The Granddaughter of a Chaebol Family Is a Genius Child Actress - Chapter 11

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The Chaebol Family’s Granddaughter is a Child Prodigy
Episode 11
And just like that, the child disappeared beyond the door.
For a long while afterward, Gwon I-jun sat motionless in his seat, staring blankly ahead.
Then, at last, he let out a hollow laugh—a soft heh escaping his lips.
‘What kind of kid is even like that……?’
The more he thought about it, the more incredulous he felt.
Truth be told, I-jun had been aware of her the moment she sat down beside him.
Not for any particular reason.
It was only that he’d found himself wondering why such a small child was even in the Studio, so he’d looked—that was all.
Really, there was no other reason to it.
But the problem was that she had never, not once, looked his way.
As if no one were sitting beside her at all, she’d simply continued staring straight ahead into empty space.
That fact, somehow, had gotten under his skin.
‘I’m right here beside her—how can she ignore me like that?’
I-jun considered himself to be quite an extraordinary person.
For one thing, Gwon I-jun’s father was the president of a major company.
He lived in a spacious house, drove a nice car, and his friends were always telling him how much they envied him.
Everyone praised I-jun for being cool and handsome, and he’d even been street-cast enough times to be working as an entertainer now.
To someone like I-jun, being ignored was deeply unfamiliar treatment.
“How old are you?”
So without quite meaning to, he’d said that.
Not with any bad intent behind it—he’d simply wanted to start a conversation.
“…….”
I-jun found himself biting his lip hard.
That child had to be an idiot, plain and simple.
Even after he’d spoken so rudely, she hadn’t gotten angry—she’d just laughed and giggled.
And then suddenly she’d patted his shoulder and spouted some strange nonsense.
‘She already looked stupid anyway.’
She was wearing a one-piece dress and shoes as if she thought she was some kind of princess.
And her eyes were unnecessarily huge, making her look like a puppy, so with that innocent face giggling away, she looked even more foolish.
And then at the end, just like that, she went and left without a care.
“Then, goodbye to you too.”
“…….”
……But I didn’t even get to say goodbye.
The image of her waving her hand lightly and walking away without hesitation came back to him again.
A sharp pang, like being pricked, radiated through one corner of his chest.
As his lips moved uncertainly, I-jun finally bowed his head low.
‘I didn’t even ask for her name…….’
A moment later.
The sound of heels echoed from the hallway, growing steadily closer.
The woman who soon appeared let out a soft breath and smiled with a warm, friendly expression.
“I-jun. Sorry for making you wait?”
“…….”
“……I-jun?”
But I-jun couldn’t manage to answer.
He simply kept his head down, shoulders drooping limply.
“……?”
Looking down at the boy with a puzzled expression, Baek Su-hee, the manager of Miracle Entertainment, tilted her head in confusion.
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“Then I’ll be waiting nearby, so please don’t hesitate to call if you need anything.”
“…….”
Waiting nearby?
At Jin-a’s greeting, I blinked my eyes and carefully spoke up.
“You don’t have to go home, but you really could…….”
“That won’t do.”
……Of course, I was shut down the moment I said it.
Without changing her expression at all, Jin-a looked directly into my eyes and spoke clearly and distinctly.
“My role is to stay by your side and look after you at all times. You’ll need to get used to it. And here—take your script.”
“……Yes, ma’am.”
Her tone was too firm, so I could only answer meekly without saying anything further.
Only then did Jin-a leave, and I was left standing alone in the entranceway.
“Phew.”
Only then did the tension drain from me, and I let out a long, deep sigh.
‘Finally, I’m alone!’
She said I should get used to it, but having someone constantly watching my every move was deeply uncomfortable.
On top of that, Jin-a would report everything I do to grandfather!
Just being in the same space with her drained all my energy…….
Grrrrowl—
“…….”
Because of that, I was absolutely starving.
‘I ate so much at breakfast, too.’
I patted my loudly protesting stomach gently.
I felt like I needed to eat something right away…….
-Then how about a snack! Why don’t you try eating something called pudding!
As if reading my thoughts, a fox appeared with a soft pop, landing on my shoulder and crying out.
Pudding? At that word, I tilted my head in confusion.
‘Fox, you said you lived in the Joseon era—how do you even know what pudding is?’
