The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 51

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 51

Because I knew Start Plan’s secret.

Naturally, a secret wouldn’t be positive content.

‘A secret…’

Since Song-i has parents who are entertainers and even has an entertainment agency, she seems to have quite a bit of information she can hear from various sources.

“Hmm…”

Should I ask Reporter Choi Gyo-young?

Or should I just ask Song-i directly. Would she answer if I asked her directly?

I closed the status window with a troubled heart.

Unfortunately, I’ll have to go with the 2nd round as is.

Whether investigating the secret or persuading Song-i, such things need to be done outside of the cameras.

Even if all the members noticed Song-i’s strangeness, there’s nothing I can do.

In this dormitory full of cameras everywhere like now, it would be better to pretend nothing happened.

‘When was the first broadcast again.’

I heard it was soon.

Using that as an excuse to meet with Choi Song-i once after filming and ask her directly wouldn’t be bad either.

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Before I knew it, the day of the competition.

“Ji-ye is really amazing.”

“That’s obsession, obsession. A fierce determination for victory.”

The members looked at me and muttered as if for me to hear.

“How can she look so fine after going through all that hardship for a whole week.”

“Didn’t Ji-ye and Ra-eun have similar stamina?”

The point was why I looked fine when I had been practicing and working while sleeping maybe three hours a day.

“She was definitely dying together with me last time…”

I smiled brightly at the members and smoothed down my slightly protruding hair.

Actually, I was so soaked in dopamine that I didn’t even know I was tired.

This strange and weird vitality, as if awakened by caffeine, had reached its peak before the competition.

“Wait, you didn’t secretly check only your profile that was released, did you?”

“Huh?”

Profile?

I snapped to attention at Min Ha-young’s words.

Ah, it’s today.

I was so crazy about competition practice that I completely forgot that the trainee profiles were being released today.

Finally, the timing when the cast members would see the general public’s reaction for the first time.

We had to go through the 2nd round competition at that important moment.

So naturally.

“…I really want to see my mobile phone so badly.”

“Why did they have to release it now? I don’t think I can concentrate because I’m worried.”

“I think I already forgot the choreography, what should I do?”

“Hey! Don’t say such things even as a joke…”

The atmosphere became unsettled.

To openly release my face to the general public and then make us return our mobile phones so we can’t even see the reactions.

Tap tap tap tap-

At this point, aren’t they doing this on purpose because they want to break the trainees’ mentality every moment?

Why on earth are they doing this?

Then Choi Song-i, who had been making whooshing wind sounds with duck lips next to me, placed her hand firmly on my thigh.

“Unnie, please stop shaking your leg. And stop biting your lips too.”

“Huh? Was I shaking my leg?”

“You’re doing it unconsciously because it’s become a habit.”

“Oh oh… Thanks for letting me know.”

Choi Song-i quietly took out lip gloss from my bag and handed it to me. Even though her way of speaking is blunt, she really takes good care of others.

I applied the lip gloss that Choi Song-i handed me and straightened my posture.

Actually, I’m also very worried and anxious.

‘The time has come.’

According to my family members, Ryu Ji-ye had never shown her face in the media even once since her preschool days.

But that’s just what my family members said. How persistent are reporters and netizens – can I be certain that nothing will happen?

Of course, even if I’m discovered, I have an agreement with Reporter Choi Gyo-young, so I won’t get caught up in unexpected controversies.

‘Why is my heart beating like this.’

I guess there’s nothing I can do about being worried.

I’m prepared. Even if someone appears who knows me from somewhere, I will respond calmly.

However, what I’m afraid of is whether Ryu Ji-ye might have done something bad that I and my family don’t know about.

At least in my memory, she was mischievous but not someone who would torment others to elevate herself. But you never know.

I quietly opened the mission window as if to steel my heart.

‘Oh, 27 people.’

27 people who saw my profile and found me impressive in some way.

For an individual trainee, and it’s been about 30 minutes since it was released, so that’s.

‘Neither good nor bad, just average.’

I haven’t been able to confirm how the profile was released yet, but wouldn’t the individual trainee profiles be positioned at the very back or bottom?

And I predict that what’s at the very top would be the SU trainees.

I can tell this much without having to check.

“Phew…”

That’s enough. I said I’d stop thinking about it but I keep thinking about it.

I got up from my seat as if shaking off distracting thoughts and headed toward the mirror.

Today’s costume is a khaki bustier with pants with straps all over them.

It’s a girl hip-hop style outfit that girl groups wear a lot these days.

‘My dance lines will show well.’

It’s both light and cool.

It was a style I personally really wanted to try wearing, but I had never worn this style in my previous group.

Moreover, the makeup color tone is dark to match the costume, and my hair is braided down on only one side.

It’s definitely completely different from the last concept, but I liked this one in its own way too.

“Ah, mobile phone… Can’t they just give it to us while we’re waiting.”

I turned around at the grumbling voice.

Choi Song-i was watching Seo Ra-eun and Min Ha-young practicing a cappella with a face that looked bored to death.

‘As expected, she has no motivation for practice today either.’

If it were the 1st round, Choi Song-i would have joined in and been practicing too.

“Are you bored? Song-i, then do you want to join that practice with me?”

“Mmm…”

At my suggestion, Choi Song-i didn’t seem particularly interested, but she got up and approached without saying much.

Since there are no cameras, her thoughts are showing blatantly on her face.

I feel like asking her why she’s being like this, but I can’t do that since we have a competition coming up.

Just as I was swallowing a sigh and taking a step.

Knock knock-

“We’ll head to the Flora Set Studio.”

With a knock, the door opened and the Production Staff announced the start of filming.

Choi Song-i, who had been approaching with slow steps, rushed out of the waiting room at twice her usual speed upon hearing the Production Staff’s words.

As expected, her attitude has become obviously strange…

I wasn’t the only one being sensitive about this. While Choi Song-i was walking away, Han Da-min and Seo Ra-eun were also sending strange glances.

Choi Song-i must have definitely known we were looking at her strangely, but she pretended not to notice until she completely left the waiting room.

What is it.

Why is she acting like that.

What kind of secret could it be?

As I was staring intently at Choi Song-i like that and following behind her.

Choi Song-i’s steps seemed to slow down, then gradually she got closer to me.

Soon she started walking alongside me. Then in a low voice, without looking at me, she said.

“Why do you work so hard, unnie?”

“What?”

“We can’t win anyway.”

“…Huh?”

We can’t win.

What kind of bolt from the blue is that right before the competition?

When I stopped abruptly in place, Choi Song-i instead frowned as if she was the one who was flustered.

“Ji-ye unnie, don’t tell me you didn’t know?”

“Know what?”

“I thought unnie would naturally know. That’s why I told unnie.”

No, so. What!

You should at least tell me what I don’t know before staring at me like that, shouldn’t you?

“Ah, I thought unnie would naturally know.”

Choi Song-i said as if sighing.

‘Ugh, how frustrating.’

Why did she think I would naturally know?

Hey, if anyone knows something, Han Da-min with more Experience than me would know better.

Ryu Ji-ye was just an ordinary person who had barely set foot in this industry until recently.

So couldn’t you start with an explanation first?

Why so many secrets. And why mention it right before the competition of all times.

Choi Song-i stared at me intently, then resumed walking with a relaxed attitude. Then she spoke in a small voice that only I could hear.

“Unnie is from Hongjin Group, aren’t you.”

“…”

Goosebumps rose all over my body. I’ve stopped walking quite a few times today.

How do you know that?

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