The Granddaughter of a Chaebol Family Is a Genius Child Actress - Chapter 6

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The Chaebol’s Granddaughter Is a Child Genius Actress
Episode 6
“Get out.”
“…Yes, sir.”
I answered carefully and stepped out of the car.
Grandfather walked through the Parking Lot in silence, not sparing me a glance.
I swallowed hard at how he acted as though nothing had happened.
‘Did I… pull it off?’
“Where did you get this?”
The terrifying moment came flooding back.
Grandfather had picked up the Business Card and stared at it for a long time before asking.
My mind had gone blank, but I’d quickly conjured up a convincing lie.
“Oh, that. Um, I went out earlier because I wanted to eat something delicious, and someone just gave it to me on the street!”
—Ha, ha-oof!
The fox even lent its final bit of strength to help me out.
Grandfather had studied me quietly at my words, but then he simply nodded.
“Fine. Come inside for now.”
After that, Grandfather had acted as if nothing had happened at all.
Just like it had worked in front of the staff and the director, my lie and the fox’s Charm had done the trick.
“….”
But why did something feel off?
There was something nagging at me, I guess you could say.
Because his expression at that moment had seemed… strange somehow.
Unable to shake my unease, I’d nervously watched Grandfather as we entered the Mansion—and that’s when I noticed something odd.
“…?”
It didn’t take me long to realize what was wrong.
“Did you call and check?”
“Yes! They said they’re confirming it right now.”
Why was the house so loud?
Since I was very small, our home had always been quiet.
It was because Grandfather—the strongest and most frightening person in the house—hated noise.
But today there were thundering footsteps and the murmur of voices rising through the air.
Grandfather seemed to catch on immediately, furrowing his brow as he spoke.
“Why is everyone making such a commotion?”
“Father!”
And then came Mother’s voice.
‘Gasp.’
I stood there gaping like an idiot.
Why was Mother home right now?
Mother always came home late at night.
Stunned, I’d frozen in place when Mother suddenly appeared right in front of Grandfather.
“What’s going on?”
But something about Mother’s expression was strange.
“It’s just… Yujin. Yujin isn’t in her room right now. It seems like she’s gone out somewhere.”
“….”
I could barely blink as Mother stammered on.
‘M-Mother looks really startled.’
My mother is incredibly beautiful and elegant.
She always kept a composed face, and she was always dressed in neat, pristine business attire.
But the Mother standing before me now was completely different.
“The CCTV shows she left the house, and we’re still searching the area, but we can’t find her anywhere….”
Her hair was disheveled and her voice trembled.
She looked absolutely, utterly terrified.
But here’s the thing.
‘I’m right here…?’
I quietly poked my head out from behind Grandfather’s leg.
That instant, Mother’s eyes met mine directly, and she went rigid.
“Chairman! Yujin is right there—!”
Then another familiar voice rang out.
This time it was Father!
My senses sharpened as Father rushed toward me.
Both Mother and Father were visibly shocked by my disappearance.
Which meant they’d discovered that I’d snuck out.
‘……What do I do?’
All that awaited me now was a severe scolding.
My heart began to pound against my ribs.
‘The cane really hurts…….’
In my past life, whenever I did something wrong, Mother and Father would strike my calves with the cane.
It was only natural to be punished for mistakes.
Having left the house without a word and returned, I was certain to receive a thorough beating.
‘I’m scared…….’
My calves already tingled with phantom pain, and without thinking, I bowed my head low.
And then it happened.
“I took her out for a bit.”
……What?
Grandfather’s words, cast off so casually.
Silence fell over the entrance hall in an instant.
I looked up at Grandfather with wide eyes.
Mother and Father appeared equally stunned.
“F-Father, you did?”
“Yes. I had something to attend to for a moment.”
My grandfather just lied to Mother and Father……!
Grandfather then handed his outer coat to a housekeeper nearby.
