The Granddaughter of a Chaebol Family Is a Genius Child Actress - Chapter 22

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A Chaebol Granddaughter, Child Genius Actress
Episode 22
A few days later, inside a filming studio within the building.
‘Huh?’
Watching Manager wave and approach me, I tilted my head in confusion.
“Manager, didn’t you say Gwon I Joon was filming with me today too?”
“Oh, well, um.”
At my words, Manager paused for a moment before breaking into a bright smile.
“Gwon I Joon came down with something today, so we’re shooting his scenes separately another time.”
“I see.”
I nodded thoughtlessly at Manager’s explanation.
The last time I’d seen Gwon I Joon was several days ago at the final shoot.
“Hey, where are you going, oppa?”
“I, this is…”
He hadn’t even listened to my carefully-mustered reconciliation attempt—just spun around and bolted.
He’d probably raised his voice without meaning to in front of all those people and felt embarrassed about it later.
‘Still, he did say he doesn’t hate me.’
I hadn’t fully understood it, if I was honest.
If he didn’t hate me, why had he been so prickly with me every single time until now?
‘But at this point, I think we’ve made peace, mm-hmm.’
I nodded to myself with that thought.
“Now, let me tidy up our Yu Jin’s outfit~”
“Okay!”
Well, anyway.
A few days ago, all the filming for There Are No Good Children wrapped.
It was terribly sad, but that wasn’t the end.
I was now an actress with a talent agency!
To prove that I’d be making far more projects going forward, today was the day for my profile photo shoot.
My hair had been done up beautifully at the salon this morning, and dressed in an adorable suspender skirt, my heart raced with excitement.
‘I can’t wait.’
Even combining memories from my past life, this was my first-ever profile shoot.
In my past life, my parents saw no need to spend money on something like that, so they never had one taken.
When I’d searched online, I’d been secretly envious of other actresses whose photos turned out so striking.
But now I didn’t have to envy anyone!
“Hehe…”
As I smiled without thinking, Manager in front of me let out a squeal and bounced excitedly on her feet.
“Our Yu Jin looks absolutely gorgeous and adorable today~ Right, Jin A?”
“Yes.”
“My goodness, that’s so stiff. You need to use a softer tone with a child, you know?”
“…”
There Manager goes, teasing Jin A again.
I looked up at the two of them.
Whether her promise to give her best was genuine, after signing the contract Manager had shown up at every single schedule and stayed by my side.
Because of that, these days the three of us went everywhere together quite often.
Every time I noticed it, I felt this: Manager and Jin A were complete opposites in personality.
And the most surprising thing was—remarkably, Jin A always seemed to lose whenever they talked!
Watching Jin A unable to muster any response, just barely rolling her eyes, I snickered to myself.
Whenever serious, stiff Jin A got flustered like this, it was incredibly funny.
“…Why are you smiling?”
“What? I wasn’t smiling!”
“Sigh…”
It was right as Jin A let out a heavy sigh at my reply.
Buzz—
A vibration sound from somewhere.
It came from Manager.
“Oh my.”
Manager pulled out her phone, checked something, then suddenly looked startled.
But only for a moment—her eyes sparkled as she gave my shoulder a light pat.
“Yu Jin. Manager needs to take an urgent call real quick! You listen well to Director, okay?”
“Okay, Manager!”
“I’ll be right back!”
The Manager checked if it was truly an urgent call, then hurried outside with the phone pressed to her ear.
‘Well then… okay.’
I should start getting ready now too!
The staff members working with the camera under the lights ahead were wrapping up.
It felt like the real filming was about to begin.
-Heh heh heh, at last my moment to shine has arrived!
Just then, a fox’s voice rang out sharply in my mind.
-Today, let us thoroughly drain the very souls of every human in this studio!
‘……?’
The voice sounded unusually confident today.
This wasn’t even my first time filming—so why was the fox so excited?
As I tilted my head in confusion, the fox spoke again with unmistakable pride.
