diet restrictions aren’t that strict, so it’s fine.”

During 【Blooming】, Kim Ja-in tried to manage things a bit strictly, but it was only for a short while. Thanks to the Flora Members’ attitude of managing themselves well, with most being experienced, the atmosphere became one where they don’t make a big deal about eating.

However, both members and staff get scolded without exception if they don’t immediately work out after eating.

“Really? Day Entertainment is pretty lenient even with rookies? That’s nice. Other companies should do the same! Our company’s trainees have to eat in hiding.”

“I don’t think Day is particularly lenient either. It’s just like that for us, but they’re strict with the trainees who came in later.”

“Ooh, is it because you’re founding contributors? Haha, well, just from what I saw on Show Me the Stage, you guys seem like you’d manage yourselves well.”

“Is it okay for you to suddenly make time like this, senior?”

“I’ve been pretty free since finishing Show Me the Stage. Like a break period.”

For a break period, she’s been doing things non-stop today including the filming we did, plus radio DJ work and featuring.

“Today I only have the filming I did with you and recording in the evening.”

“Recording? Are you releasing a new song, senior?”

“Oh my.”

Yu-hwa covered her mouth as if she’d accidentally let it slip, then smiled slyly.

“That’s right. I’m slowly preparing a new album.”

“A solo album, senior?”

Then Yu-hwa raised the corners of her mouth even more and shrugged her shoulders.

“Well~ Is it a solo album? It’s a secret.”

What, no way.

“Are the Sierra seniors making a comeback?”

Yu-hwa smiled without saying anything.

My goodness, Sierra is making a comeback?

Sierra had virtually no group activities for several years, almost to the point of ending activities.

While each member was actively doing individual activities, that made it even harder to expect Sierra’s comeback.

But they’re preparing for a comeback?

At my surprised reaction, Yu-hwa added with an awkward expression.

“We should release at least one album before the new group debuts.”

…Ah, I see.

If a new group debuts, Sierra’s comeback would be delayed even further.

If they’re not planning to disband Sierra, now would be the right timing for a comeback.

Although it’s ambiguous to aggressively support group activities, they’re a popular group that’s too valuable to disband, and fans are still hopefully waiting for Sierra’s comeback.

In this situation, if a new group debuts, there would be considerable complaints from fans asking if this was why they didn’t let Sierra comeback.

Moreover, when a new group debuts, the agency would have to focus on the new group rather than existing groups, so this might be a conscientious scheduling of a comeback.

Anyway, the fact that Sierra is making a comeback means.

“If things work out, our promotion periods might overlap.”

It means we might end up competing with Yu-hwa for rankings.

‘It also means we can meet more often.’

“Our promotion periods overlapping with yours, senior. I never thought something like this could happen.”

“You look happy? We’re worried we won’t even break even if we overlap with you guys. We can’t even adjust our comeback timing due to circumstances.”

The fact that they can’t adjust their comeback timing confirms this is indeed a conscientious comeback.

Just then, the food we ordered arrived.

“Ji-ye, eat a lot. You probably can’t eat delicious food often because you’re managing yourself for the comeback.”

“I’ll eat well.”

Yu-hwa gestured for me to eat first and took out the letter I had given her.

My hand reaching for the chopsticks stopped abruptly.

“Senior, why are you taking that out?”

“Hm? To read it.”

Yu-hwa spoke with a mischievous expression, then suddenly turned on her phone to photograph the letter envelope before quickly tearing it open.

“I should read it while the person who wrote it is here.”

“Ah, senior… Can’t you read it later? It’s embarrassing…”

That’s fine though? Read it right now.

If she reads it now, we can have a conversation about collaboration based on the proposal I intimately wrote in the letter.

Yu-hwa looked at me as if I was cute, then boldly unfolded the letter as if she wanted to tease me more.

“Let me read this.”

“Oh, really…”

I pretended to be embarrassed while sneakily eating salad and checking Yu-hwa’s expression.

Yu-hwa seemed very moved by my heartfelt affection and fan feelings written in the letter, then gradually began to become serious.

“…”

Then she remained silent, not taking her eyes off the letter as if thinking about something.

‘Oh, is she interested?’

What I mainly proposed in the letter was that Flora and Yu-hwa should release a song together.

And that she should appear in Flora’s own content and YouTube content.

If we release a song and film our self-content 【Welcome to the Garden】 and various broadcasts for promotion, wouldn’t we be able to meet often and also benefit each other greatly in terms of achievements?

We could create new content using the teacher-student relationship.

Yu-hwa would have an opportunity to make her name known to the general public again by doing something with the new trending group.

And there would be more opportunities to promote Sierra’s upcoming comeback album.

Of course, it’s full of my personal desires and greed.

If the proposal goes through, I’ll be able to meet Yu-hwa often and work on music together.

But Yu-hwa must not discover these true feelings.

“Senior, why are you like that? Did I make some mistake in the letter…?”

“Huh? No, no. It’s not that. The letter was just so touching.”

Yu-hwa smiled brightly as she neatly folded the letter and put it in the envelope.

And then.

“You’re right. It would be nice to release a song together sometime like you wrote in the letter. I heard that other teams at SPRL also did a lot of things with their mentors.”

Yu-hwa also subtly expressed her desire to work together, hiding her own personal interests and ambitions for achievement.

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