Chapter 48 Concert
Jing Rong found his seat, guided by Assistant Wang. Just then, Big Bang came on stage. The lights dimmed, leaving only the dim glow of the large screen. Five handsome figures appeared before everyone, instantly igniting the passion of the entire crowd. The excited screams seemed to lift the ceiling off the stage. Some swayed to the rhythm of the music, some sang along, and some frantically took photos with their cellphone cameras. No one cared whether the seats next to them were empty or whether the previously empty seats had been taken. It was under these circumstances that Jing Rong quietly took his seat in the middle of the crowd.
The position that Taiyang reserved for Jingrong was a very good one, which was carefully selected. It was the closest to the stage, but not easy to be discovered. However, according to Captain Quan's usual habit, he liked to run around the field alone. Taiyang knew him, and he would not miss the corner where Jingrong was. Taiyang suddenly looked forward to what Captain Quan would do when he jumped over and discovered someone who was absolutely impossible to appear.
Jing Rong just looked up and saw a familiar-looking girl sitting in the front row, staring intently at the stage. Occasionally, she would burst into screams along with the people around her, cupping her hands to her mouth and shouting the names of her idols—"Oppa!", "GD!", "Big Bang!"
Jing Rong curled his lips and smiled playfully, then turned his gaze to the stage, just in time to meet Taiyang's gentle smiling eyes. Jing Rong, like everyone else, raised his hands to beat the rhythm with the music, and his neither loud nor soft shouting was drowned out by the noise. Taiyang smiled brightly, raised his hand and waved towards Jing Rong, triggering an explosive scream.
Jingrong can't sing Big Bang's songs, but he didn't feel tired after humming several songs along with the people around him. G-Dragon was just as Taeyang expected. On the stage, he was sometimes domineering and sometimes like a child who never grew up. He ran from left to right, did whatever he wanted, and had a lot of fun. His popularity was unquestionable. The whole audience was filled with the name "gd". Wherever he looked, there was excited applause, not to mention approaching to interact.
Maybe the fans at the scene were too enthusiastic, and Big Bang performed very happily. The five of them walked towards the stage one after another, singing and interacting closely with the fans in the front row. G-Dragon walked from the middle to the right corner. During this time, countless fans rushed over to shake hands with him, including Seungri's dear girlfriend, who almost didn't let go of G-Dragon's hand. When G-Dragon turned around and saw that it was her, his brows frowned slightly. She suddenly let go of her hand and showed a shy smile. This whole process took only a few seconds, and the excited fans didn't notice it at all. It was just because of some thoughts that Taeyang, who followed G-Dragon the whole time, couldn't help but frown, and then watched G-Dragon leave the audience and walk back to the stage.
The rhythm of the music began to slow down here. G-Dragon sang slowly in his delicate baby voice, facing the audience, and walked backwards onto the stage. He took a step up with each sentence he sang. His voice even sounded a bit like he was acting coquettishly. His eyes unconsciously drifted to a corner. When he met a pair of familiar and somewhat longing eyes, G-Dragon, who was always meticulous in his performances, suddenly changed his voice. Although it was not very obvious and only people in the industry could hear it, for Captain Kwon, this was a great humiliation.
Fortunately, Taeyang was well prepared. He immediately picked up the microphone and followed G-Dragon's rhythm. He also left the audience and walked towards G-Dragon while singing. G-Dragon had adjusted his breath, but his eyes were still fixed on someone and never moved away. Taeyang stepped forward and put his arm around his shoulder. The good relationship between the two brothers made the fans excited again. G-Dragon turned around in the music and raised his eyebrows at Taeyang, but Taeyang let him go and walked towards TOP with dance steps. The music began to become lively. The voices of the five people overlapped, and most of the audience was filled with G-Dragon. After going around, the remaining fans in the rightmost area who were not invited were a little regretful. However, G-Dragon, who had just returned to the stage, suddenly turned back and sang to them for a full minute, which was enough to make everyone laugh crazy. Before returning to the stage again, G-Dragon turned his back to the fans in the first row and bent down. The person closest to him naturally supported him with his hand, like a hug. G-Dragon got very close to the other person, looked at each other eye to eye, with a smug smile on his lips, and soon left singing and dancing again.
