The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 329

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That night, I had quite a long dream.

Among all the nightmares I’d had so far, this was by far the longest, most detailed and specific dream.

To be precise, I dreamed not about the Unfortunate Idol, but about Han So-dam.

The first scene shown was backstage.

On a small stage, the host was explaining about the idol group that would soon take the stage, and I was backstage having a conversation in a circle with people who appeared to be members.

I couldn’t hear the conversation content clearly, but given the situation, it was probably words of encouragement to do well on stage.

Actually, I had seen a similar scene in my previous nightmare.

A scene where I was backstage encouraging the members I would perform with, feeling extremely nervous.

I was feeling excessive pressure for just stage nerves, which made it very distressing.

The nightmare I had this time was also preparing for the stage under pressure that wasn’t much different from that day.

No, the situation was so identical that I wondered if it was just the same dream.

What was different were the names that had sounded blurry before, the group name posted here and there, and the host’s voice that came through clearly.

Crunch.

What had appeared in my dreams for weeks and months, tormenting me, was indeed Crunch and a Crunch member, as expected.

Han So-dam of Crunch.

The tragic idol who lost her life in a motorcycle accident.

The identity of the dream protagonist who made me feel insane depression, panic, pain and sadness, even making me cry in reality, was Han So-dam.

The face reflected in the dream, the name the members called me, and the singing voice heard when going up on stage.

The slogans held in the hands of fans watching us.

“…”

Although the group wasn’t successful, it seemed that at this point they could still go on stage, and there were fans who came when they performed on stage.

But why was she so depressed?

Of course, the depression from the group’s failure could be severe.

But the emotions Han So-dam felt in the dream weren’t on that level.

Rather than emotions like stage pressure, depression from not succeeding, self-loathing, inferiority complex, etc., it was closer to fear and terror about something huge that she couldn’t handle.

The question about that could be resolved by another dream that followed.

There was a man.

And there was me, Han So-dam.

The two were having a conversation. The man was angry for some reason, and Han So-dam silently hung her head.

Watching that scene, I felt my blood run cold for a moment.

I’m not sure if that was receiving Han So-dam’s sensation, or if my blood really ran cold.

Maybe it was both.

That’s because I know that atmosphere, that situation well.

I had already experienced it once during my Sucream days.

The time when I was forced to pay a dangerous price for illegitimate success.

Sponsorship.

I refused it, and when I refused, I got scolded for some reason.

No, it wasn’t just scolding, but shouting and threatening as if to hit me. When that didn’t work, they sneered that the group was failing because of me.

I remember it was clearly the agency CEO who usually smiled and conversed with me, but I was so scared and terrified as if being threatened by a stranger.

And the scene Han So-dam experienced in the dream was the same.

A man in a suit pointed at Han So-dam and shouted.

I couldn’t hear clearly what he was saying. There was just a loud rumbling sound like being underwater.

But that alone was sufficiently threatening and scary.

Han So-dam, who flinched as if cut by a knife every time he shouted, nevertheless kept shaking her head with her head down.

Refusal.

It was refusal.

She was struggling to refuse whatever the man was demanding.

I had done the same. Even though I was so scared, even if I got hit and cursed at here, I desperately shook my head thinking I wouldn’t sell myself.

The price I got after refusing like that was Sucream’s activity suspension, but I had no regrets.

I couldn’t protect Sucream, but it was right to protect myself there.

Probably Han So-dam was the same… or so I thought.

The head that had been refusing dozens of times hesitated for a while, then suddenly nodded.

‘…Huh?’

And the hand of the man who had been angrily pointing went down.

Suddenly the whole situation was resolved.

The man’s expression relaxed as if he had never been angry, then he made a phone call somewhere and smiled as he personally opened the door for Han So-dam to leave.

‘What. Really?’

Han So-dam went outside. And as soon as the door closed, she collapsed.

Her heart was painfully tight.