-Hehe, I’ve been a renowned gourmet since ancient times! I’ve mastered all the snacks of this age!
Yet you didn’t know that children can’t sign contracts alone.
I rolled my eyes while keeping that thought to myself.
‘There’s no pudding, but there should be other things…….’
Clutching my precious script close to my chest, I headed toward the Kitchen.
Since it wasn’t mealtime, the Kitchen was empty—the woman who usually prepared food was nowhere to be seen.
‘Oh.’
Wait, no one around?
I glanced around quickly, surveying the space.
No one appeared to be coming.
‘Then…….’
If no one’s watching, this is my chance!
“Heave-ho.”
I gently set my script on the dining table, then dragged a chair across the floor with a creak and strain toward the cabinet below.
After carefully climbing up, I rose onto my tiptoes and swung the cabinet door wide open.
“……Whoa.”
Without thinking, I swallowed a gulp of saliva.
Jelly, chocolate, boxes of cookies—they were stacked completely full.
‘It’s like a treasure trove……!’
Thrilled, I began gathering snacks in my arms.
As the pile of snacks grew, the fox touched my leg with a tap-tap, seeming flustered.
-Contractor. You don’t plan to eat all of that at once, do you? You’ll get a stomachache!
Nah, that’s not it.
At the fox’s words, I shook my head vigorously.
The fox really doesn’t understand anything.
‘I’m storing these for later.’
-Storing them?
‘Yeah, so I can eat them whenever I want to later.’
This was one of my perfect future plans.
Right now, whenever I want to eat something, the woman brings me plenty of delicious things.
But what if I keep insisting on continuing to act, and grandfather or mother and father get angry and kick me out?
Then I won’t be able to eat these delicious snacks freely anymore.
If I want to buy snacks outside, I’ll need money.
‘Of course, since I made a contract this time, I’ll earn money…… but I need to save all of that.’
When I’m cast out and have to live alone later, I’ll need an enormous amount of money.
So I had to gather emergency rations in advance.
If I hide them well like this, I won’t starve even if I’m cast out later!
-Oho! You truly are thorough, contractor!
“Ahem.”
At the fox’s reaction, my shoulders rose naturally.
Shortly after that.
“Hmmph, hm.”
Clutching a script and a large box of sweets, I was walking toward my room humming cheerfully.
I’d grabbed so much that I couldn’t see straight ahead, but I figured I could manage this much…
“Oh no!”
Crash—
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My emergency rations…
I stared at the script and snacks scattered across the floor in utter dismay.
I’d tumbled backward with a thud, and my backside throbbed with dull pain.
I glared resentfully at the cardboard box I’d collided with.
Stacked in the hallway where nothing should have been were paper boxes piled as high as I was tall.
‘What on earth are all these?’
My indignation faded quickly, replaced by curiosity.
I tilted my head and rose onto my toes to examine the boxes from every angle.
Then I read the label affixed to the top one.
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Early Childhood Development and Attachment Theory, Behavioral Analysis by Developmental Stage, and 51 other titles
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“Wow…”
No wonder the spot I’d hit was so hard and painful—the box was packed solid with books!
I glanced around again.
Now that I thought about it, this was just outside Mother’s room.
So Mother had ordered all of this?
Hmm…
The titles were so difficult I couldn’t grasp their contents, but Mother did love studying—it made sense.
As far as I knew, both Mother and Father had graduated from the top university in the country.
Whenever teachers came for lessons, they’d always bring up Mother and Father’s stories.
Since Mother and Father were such good students, I should naturally be good at everything too, they’d say.
So every time I couldn’t solve a single problem, the teachers would sigh deeply with disappointed faces.
At moments like that, I’d feel terribly sad, as if I were stupid.
…
I pouted my lips for a moment.
But I quickly corrected myself and shook my head.
‘No, I won’t think sad thoughts now.’
Because now I have… acting!
In my past life, I was never happier than when I was acting.
And I could be certain that this life would be the same.
“…Heh.”
Just thinking of acting made my sunken mood lift and flutter like clouds.
‘I need to get back to my room and read the script.’
I gathered up the scattered snack boxes and script, then dashed back to my room.
For my future, I had to study and analyze this script thoroughly!

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