The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 335

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‘I must have miscalculated my stamina distribution again.’
As I caught my breath and moved toward the next movement line, something caught my attention.
There were distinctly noticeable people in the nearby audience seating.
One was exceptionally passionate, while the other sat with their light stick abandoned on their thigh, simply appreciating the performance.
Familiar silhouettes. Without thinking, I stopped and fixed my gaze on them.
‘Grandfather….’
And Ryu Jin-woo.
I’d been notified in advance that they were coming, so I knew they’d be here, but I never expected them to be enjoying the concert quite so enthusiastically.
‘Ryu Jin-woo seems to have come merely to accompany Grandfather.’
These contemporary songs probably didn’t suit Grandfather’s taste, and since it was his granddaughter’s performance and stage, I assumed he’d simply watch quietly while offering his usual critiques and lectures. But here he was, more passionate than any fan.
“Pfft…!”
I couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of them both.
From where I stood on stage, Grandfather looked like nothing more than one of the most passionate fans in the entire venue.
As I burst into laughter, the Members glanced over at Grandfather, smiled, and nodded in greeting.
Shortly after, the Opening Stage came to an end.
“Wow…. Everyone.
“Everyone, you were amazing. I was completely overwhelmed.”
“Me too. Wow….”
The Members finally began to voice all the words they’d held back throughout the performance.
Unable to hide my smile, I was left speechless at the sight of the massive Concert Venue and the Fans filling every corner of the space.
The Fans who witnessed this through the Electronic Display Board responded with even greater enthusiasm, welcoming our appearance.
“Everyone, are you enjoying yourselves?”
“Yes!”
“Are you enjoying our performance?”
“Yes!”
“Impressive, right? The Opening!”
“Yes!!!”
The Fans’ voices grew louder with each repeated question.
Han Da-min laughed brightly at their responses and pointed to the Orchestra members on the Main Stage.
“For this Opening, we prepared a more grand and sophisticated beginning together with the Orchestra performers.”
“We started classically to match our concept that began with ‘Bloom’ and ‘Famous Paintings’—how did everyone find it?”
In response to Min Ha-young’s question, the Fans answered loudly. With various voices mixing from all directions, I couldn’t hear clearly, but it seemed they were saying ‘we loved it’ in unison.
We could tell from their expressions alone that the Opening had been satisfying for the Fans, so we felt reassured and moved on to the next topic.
“As we mentioned before, we planned a very elegant entrance to match the Orchestra.”
“That’s right.”
“Even during rehearsal, we were doing it elegantly.”
As Han Da-min spoke sheepishly, Choi Song-i immediately pointed at Min Ha-young.
“Ha-young started laughing, and then all the Members laughed too.”
“Oh no, is it my fault again? You all laughed too!”
At Min Ha-young’s indignant expression, the Fans laughed.
Actually, I was the first to burst out laughing, but I guess it went unnoticed.
“Though I have to admit, it’s a shame. We practiced our Walking so much.”
“Then should we do a Walking performance again, like we’re making our entrance for the first time?”
“Oh, should we?”
“Yes, that sounds great!”
Han Da-min, Min Ha-young, and Seo Ra-eun rushed excitedly toward the Main Stage. But when they noticed that Choi Song-i and I were just standing there watching, they came running back.
“Why aren’t you two coming!”
“Come on, cooperate with us.”
We were pulled along by the three of them toward the Main Stage.
Then, we deliberately walked out to the Center Stage with exaggerated, graceful expressions perfectly timed to the Orchestra’s performance.
There was no real reason for our re-entrance to be entertaining, but I was grateful to the Fans who responded and cheered along with us anyway.
“Ha ha, thank you. Our Garden members are always so kind to respond to things like this.”
“We originally had plans for such a serious entrance, such a serious Stage Performance.”
“Some of you were laughing not just during the entrance but even while singing the song, right? I saw everything.”
Han Da-min spoke in a reproachful tone, looking directly at me.
“Me?”
I laughed in confusion and pointed at myself.
“Yes, other Members laughed too, but especially you, Ryu Ji-ye. What were you looking at to laugh like that?”
“Ah.”
So that’s what she wanted to bring up.
I opened my mouth with an embarrassed smile.
“I was maintaining good Immersion at first.”
“Right. I saw that too. You were working hard at first.”