Even though it seemed like G-Dragon and Jingrong interacted a lot and were very close, it did not attract the attention of anyone other than Big Bang, because except for the opening moment, G-Dragon did not continue to interact, and of course not with other fans. He just stood on the stage singing and dancing honestly, and didn't even look at Jingrong much, because he was satisfied just knowing she was there, knowing she really came.
G-Dragon was enjoying his own little happiness, and was secretly enjoying himself. As soon as TOP and the others heard G-Dragon's voice change, they knew something was going on. It was quite difficult to find someone in a crowd, but at that time, G-Dragon's eyes were pointed in one direction, and Jingrong didn't have an ordinary face, and he was quite familiar with Big Bang. Due to various coincidences, TOP and the others easily recognized Jingrong from the crowd. They originally wanted to go over and interact with him, but then they saw Captain Kwon suppressing his pride and not daring to do anything, so they understood that Jingrong and G-Dragon's relationship was not going to be public at the moment, so TOP and the others did not do anything to arouse suspicion, but just waved or greeted Jingrong with their eyes subtly.
Although Seungri usually seems to be a playful person who loves to join in the fun, he actually knows what he's doing. Although he really wants to share some hot gossip with everyone, he gave up the idea after knowing what Captain Quan meant, and just winked at Jingrong. Seungri's girlfriend was present, and he didn't hesitate at all, interacting with her whenever he got the chance. Of course, Seungri usually likes to do this. Normal people can't understand his high points, or if he sees a beautiful woman that suits his taste from a certain angle, he always rushes to show his courtesy, so no one suspects that he knows someone here.
The concert ended in such an atmosphere. The performance lasted for more than a hundred minutes, and they performed all kinds of desperate performances. They did it perfectly. Every fan left with a contradictory feeling of being unsatisfied but satisfied. The five people who were left behind looked like they had just been fished out of the water. From a distance, they looked decent, but up close, their makeup was all smudged. Originally, G-Dragon wanted to pull Jing Rong over to question him as soon as the concert was over, but he was so concerned about his reputation that he naturally would not let his girlfriend see him in such a miserable state. He ordered several makeup artists around as if he was in a hurry to be reincarnated. After he completely removed his makeup, wiped the sweat off his face, and changed his clothes, he slowly called his assistant to invite Jing Rong from the lounge next door to come in.
"Sorry, Miss Xue, I've kept you waiting." Quan Zhilong's assistant was a man who looked similar to Assistant Wang. Seeing him bend over and apologize fiercely to him, Jing Rong gently shook his head and smiled. He put the coffee aside and followed the assistant to the dressing room, chuckling, "Isn't he usually difficult to take care of?"
Assistant Cui knew who the "he" Jing Rong was referring to. To be honest, at first he only knew that his big star was in love with such a young lady, but he had never seen them get along so he could hardly imagine. Captain Quan was already arrogant enough, and the legendary Miss Xue was also cold and beautiful. It was a problem who would submit to whom when the two were together. Moreover, Assistant Cui had never seen Jing Rong appear during his work. He was completely different from Captain Quan's previous girlfriend who was always eager to show her courtesy, gentleness and virtuousness. So he always thought that the relationship between the two should not be very good. Who knew that he was wrong this time? Although Miss Xue looked cold, noble and inviolable, she was actually very approachable. If it were Captain Quan's ex-girlfriends, if he dared to make them wait like this for more than ten or twenty minutes, he would have probably made a big fuss. Unlike Miss Xue who kept comforting him that it was okay. It turned out that young ladies from wealthy families are different. They have quality and connotation!
Assistant Cui was silent for a while, and then thought of Captain Quan. Why did he feel that the anxious look of his own big star was like a concubine in ancient times who was chosen by the emperor and then dressed up like a butterfly?