-Heh heh, is it not true that a photograph captures but a single fleeting moment?
‘I suppose so.’
-In such circumstances, I shall be able to wield my divine power most effectively!
‘Hmm…….’
I didn’t quite understand what it meant.
In any case, the fox was promising to help me do well, wasn’t it?
“All right, Yu Jin! Come over here, would you?”
“Yes, of course!”
I hopped down from my chair.
Good—let’s do my best!
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Clunk-
The parking garage beneath the building.
The door of a black sedan opened, and a man in an immaculate suit stepped out.
“…….”
It was Baek Seung Hyuk, Yu Jin’s father.
His face, usually as composed and detached as stone regardless of circumstances, now bore traces of an uncharacteristic confusion and unease.
‘Where on earth…… could she have gone.’
Ever since he intuited that the child and the chairman were hiding something.
He had followed his daughter’s trail to this building.
Yet as Seung Hyuk stood in the lobby, studying the building directory, his brow furrowed.
[2F Jeong Jin Law Firm]
[3F Choi Yeon Tae Golf Lesson]
[4F Tax Accounting Office]
[5F Studio Lumière]
“…….”
It was a building full of establishments that had no business whatsoever with a seven-year-old child.
Yet among them…… there was one.
A single name that offered even the faintest thread of possibility.
‘Studio…….’
As if possessed, Seung Hyuk’s finger pressed the fifth-floor button in the elevator.
Moments later, the doors chimed open with a cheerful ding.
The moment he stepped out, a receptionist at the counter looked at him with bewildered eyes.
Seung Hyuk’s lips twitched under that gaze, and he spoke carefully.
“Excuse me, is Yu Jin…….”
“Oh, Yu Jin! This way, please!”
“……Pardon?”
“She’s in main filming right now. You’ll need to be quiet.”
Before Seung Hyuk could correct her, the receptionist had already taken his arm and led him deeper inside.
Walking down the corridor in a daze, he stepped into a space beyond.
“……!”
Seung Hyuk stopped dead in his tracks.
‘Yu…… Jin?’
Astoundingly, his daughter Yu Jin was there.
But what he saw before him was a sight he had never once imagined in his entire life.
In the center of what appeared to be a filming studio.
Beneath brilliant white lights, the child sat surrounded by all manner of props.
“All right, Yu Jin! This time, let’s go with a look full of curiosity, as if there’s something absolutely fascinating lying right in front of you!”
“A treasure…… yes!”
The child seemed to ponder for a moment, then nodded her head decisively.
And that was the moment.
The child’s eyes curved into crescents, and her lips curved upward in a beautiful arc.
“…….”
Baek Seung Hyuk found himself holding his breath.
The daughter he had known his whole life was an exceptionally timid child.
She’d flinch at eye contact, and all she’d ever shown him was an awkward smile, her lips forced upward.
But now, under the studio lights, Yu Jin wore a smile he’d never seen before in his life.
A radiant, luminous smile—as if her entire body were declaring that this very moment was happiness.
‘This is…….’
Baek Seung Hyuk’s throat tightened; he couldn’t speak.
He sat there in the distance, breath held, gazing blankly at his daughter’s unfamiliar face.
That was when it happened.
“Excuse me. Who are you, standing there?”
A low but sharp voice cut through the air from behind Baek Seung Hyuk.
At the sound, he snapped to attention and turned hastily.
There stood a woman with her arms crossed sharply, her brow deeply furrowed, glaring at him.
“This is an authorized personnel only zone…….”
But the woman’s words never reached their end.
Her fierce, contorted expression vanished in an instant, replaced by one of absolute bewilderment.
Of course, Baek Seung Hyuk’s face soon shifted into that very same expression.
The two stood frozen, regarding each other in silence.
“……Baek Su Hui?”
“……Baek Seung Hyuk?”
Like a mirror image, the faces of unmistakably identical siblings—blood relations—gazed back at one another.

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