The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 74

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 74

Oh my, I could tell from when she was practicing during break time instead of resting!

How could her ankle loosen up when she was massaging it so weakly like that?

“Should we do ice treatment together? You need to take care of your body first, unnie. And rest during break time.”

I was gently scolding her while taking Seo Ra-eun’s leg and massaging her ankle.

“Girls, are you okay?”

The members who I thought had returned to the dormitory, …what is that?

“Ahhh! Hey, it’s overflowing! Hold it properly!”

“It’s already too late! Ugh~ My clothes are already all wet~”

Splash splash, a basin full of ice water was sloshing right in front of my eyes.

At the unexpected reappearance of the members, I instinctively grabbed Seo Ra-eun and stepped back.

Seo Ra-eun also sat down in front of me as if to protect me from the water basin.

“All that ice….”

I could guess what they brought it for, but it looked so precarious.

I was so dumbfounded that I stared at them for a while, and only got up when the water overflowing from the basin finally reached my feet.

“Oh my. Be careful, unnie.”

Then I quickly grabbed the empty part of the basin to balance it.

Only then did the sloshing water gradually calm down.

I worked with the members to set the basin down on the floor, then looked at Young Il-lin as if asking what this was about.

Young Il-lin, who seemed to have regained her energy, smiled brightly.

“We’re all going to do treatment together!”

“Everyone come here! Let’s all soak our feet and rest. If we want to practice tomorrow, we need to properly relax today before sleeping.”

Young-ju grabbed Ji-ah and me and made us sit by the basin.

“Ra, Ra-eun?”

I heard Young Il-lin’s flustered voice and turned around to see Seo Ra-eun had gotten a mop from somewhere and was cleaning up the water that had spilled on the floor.

“Ah, I’ve cleaned it all up, so don’t worry about it and go ahead first.”

Come to think of it, Seo Ra-eun had been cleaning various things here and there during the Flora training camp and even at my home.

She seemed to have a personality that couldn’t stand even a moment of messiness. Young Il-lin and Young-ju glanced at each other and helped Seo Ra-eun.

Seo Ra-eun only took her place beside me after she had wiped up all the water around us.

“Ugh….”

As I put my feet in the ice water, a groan naturally escaped from the cold.

The members also made their own painful sounds as they reluctantly put their feet in the basin.

‘It’s been a while since I’ve done this.’

It was cold and painful enough to numb my skin, but I endured it.

Nothing beats ice treatment for quickly relieving foot pain.

I was frowning and looking down at my feet submerged in ice when I suddenly looked up.

At that strange timing, I made eye contact with all the members. As soon as our eyes met, we burst into laughter.

“Oh my, girls….”

“Puhup….”

“We all look terrible.”

Because we all looked so messy.

“Where did all the pretty girls from this morning go?”

“Haha! Really, we’d be in big trouble if this went on broadcast.”

Young-ju seemed quite happy for someone worrying about broadcasting.

“We really practiced thoroughly today, right? I feel completely refreshed.”

After getting scolded by Lee Si-ah this morning, we practiced continuously as if we had awakened.

We had incredibly intense practice, barely resting during break time, and it was quite enjoyable.

At first, the beats and movements that were frustratingly out of sync gradually aligned, and the harmony between members gradually came together in a process that felt cathartic.

Thanks to that, we ended up showing a real practice scene drenched in sweat in front of the cameras, but so what.

‘We learned all the choreography in just one day, didn’t we?’

Then that’s what matters.

Then Young-ju said with a giggle.

“Shouldn’t we take a commemorative photo or something? Everyone looks so funny right now.”

…Huh? That sounds like a good idea?

As soon as the thought occurred to me, I casually said as if joking.

“How about we film a short video for commemoration?”

Then Young Il-lin and Young-ju immediately grabbed onto my words.

“A short video? Looking like this? But it would be fun, wouldn’t it?”

“Hey hey, is that really okay? It would be funny though.”

“Let’s try it once? Whether we use it or not, well, let’s film it first and then decide. It would be a bit much if we come out looking too awful.”

When the two most boisterous people on our team stepped forward, the atmosphere became one of actually trying it.

“Oh, are we really going to do it?”

“I, I don’t mind, but wait a moment….”

When it seemed like we were really going to do it, Ji-ah and Seo Ra-eun quickly brought a mirror to check their appearance.

Filming a group PR video looking like this might seem like just a means for harmony among members.

But I really thought making a short-form video like this wouldn’t be bad either.

‘This is the kind of opportunity to show our human side.’

Literally a PR video. A video to induce viewers’ attention to stay on me.

Among group PR videos of well-dressed people smiling brightly and showing cool dances, there’s one video of us shamelessly dancing in messy practice clothes.

Then wouldn’t they look for a few more seconds thinking ‘What are these kids doing?’

We’ll show plenty of pretty and skilled performances on stage, and there are separate individual PR videos too.

That’s my thinking anyway….

“Ji-ye, how about washing your face first?”

Seo Ra-eun held up a mirror to me and said. I was already thinking I should do that while looking at the practice room’s full-length mirror.

No matter how natural the concept, showing too wild an appearance would be a bit much.

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“Uhaha! What do we do? This came out so well?”

“Did it come out well, or is it funny? But we really look so messy.”

“Is this really okay~”

Joyful laughter continuously flowed from among the members huddled together around a mobile phone in the center.

We couldn’t stop laughing at ourselves in the video dancing to the Start Plan theme song in our messy state.

The video itself was fun, but more than anything, we had so much fun filming it that those comfortable and harmonious feelings came through in the video.

Maybe because we enjoyed filming it, I thought this might actually be better than the individual PR video I spent all day filming yesterday.

“Haha! Here Ji-ye burst into real laughter.”

Of course, it was a bit difficult to deliberately dance shamelessly in that atmosphere.

“But just in case, I think we should film a proper group video tomorrow too.”

Watching the members giggling happily and replaying the video several times, I quietly put my feet back in the ice water.

Then Seo Ra-eun, who had been watching the video with a happy expression, quickly came to my side and put her feet in the ice water too.

“Ji-ye, I’ll help you film your video tomorrow. Let’s do it together.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Hmm, this person has been strangely following only me around since hearing my song selection.

Is she that grateful?

All I did was choose a song that both Seo Ra-eun and I could do well together.

In Seo Ra-eun’s case, she usually showed a lot of lack of confidence, and I thought it would be even worse in a new team.

‘I can’t stand to see my member feeling intimidated.’

How could she get scolded less during practice and gain confidence? After thinking about it, I selected [Dolce] and the idea of arranging it as a musical also came up.

Even if she only briefly dipped her toes in, choosing a musical theater song for an audition where passing or failing was at stake means she must have thought she was good at it.

And now she’s noticing this and thanking me for it.

I looked fondly at Seo Ra-eun as she carefully fixed my disheveled hair.

But Ra-eun, you don’t need to take care of me so diligently.

I don’t ask for much.

‘Status Window.’

Ding!

I simply hoped that, for my sake and for the FLORA members’ sake, this round would be an opportunity for Seo Ra-eun to escape from that terrifying performance pressure trauma.

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