The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 50

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 50

‘They’re making quite a racket.’

What’s with all the noise at sleeping time. Are they filming something again?

At that moment, the people outside suddenly turned their heads and started peering in this direction.

It’s translucent so I can’t see clearly, but that… isn’t that a camera?

‘Why are cameras here…’

Seo Ra-eun and I simultaneously looked at each other and quietly approached where the silhouettes were flickering.

The voices gradually becoming audible started to become clear. This refreshing laughter is.

“….”

What, that’s May Rookie’s voice.

May Rookie was lingering in front of our team’s practice room with cameras attached.

I can understand the cameras since they were distributed to each team, but why are those people suddenly doing that here?

Isn’t May Rookie’s practice room on the opposite side?

Just as I was about to head to the practice room door out of curiosity.

“Is anyone there?”

“The lights are on but no one’s… Oh, I think someone’s there?”

What’s with them. Did they come to spy on us?

I could hear conversations that seemed conscious of our team and the cameras.

What on earth is this situation?

Not understanding, I stood there blankly for a while even after grabbing the door handle.

Why would May Rookie come spy on our practice room with cameras…

“Ji-ye.”

“Ah.”

At Seo Ra-eun’s call, I finally came to my senses and turned the door handle.

Creak-

As the practice room door opened, May Rookie who had been chattering outside gasped and closed their mouths.

Seo Ra-eun and I peeked our heads through the gap in the door to check the situation outside.

Sure enough, two cameras, multiple Production Staff, and May Rookie Members were gathered in large numbers, saying something toward our practice room.

I suppressed the anger slowly rising and asked.

“What’s going on?”

“Gasp! Ah, we’re sorry!”

May Rookie made a big fuss apologizing to us.

Expressions of being caught, restless appearances.

But even while apologizing, they wore smiles that didn’t particularly look sorry.

‘Hmm…’

A bit annoying? We’re unpleasant about the spying, so why are you acting like this is just some cute situation you accidentally created?

As if performing some situational drama to create content in front of the cameras.

“Haha, practicing until this hour is really cool!”

“Isn’t May Rookie’s practice room over there?”

I said expressionlessly to May Rookie who was smiling shyly.

Did they think they could laugh and brush off anything because there are cameras?

I have no intention of playing along with an unagreed situational drama.

Because rudely spying on another team’s practice room is definitely impolite behavior.

“Did you come because you have something to say to us?”

When I spoke without any humor, only then realizing the atmosphere wasn’t normal, the smiles faded from May Rookie’s faces too.

“Ah, well, we were just curious about what kind of practice you were doing…”

Even if they’re trainees from a major entertainment company who received good training, they’re still rookies and young.

Not thinking that we, or rather I, would seriously show displeasure in front of cameras, they finally seemed genuinely flustered and started rolling their eyes around.

“We’re sorry. We didn’t come because we had something to say, we just came wondering if you were still practicing. We’ll go back.”

“Let’s go.”

May Rookie roughly wrapped up the situation and left the corridor with the cameras.

…What’s with those glaring looks being so cold? Well, so what.

I snorted and stuck my head back into the practice room.

Then I belatedly tilted my head with a face that didn’t understand what happened.

“Why did they come? Unnie, let’s finish practicing. Ah, didn’t you say you had something to tell me earlier?”

“Ah, that… No, thinking about it, it doesn’t seem like something to talk about now. Just that I’m grateful you always help.”

“Ah, yes. Then please tell me when it’s convenient for you, unnie.”

Didn’t she say something about Song-i earlier? Does she have something to say related to Choi Song-i?

I checked Seo Ra-eun’s appearance through the full-length mirror and continued stretching.

Then I started practicing.

***

During lunch time, I gazily looked at the system window that was sparkling and occupying the upper part of my vision.

The training camp that felt particularly long now had only a day and a half remaining.

Han Da-min, who quickly finished the song work during this time, safely recovered her condition.

Min Ha-young was getting thinner day by day, but seemed to be in very good spirits.

As for me, well, thanks to the Dopamine Addiction buff, I’m not tired at all.

I’m just a bit worried about the side effects that will naturally follow after the competition ends.

However…

I poked at rice grains with my chopsticks while looking at Choi Song-i.

‘I’m concerned about Choi Song-i.’

On the surface, she seemed to have no problems.

Choi Song-i generally maintains a poker face in any situation, so that wasn’t strange.

But when did it start.

‘Strangely… she’s become neglectful of practice?’

Of course, she’s steadily handling official schedules and practices well.

What she was neglecting was communication with members and additional practice outside of official schedules.

‘I did say not to overdo it since we need to manage our condition, but…’

Not doing supplementary practice even for choreography she can’t follow can only be seen as problematic.

Song-i wouldn’t show this kind of attitude without reason…

Is she tired from the grueling practice and the increasingly difficult level day by day?

The level we need to handle is different from Round 1.

Since Song-i said she originally didn’t have big dreams about being an idol, that could be it.

‘Still, we’re one team, so it’s troublesome if Choi Song-i acts like this.’

Anyway, it’s certain that some change occurred in Choi Song-i’s mindset.

“Why?”

Choi Song-i, who noticed my gaze, asked in a sulky tone. I shook my head and raised the corners of my mouth.

“Nothing. Eat a lot.”

“…Unnie hasn’t taken a single bite but tells me to eat a lot.”

“Ah.”

That’s right.

I actually hadn’t eaten a single spoonful.

With so many thoughts, I was just playing around with my rice. I awkwardly put down my chopsticks.

“I don’t have an appetite.”

“What? You don’t have an appetite?”

“Ji-ye, aren’t you pushing yourself too hard?”

I had just said it casually, thinking I’d brush it off, but all the members except Choi Song-i rushed over and started worrying about me.

“You barely slept and kept practicing. Isn’t your condition getting worse?”

“We agreed to manage our condition well.”

“My condition is fine. I just don’t have an appetite.”

Even if it’s temporary, my condition is probably better than anyone else’s here, right?

While I was responding to the members’ outpouring of concern, Choi Song-i turned her head away as if she wasn’t particularly interested.

What’s wrong with her?

As if all her interest had cooled off…

It’s troublesome if she’s like this from the beginning.

I really need to find out what’s going on.

***

After lunch time ended, we got a brief free time before the next filming.

While the other members went out for a walk to digest their food, I returned to the dormitory and opened the system window.

‘It’s been really long since I opened this.’

I hadn’t had much reason to open it while preparing for the competition, and aside from Dopamine Addiction, there weren’t any functions I could use right now, so I had neglected it.

‘Choi Song-i’s status window’

Ding!

Huh? Something was added? Did her stats go up in the meantime?

‘Update it.’

Ding!

“…”

It doesn’t look particularly different from what I briefly checked before. Hmm… Did her dance stat go up a little?

It’s natural for stats to rise since she practiced so much.

As I was frowning and scanning through the status window from top to bottom.

I froze when I saw the red text added at the very bottom of the status window.

Start Plan’s secret?

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