This was definitely Han So-dam’s emotion.

The despair and fear of having accepted something that should never be accepted.

I felt countless emotions.

Only after seeing that far did I wake up from sleep.

This time I didn’t cry when I woke up.

Usually after having nightmares, I would cry because of the long lingering feeling that continued into reality, and because the Unfortunate Idol’s memories were too vivid and despairing.

This time, no tears came.

I just got up and sat blankly for a while. Literally blankly.

What is this. What is this. Having only such empty thoughts for a while.

Then my thoughts became complicated belatedly.

Since I had experienced it directly myself, there was no need to ponder what kind of situation that was.

No, I don’t even want to ponder it.

Han So-dam was…

‘That situation is scary.’

In front, the CEO she had trusted and followed most was pointing and shouting threateningly using profanity, and behind her back, the door was firmly closed.

And her mind must have been constantly spinning with worries and calculations about Crunch’s future, my future, and what lay ahead.

Then she finally lost.

Before the immediate threat and fear of the future, Han So-dam ended up kneeling.

“…”

Sadly, this is a very common occurrence in this industry.

Not a particularly surprising thing.

‘The spiritual achievement is still far from complete…’

I don’t really want to see what happened after that, but when the spiritual achievement goes up, it’ll show me even if I don’t want to see it, right?

“Sigh… What more do I have to see here.”

But even after seeing this far, what I still don’t understand is what the Unfortunate Idol wants from me.

I roughly understood Han So-dam’s situation, but so what?

What can I do by knowing about past events?

Even if I know in detail what happened to Han So-dam, there’s nothing I can do.

In reality, I have no connection with her at all… Moreover, since Han So-dam is already dead, it’s probably not asking me to save her.

‘Could it be asking me to take revenge?’

But why me of all people?

Even possessing me into a chaebol house?

If it’s revenge… against whom?

First, I turned on my mobile phone and searched for Crunch to check the agency’s current status.

Ah, the company went bankrupt.

I was going to look around their website, but there’s no agency website or information, just past articles.

It seems the agency disappeared without being able to debut a new group after Crunch disbanded.

This time I looked up who the agency president was.

“Seo Jae-sik.”

I searched once more with that name, but the information I wanted didn’t come up, only a bunch of people with the same name.

He doesn’t seem to be a figure whose name appears in the media or is well-known to the public.

‘For now… should I at least investigate?’

I turned on my mobile phone and naturally opened Reporter Choi Gyo-young’s messenger window.

Reporter, please look into the CEO of Crunch’s agency. I searched online but nothing came up

The read notification appeared within a second, but no reply came back.

‘He must be cursing me out again.’

I twisted the corner of my mouth and persistently waited with the messenger window open, and sure enough, a reply full of grievance came back.

Reporter Choi Gyo-young

Why are you doing this to me, seriously ㅠㅠ

Last time you told me to investigate Golden First, and now it’s CEO Seo Jae-sik?

Golden First, the name that came up when I had Choi Gyo-young investigate the broker-related matter last time.

A corporate investment company.

And a long-standing partner company managed by Ryu Jin-woo, Ryu Ji-ye’s eldest older brother.

Reporter Choi Gyo-young

I’m not lying, at this rate I’m going to end up in a drum barrel

Drum barrel? From the way he’s talking, it seems Reporter Choi Gyo-young knows something about CEO Seo Jae-sik.

Is Seo Jae-sik that dangerous of a person too?

All those celebrities you buried by stirring up aggro with articles like a gossip reporter probably felt like they were going into drum barrels too

I closed the messenger window, leaving Choi Gyo-young speechless at my reply.

I understand Choi Gyo-young’s anxious feelings, but Choi Gyo-young has Hong Jin backing him up.

I have no choice since there’s no one else who can investigate information as deeply and extensively for me.

Ding! Ding!!

I got off the bed, ignoring Choi Gyo-young’s belated replies.

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