—So Captain Quan has already fallen to the point of being favored by his family? No more words, just light the candles!
Pulling his mind back from its wandering state, Assistant Cui noticed a hint of fondness (?) lurking in Jingrong's words. While he agreed, he also wondered if Miss Xue's comment about being "difficult to take care of" was just a small part of her and Captain Quan's romance. So, he quickly shook his head, "No, Zhilong is very easy to talk to."
"Don't be nervous, I'm just asking casually, I won't tell tales."
Assistant Cui smiled and relaxed. As he led Jingrong to the dressing room, he said with a smile, "Brother Zhilong probably didn't know that Miss Xue was coming today, right? His voice changed at the time. What a surprise! I've been with him for so long and I've never seen him lose his composure. Luckily, Brother Taiyang helped him out and no one noticed."
"But Jiyong should be very proud now. When Seungri brought his girlfriend here before, Jiyong seemed very unhappy. He even ignored Seungri's girlfriend when she tried to chat with him."
Jing Rong nodded silently. This was the third person to say this—please note, she had only met these three people so far. So, Captain Quan, how can you be so emotionally exposed that everyone knows you're jealous and resentful of Seungri's girlfriend coming to see him?!
"By the way, is Seungri's girlfriend also in the dressing room?"
"Yes, I saw Seungri's assistant bring her in." As he spoke, Assistant Cui had already knocked on the door of the dressing room. It was Seungri's girlfriend who came to open the door. Because G-Dragon had ordered all the makeup artists to do his makeup first, now he was done and sat leisurely on the sofa. The other four went over to remove their makeup slowly. Only Seungri's girlfriend Liu Meilan was left to sit with G-Dragon. She originally wanted to find some topics to chat about, but the other party didn't respond after waiting for a long time. After all, Liu Meilan was still a girl studying at school, and she was not that shameless. She and G-Dragon had been looking at each other in silence for only two minutes, and she was already feeling uneasy. So when she heard the door open, she got up and opened the door quickly without waiting for others to react.
The smile on Liu Meilan's face suddenly froze when she saw the person outside the door. Jing Rong glanced at her with a half-smile, then looked at Assistant Cui, who immediately stepped forward and said, "Miss Liu, could you please move aside? Our Nuna is about to go in, and Brother Zhilong is still waiting inside."
Liu Meilan smiled sweetly as if she had suddenly understood something, and greeted Jingrong, "Ouni, I didn't expect you to come too."
"Yeah, what a coincidence." Jing Rong nodded calmly, turning his gaze inside. Quan Zhilong, who had been holding his phone with a bit of nervousness before, was now leaning slightly on the sofa with his legs crossed, lighting a cigarette leisurely and looking at the door. Jing Rong walked past Liu Meilan and walked straight towards Quan Zhilong. He sat down on the sofa next to him, casually took the cigarette from his lips, put it out and asked calmly: "You smoke right after singing, do you want your voice?"
Assistant Cui at the door looked at Jing Rong with admiration as he calmly put out Captain Quan's cigarette. Captain Quan looked so silent that he almost wanted to kneel down and worship him. Queen, the woman who can conquer the evil Quan is indeed not an ordinary person!
Quan Zhilong half sat up straight, pulled Jingrong over to sit with him, and began to interrogate him: "Why didn't you say hello before you came?!"
"I have a surprise for you."
"Surprise? It was a complete shock. I almost made a fool of myself today!" G-Dragon accused. Actually, he was not angry with Jing Rong. He was just being a little hypocritical. However, it shouldn't be difficult for Jing Rong to come to his concert without making a fuss. It can be settled with a plane ticket and a phone call. It's not a big deal. How could he be so easily moved? He was so surprised that he almost ruined his singing. It was a huge shame. His reputation was almost ruined!
In fact, Captain Kwon was really angry with himself. He was so easily moved. He was so pathetic. The romantic and unrestrained G-Dragon shouldn't be like this. But only G-Dragon himself knew how shocked he was when he saw someone he had been thinking about for a long time and who finally appeared in front of him on the stage, doing things he never thought she would do before, like an ordinary fan, screaming for him crazily with other people who loved him. It's not that no one has done such a thing, and he has seen more romantic or crazier actions, but he was only moved by this one person.
