The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 95

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 95

I came down from the stage and placed my hand on my waist to support my collapsing upper body.

I thought the group song choreography would be easy since it wasn’t particularly difficult, but even this became exhausting after repeating it several times.

‘How many times did we do this including rehearsals.’

With cross-filming with other teams and group filming with all four teams, we spent almost an entire day at the broadcasting station.

I was completely exhausted just like this during the previous group song filming too, but I had forgotten about that.

Still, I managed to catch the camera angles well, and my expression didn’t stiffen.

The filming director didn’t say anything either, so it’ll probably turn out pretty good.

This recording will be edited well and then released during the 3rd round broadcast.

Han Da-min frowned and let out a big sigh, then quickly erased any signs of fatigue and led the members.

“Let’s go, let’s hurry and change clothes.”

“Yes.”

Our steps toward the waiting room felt incredibly heavy.

We dragged our tired bodies back to the waiting room and immediately sprawled out on the sofa.

“Ugh…”

If I could, I’d want to sprawl here forever. Unfortunately, that’s not possible.

Once filming was over, we had to clear out of the waiting room as quickly as possible.

I also had somewhere to go.

“Heave.”

I took a breath and used all my strength at once to get up. Then Min Ha-young, who was sprawled next to me, just turned her head slightly and asked.

“Going for rice today too?”

“No, I have an appointment today.”

“An appointment? Aw… Next time then. I found a good restaurant near your home.”

“Okay.”

…?

I answered casually but then paused and looked at Min Ha-young.

What? She naturally made personal plans.

Well, it’s not a problem, but it was so natural that I answered without thinking.

Anyway, I quietly separated from the members and moved to the dressing room.

Time was quite tight if I wanted to wash up and move to my appointment location.

I hurriedly changed clothes and came out with my bag, and the members’ gazes immediately followed.

“What? Why are you in such a hurry? Leaving already?”

“Let’s go out together… What about rice?”

I shook my head at Han Da-min and Seo Ra-eun’s questions.

“I have an appointment. I’ll go first.”

Then I immediately left the waiting room.

Walking a bit more from the broadcasting station entrance leads to an alley.

As I approached the car standing in its usual spot today, someone got out as if they had been waiting.

“Good work, Miss.”

I nodded and got in the car, asking.

“What about that person? Are they coming?”

“Yes, they said they’d come more easily than expected. Since they seem to have a purpose, it would be better if you communicate through me during your conversation.”

“It’s fine. They’re supposedly so smart. They won’t do anything foolish. They wouldn’t want to be socially buried in an instant.”

I said this while slightly raising the corners of my mouth.

By the way, they really brought that bastard when I told them to catch him.

Money and power are truly frightening.

***

A private dining room located in Seoul city center.

Normally this would be a place to come for a pleasant meal with family members, but today I came here for a different purpose.

“Miss, the guest has already gone in and is waiting.”

At the kind employee’s words, I snorted and said.

“Guest my ass. Don’t even give him a glass of water and have him wait.”

“Yes.”

This place was prepared solely for the Hongjin owner family.

While willingly following any instructions from the owner family, all conversations that take place here are kept strictly confidential.

There was no better place for having secret conversations.

I smiled brightly at the employee and opened the door to the private room.

My guest who had arrived early and was waiting inside the private room stood up from his chair with a wary expression and nodded slightly.

“…Hello.”

He is Gu Beom-tae. Start Plan’s junior PD and the person who supposedly found out my identity and has been spreading it around.

And.

“Yes, hello. PD. This is the first time we’re meeting like this.”

I didn’t bother putting on a polite smile.

We were about to become the kind of relationship that doesn’t need such formalities.

“Th-that’s right. I was there during recording earlier too.”

“No. Not that. Like this.”

Meeting as the daughter of the Hongjin family, not as a trainee.

I sat across from him with the accompanying lawyer and stared directly at Gu Beom-tae.

Gu Beom-tae avoided my gaze.

Seeing that he wasn’t particularly surprised even after confirming that I was the one who called him here, he’s definitely the culprit.

Reporter Choi Gyo-young’s words were accurate.

“Why, why am I here…”

“PD, why aren’t you surprised to see me?”

“…What?”

I spoke to his round eyes that seemed to ask what I was talking about.

“So you did know I was from Hongjin? Then you’re also the one who leaked the information that I’m from Hongjin.”

PD Gu Beom-tae’s eyes rolled quickly as if calculating moves.

His outward appearance was exactly the same naive look I had seen at the broadcasting station today, but his true nature was clearly revealed in his mercilessly rolling pupils.

Did this bastard underestimate Hongjin, thinking we couldn’t even dig up this much information?

Finally, PD Gu Beom-tae, who had been lost in thought for a long time, spoke in a dejected voice.

“I’m sorry…”

“How did you find out?”

“My parents are well-informed about such information. So…”

“Then let me ask the reason. Why did you spread it?”