“I was working hard even while laughing! But among the Fans… our Garden members have such excellent sense of Beat, you know?”
“Don’t they?”
“They wave their fan chants so perfectly in time with the Song, but among them, I could see one person with an Off-beat fan chant.”
“Off-beat?”
The Members who realized who I was talking about started giggling and looked in the direction I was gazing.
“Yes, the timing was so off that it couldn’t possibly be one of our Garden members. I was so puzzled that I just kept watching.”
I looked directly at the protagonist of the Off-beat and let out a quiet laugh.
“It was our Grandfather. Wait, why is Grandfather waving a fan chant…”
At my words, both the Fans and the Members started laughing.
Not just the Members but all the Fans had been pretending not to notice while actually seeing everything.
The Chairman of the Hongjin Group enthusiastically performing an Off-beat fan chant.
‘The Hongjin Group’s reputation is in tatters.’
At a Concert where photography was prohibited, it was definitely a violation of portrait rights, but the subject was the Chairman of the Hongjin Group.
That image might already have been captured in photographs, and even if not, eyewitness accounts of the Hongjin Group Chairman would definitely spread like wildfire after the Concert ended.
A stern-looking Grandfather smiling brightly while waving a fan chant—and he’s the Chairman of the Hongjin Group?
How much of a Hot Topic would this become.
I was quite worried and the situation itself was utterly absurd, but my Grandfather, oblivious to my concerns, seemed delighted to be mentioned and raised both hands high, waving them at me.
I think I’ve already fulfilled my filial duties for today.
You look so happy.
“Haha, that’s right. Many of FLORA’s family members came today, and I hope our families and all of our Garden fans enjoyed FLORA’s first concert to the fullest.”
It was soon time for the next stage. Han Da-min gradually wrapped up the conversation and began her comment for what came next.
“Now we’ll step away briefly to prepare for our next stage and return.”
“What will the next stage be! You’re all excited, right!”
“Yes!”
“Are you excited!”
“Yes!”
As Min Ha-young engaged the audience as if she’d been waiting for it, Choi Song-i discreetly signaled her to stop.
“The fans’ throats hurt.”
“Oh! Sorry. I’ll stop.”
Min Ha-young laughed sheepishly and lowered her Microphone.
“Anyway, everyone, look forward to what our next stage will be, and shall we head backstage quickly?”
“Sounds good.”
“See you in a moment!”
We waved our hands and headed backstage.
Soon a new VCR played through the Electronic Display Board, and without even a moment to confirm it, all the Members were led by the Stylists toward the Waiting Room.
“You said the hologram would be used in part two, right? We confirmed there were no issues during rehearsal?”
As we headed to the Waiting Room, a familiar voice came from somewhere else.
‘Ryu Jae-geum—I was wondering where he was.’
Given that the concert was plastered with the Company’s sponsorships, I naturally expected Ryu Jae-geum to be here.
Either the most excited alongside Grandfather, or the most bored.
I thought it would be one or the other, but no matter how much I looked around, I couldn’t spot him anywhere.
I was beginning to feel a sense of betrayal, wondering if he really hadn’t come.
It seemed he was too busy checking equipment backstage to even watch the Live Performance.
‘Where is he?’
As I walked briskly and looked around searching for him, I somehow arrived at the Waiting Room and was ushered into the Dressing Room with my costume.
“Ji-ye, can you hear me?”
Min Ha-young, who had entered the adjacent Dressing Room, called out to me carefully.
“I can hear you. What’s up?”
“Did I do too much audience engagement earlier? Was it too much?”
“…Not at all?”
She’d taken Song-i’s comment to heart. When I responded casually, I heard a quiet “thank goodness” from the other side.
Worry about that—I’m actually grateful because I’m practically the only Member who really lifts the concert’s atmosphere.
Thinking that way, I changed into my new outfit and stepped out of the Dressing Room.
My new costume had a girl hip-hop vibe: a khaki sleeveless top and skirt, along with boots.
As I examined my outfit in the mirror, Min Ha-young emerged from the Dressing Room a bit later.
She was wearing a sheer top and pants in a similar color tone to mine.
The next stage was a unit performance—just Min Ha-young and me.
Having Min Ha-young as my partner meant that a high-difficulty dance performance was absolutely going to unfold.

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