It seemed as if he was becoming increasingly unable to resist this person. Whether she was indifferent or calm, a hint of tenderness she occasionally showed would make him fall for her. Just like a child simply looking forward to candy, he was actually also looking forward to her increasing tenderness.
A variety of complicated thoughts flashed through his mind, and Quan Zhilong finally put his arm around Jingrong's waist without saying anything else. Unacknowledged, Liu Meilan felt awkward for a few seconds before returning to her previous seat. Face to face, she could clearly see the tenderness that flashed across Quan Zhilong's eyes as he looked at Jingrong. Liu Meilan's heart ached, realizing that compared to the previous awkwardness, this feeling of watching someone else's tender affection was the most tormenting. So, she spoke to break the silence: "Are you coming here today, unnie? When are you leaving?"
"You could say it's a case of abuse of power. I'll probably be staying for more than a week this time."
Liu Meilan's eyes dimmed, but before she could say anything, Assistant Cui cheered, "That's great! Nuna can spend more time with Zhilong!"
"But as the president, you should have a lot of work to do, and Oppa and the others' schedules are..." G-Dragon glanced at Liu Meilan expressionlessly. Liu Meilan immediately stopped talking and smiled awkwardly.
Quan Zhilong looked at Jingrong, still dissatisfied: "So you had a plan long ago, but you kept it secret from me?"
"No."
Seeing Jingrong denying it, Quan Zhilong glared at her and was about to refute her, but she said, "No one knows except Taeyang." The implication was that she was hiding it from more than just him.
So should he feel comforted by the fact that someone else was kept in the dark with him? Damn it, but this was his girlfriend's business, okay?! G-Dragon simply didn't know how to describe Jingrong. He could only say that she was a master at playing dumb. He really didn't want to worry about who she had hidden from, nor did he need to ask why only Taeyang knew. For her to accomplish such a feat without anyone noticing, she must have needed someone to cooperate with her, both inside and outside. It didn't take much of a brain to know what role Taeyang was playing.
In Quan Zhilong's opinion, Jingrong's crimes this time were too numerous to count. He continued with the next line: "Then why didn't you call me to encourage me? I called you and you never answered!"
Jing Rong smiled and said, "I was afraid that once I started talking to you, I would not be able to help but tell you my plan in advance, and then there would be no surprise, so I set my phone to silent mode."
G-Dragon paused, his tense face crumbling for a moment. He said, seemingly helpless, "You've passed." Then he quickly turned his face away. Liu Meilan and Assistant Cui were just able to see the corners of his mouth raise, but their emotions were completely different. Assistant Cui really wanted to step forward and remind Captain Gon—"It's time to take your medicine, big brother! Do your family know you're acting so awkward?"
Not long after, Taeyang and Top finished removing their makeup and came over to greet Jingrong. Top said to Jingrong with a serious face, "It's a good thing you came. I couldn't stand Jiyong's dark face before."
Captain Quan felt embarrassed to be criticized by his eldest brother. Without waiting for Jingrong to speak, he stood up and shouted to his two younger brothers: "Hurry up, how long are you going to finish this?!"
When Jingrong was around, Seungri wasn't afraid of G-Dragon at all. He even turned around and made a face at him, "Brother, you have to be so meticulous. Why can't we be a little more refined? I also have to look good to meet my sister-in-law!"
That one sentence choked G-Dragon back. It wasn't that he was afraid of Seungri, but as the older brother, he disdained to compete with the maknae. Besides, no matter how good Seungri's image was, it would be useless. Would his girlfriend give up her for him? G-Dragon then sat back on the sofa, leaning close to Jingrong, and seemingly casually placed his hand on the sofa, as if holding Jingrong in his arms.
Jing Rong began to consult the boss: "Brother Top, do you want to go get some midnight snack?"