Actually, I asked this because I had to given the flow of the situation, but I wasn’t particularly curious.

So before Gu Beom-tae could answer, I struck first and opened my mouth.

“Did you deliberately leak it to increase the credibility of your YouTube channel?”

“…”

Gu Beom-tae’s mouth fell wide open.

It was a reaction as if he had been hit in the back of the head.

“What, how…”

I sneered at that dumbfounded expression and said.

“Orthodox Idol Only Farm. That’s your channel, isn’t it PD? Weren’t you doing groundwork to post about my identity there?”

Orthodox Idol Only Farm.

Among South Korea’s YouTube gossip channels, it has the most subscribers and posts the most provocative information about the entertainment industry.

The channel that first suggested discord suspicions about Rosetta, which was Han Da-min’s group.

The person who repeatedly highlighted Min Ha-young’s maliciously edited videos from when Love Me Idol aired, and didn’t stop there but developed it further to completely send Min Ha-young’s image into the abyss.

And, although it’s become something that never happened now…

The person who mocked our Sucream, treating us as ‘the miserable end of failed idols’ and such.

I didn’t know when I was Hong Yeo-eun.

This is a fact I learned while investigating the person named Gu Beom-tae this time.

That figure shrouded in mystery is right in front of me.

The reason he leaked information to industry people without compensation was also clearly visible.

When he posts information on his own channel, trash journalists like Choi Gyo-young rush in and treat it as article material.

In other words, it’s groundwork to increase his channel’s credibility and influence.

So the fact that he recently leaked my information means he’s preparing to upload a video about my identity.

…Ha, let me calm down. I shouldn’t get angry over past events. Stay composed.

“Wh-what are you talking about! You need to say something that makes sense! What do you mean I do NeTube? I’m just an ordinary person working normally at a broadcasting station!”

For someone denying it, Gu Beom-tae’s expression had turned pale.

But this denial is natural too.

Isn’t this a channel that has been picking fights with politicians, chaebols, celebrities, NetuBers, BJs, and everyone else without discrimination?

If they knew Gu Beom-tae’s personal information, there would be dozens, hundreds of people and companies ready to sue him immediately, and if he admits it, the aftermath is obvious.

But isn’t it ridiculous that I’m listening to his denials when I came here knowing everything?

‘I’m already exhausted to death from rehearsals.’

I didn’t come here to interrogate him, so let me just say what I need to say and finish this quickly.

“Whether you’re that NetuBer or not will be revealed if I sue you. I know there are several videos related to Hong Jin too. I can experiment with those.”

Whether he denies it or not, I’m saying I’ll sue him.

The law will reveal the truth.

“…”

Gu Beom-tae’s face went beyond pale and completely lost all color.

Wow. He’s practically confessing with his skin color.

I chuckled and said.

“But if you move according to my words, I might be able to keep your identity a secret.”

“…”

Gu Beom-tae’s expression changed.

“Should I just not upload Ji-ye’s video?”

Gone was his earlier naive appearance, as he bent his upper body and glared at me with the vicious and cold eyes of a villain.

“Oh, that’s a given.”

“Then what more do you want? Someone from Hong Jin wouldn’t want money. Do you want to socially bury someone…”

“What are you saying. Jeongseok Idol Only Farm, do you want to be socially buried yourself?”

“…”

“You just need to do what I tell you to do. First, you will report the editing direction of Start Plan for each episode from now on.”

“…Editing direction?”

Why that. Ignoring Gu Beom-tae’s puzzled gaze, I continued.

“Even if you don’t edit directly, you should be able to know that much.”

“…Well, that’s…”

“Second, when the time comes, you will create and upload a video using materials I provide.”

How about that. Pretty easy, right?

At my words, Gu Beom-tae hung his head low.

And after staying still for a while, just breathing heavily, he raised his head.

When I saw his face again, the villain was nowhere to be found and he had returned to his naive appearance.

“Fortunately, these are things I can easily do. If you just keep my secret, I’ll do that much. Of course, I’ll keep Ji-ye’s secret too.”

“Oh, that.”

I said with a sneer.

“You can just reveal my secret. I’ll roughly set the upload timing for that too.”

“…Didn’t you come to get me to cover that up?”

“No.”

I said that and stood up from my seat.

My identity that will be discovered someday – if this is a trial, I’m confident I can gladly endure it.

Hong Jin isn’t a company that can’t handle one measly Start Plan parachute suspicion.

Nevertheless, the reason I specifically brought this bastard here and presented these conditions is twofold.

First, for the fourth mission the system sent: ‘End the controversy about Ryu Ji-ye.’

And next, for FLORA.

FLORA will debut as FLORA, not as supporting characters for the winner.

Of course, under the premise that they showed results at a level everyone can accept.

‘Because I’m going to make it that way.’

I no longer want to see my members lose their dreams due to unreasonable situations.

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