I Love You, But I Lied - Mark Tuan and Got7 Fanfic

Part 23

Jess

My hands are shaking, holding the huge scissors to cut the ribbon to officially open the restaurant. Mark is beside me, holding the ribbon up for me. 

"Go ahead, Zhao." GD says from my other side. 

Everybody cheers and customers who are already lined up rush in to take their seats. There are still a lot outside without tables. I guess GD's plan of luring people in is too much. All the tables on the first and second floor are filled. Waiters are already busy taking there orders and the kitchen is just as noisy as the outside. 

"You did it," Mark says, pulling me in his arms and kissing the top of my head. We're in one of the offices at the back so as not to be seen by the fans outside. All the other idols are in the room, too, preparing for their performance which would be in an hour. 

"Thanks everybody, for your help. I know you're doing this for free, but let me treat you with several bottles later. I hope you're all available."

"Of course," GD answers for his group. Everybody shouts their approval. 

GOT7 gets on stage first. If you were outside and didn't know what is happening, you might think there's a concert going on inside. The shout and claps of the people remind me of when I watched the boys' concert last time, it is just that loud. Three performances after, they leave the restaurant for another schedule. 

"We'll be back tonight, babe," Mark says before getting in the van. 

The cheers of the crowd get even louder when Big Bang comes out and performs. I swear my ear drums are gonna pop out soon. Still, I'm thankful and happy on how successful the opening turned out to be. 

The cooks are fast to catch up on the orders and the waiters are all smiles even if they clearly are tired. 

GD puts his arm around my shoulder as I scan the crowd, feeling proud of what we've achieved. "Great job, Zhao." He says, pinching my cheek. 

"Great job, Kwon," I say, doing the same. 

They, too, have to leave after but they all promise to come back at night. 

The restaurant finally empties at ten in the evening. Vic turns up the music while the crew put the tables together to accommodate all of us. Cuifen brings out some food while Joe takes out the bottles of whiskey, tequila, and vodka plus cases of beer from the back room. 

"Remember," Joe shouts over the loud music, "although we deserve to party tonight, we still have work early tomorrow," he says, earning groans from the crew. 

Thirty minutes after we started, GD and his group arrive, carrying yet more booze. GD immediately takes the empty chair beside me, resting his arm at the back of my chair. 

"Your boyfriend not here yet?" He scans the people around the table.

 "They're still in practice," I answer, taking a sip of the drink I mixed up for myself. 

I think I see him smirk. "I heard they're gonna be in KCON."

"What's that?" I really need to learn more about these idols and their world. 

"Korean Cultural Outreach Network. It's when we introduce the Korean culture to different countries. During that time, idols of different companies come together to put up a huge KPOP concert for their fans." He explains. 

Oh...like I understand, I nod. "Cool!"

"You didn't understand, did you?" He chuckles. "There'll be a huge concert for all the idol groups...most of them."