Top rarely refuses the temptation of delicious food: "No, I'm really exhausted these past few days. I have a concert tomorrow, so I need to go back and rest early."
Taiyang nodded as well: "Yeah, I don't have the energy for that. Let's wait until tomorrow's concert is over before celebrating together. The organizers will have made arrangements by then."
Jing Rong turned to look at Quan Zhilong: "Do you think so too?"
Quan Zhilong took Jingrong's hand and placed it on his leg, saying pitifully, "My legs are about to break from exhaustion."
"But I haven't had dinner yet, and now I'm a little hungry..."
Taiyang frowned, "Why aren't you having dinner?"
"I went to the company to take care of some things first, and came here directly after I finished. I didn't have time at all. I thought you guys wanted to have some midnight snacks and even booked a restaurant."
After hearing this, Quan Zhilong's legs no longer hurt. He immediately stood up, pulled Jingrong up as well, and said to TOP and the others, "You guys go back to the hotel and rest. I'll take her to eat something."
Top nodded: "Okay, come back early to rest, you have the heaviest task."
"I know." Quan Zhilong smiled, and without saying anything, he put his arm around Jingrong's waist and was about to take her out. However, Jingrong smiled politely at Liu Meilan, who was silent beside him, and said, "Liu Meilanxi and Assistant Cui, if you are free, do you want to go with us?"
Assistant Choi immediately shook his head: "Noona and Hyung are having fun, I still have work to do!"
Instead, Liu Meilan smiled subtly and said, "Isn't it going to bother me too much, unnie?" She knew that G-Dragon was reluctant, so she cleverly ignored his opinion and smiled shyly, "I didn't eat much tonight, and I'm hungry now."
Taiyang smiled at Liu Meilan and said, "Don't you girls dislike eating late-night snacks because you're afraid of gaining weight?"
"It's okay." Liu Meilan smiled shyly, "Shengli always thinks I'm too thin."
Jing Rong said directly: "Then let's go together."
Upon hearing this, Shengli immediately jumped up from his chair: "Sister-in-law, you just came and you want to kidnap my girlfriend, what do you want me to do!"
It was Quan Zhilong who spoke up: "Then you can come too."
Shengli nodded. He had already done his hair, but it was still a little messy, so he didn't blow dry it. He just grabbed the hat next to him and put it on while walking over here: "Even if brother didn't ask, I would go. If he kidnaps my girlfriend, who will I cry to?"
G-Dragon glanced at Seungri and his girlfriend and said jokingly, "Then I'll give you another one!"
Liu Meilan's face froze, and she lowered her head slightly. Then, as if nothing had happened, she took Shengli's arm and smiled brightly at him: "Let's go."
Since they were just accompanying Jingrong to dinner, everything was based on her preferences. To save trouble, Jingrong asked the driver to drive directly to the hotel where G-Dragon and the others were staying. Jingrong was a person who liked to adapt to local customs. When he came to Japan, he naturally wanted to eat Japanese food. There were still restaurants open so late, and four people sat opposite each other in the small private room. The beautiful girl in kimono poured the wine before slowly leaving.
During the meal, Seungri and Liu Meilan went to the restroom separately. When they came back, it was originally Liu Meilan who sat across from Jingrong, but later it was Seungri who took over. Seungri didn't mind at all. He was good at speaking and felt that he and Jingrong had a lot to talk about. He told Jingrong everything about the recent programs, the preparations for the concert, and even the last post analyzing Quan Zhilong's love life. Finally, he talked about work and business, and his Seungri Academy. Once he started talking, he couldn't stop. Before they knew it, they had finished their midnight snack. Jingrong had been listening to Seungri very patiently, so Seungri's mood was even higher. After coming out of the restaurant, he kept talking to Jingrong. Quan Zhilong couldn't stand it anymore and walked forward quickly. Liu Meilan, who was left out, followed him, and Jingrong and Seungri followed at a leisurely pace. The author has something to say: Haha, it's a miracle that I updated today. I will keep up the good work tomorrow. Friends, please give me a lot of love and encouragement!
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