I could only stare up at him with a foolish expression, unable to speak.
Was Grandfather protecting me?
Shielding me from Mother and Father’s anger?
Standing frozen in this unexpected turn, I could only blink.
“……Still.”
“What?”
“You should have informed us, Father — your own children.”
Father’s voice came quietly.
It was Father who had spoken.
At his words, I froze, Mother froze, and even Grandfather seemed to pause.
My mouth fell open again.
‘H-he’s really challenging Grandfather?’
In our house, Grandfather’s word was law.
If he said something, you bowed your head and obeyed without question.
Yet Father was questioning him so directly!
‘……Father will definitely get caned by Grandfather for that.’
I looked up at Father with anxious eyes.
How long did that suffocating standoff last?
“Heh, well.”
Grandfather, who I’d expected to rage, did not grow angry.
“Interesting things keep happening today, don’t they?”
Instead, he let out a short laugh.
While everyone remained frozen by his response, Grandfather nodded slowly.
“You’re right. I’ll be more careful next time. I apologize.”
And with that, he said it.
Grandfather had just apologized to Father!
‘……What on earth is happening?’
So different from the memories I held, my mind was adrift with question marks.
But the moment passed quickly, and I cautiously turned my head to gauge the adults’ expressions.
An awkward silence hung in the air, and no one said another word.
‘So then……I can……’
I suppose I could go to my room now?
Treading softly to avoid making noise, I began to shuffle sideways toward my room.
That was when it happened.
“Baek Yujin.”
A startled gasp escaped me.
Grandfather turned his head slightly and looked down at me.
Then, looking straight into my eyes, he spoke.
“When dinner is finished, come to the Study Room.”
……Ah.
—No, wait.
My eyes began to tremble uncontrollably.
Even the fox hadn’t anticipated this; she only murmured in a shaking voice.
“Do you understand?”
“……Y-yes, sir.”
I barely managed to answer, but cold sweat ran down my back.
‘I knew this would happen……!’
This was bad.
It really wasn’t over after all!
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[Then I’ll be waiting for your call, Grandfather!]
“……I see.”
Click—
“…….”
After hanging up, Baek Unhaak gazed down at the Business Card lying on his desk, lost in thought.
The moment he entered the Study Room, Baek Unhaak had called the number printed on the card.
And he had learned something quite extraordinary.
He already knew the claim about picking it up on the street was a lie.
But what the young Yujin had done far exceeded Baek Unhaak’s expectations.
A mere seven-year-old had gone all that way and auditioned alone.
“Baek Yujin is a prodigy. I’ll stake my reputation on it—I’ve never seen a child of that age perform with such skill!”
Moreover, she had left such an extraordinary impression.
The excited voice of the man from the receiver moments ago echoed in his mind once more.
Endless praise for the child’s performance.
A low chuckle escaped between Baek Unhaak’s lips.
The granddaughter he knew—Yujin—was an unusually timid child.
The kind who couldn’t even meet his gaze properly and was always hunched inward.
Baek Unhaak had always harbored quiet concerns about her nature.
Leading an enterprise required boldness and confidence, after all.
Of course, Yujin was still only a seven-year-old child.
He had thought she would gradually learn the proper attitude in time……
‘To think she’d pull something like this.’
That was the moment the thought crossed his mind.
Knock, knock—
A knock suddenly echoed through the Study Room.
Baek Unhaak glanced toward the door and opened his mouth.
“Come in.”
“……Yes, sir.”
The door opened carefully, and the child stepped inside.
Shoulders hunched tight, eyes wavering with anxiety.
In the cavernous Study Room, the child trembled like a small, terrified creature.
Watching this, Baek Unhaak clicked his tongue inwardly.
‘How can someone this fearful have done such a thing?’
It was absurd—and infuriating.
Yet it made him all the more curious.
“I heard everything from Director Yu. What you did today.”
What on earth had possessed this girl to do such a thing?

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