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

Part 33

My dad wanted me to study business. I was mentored as a young kid to handle the business because I am the first son. However, as I got older, I felt I didn't want to be in that field. Since I have a younger brother, they agreed to let me pursue my dreams in Music. 

Since I was a kid, I was always surrounded by people who love and care for me. The first relationship I was in was good, just that we were so young. The second was ok, but I had to leave her to come to Korea. 

When I got here, I thought everybody would be as loving and caring as the people I know. I was wrong. The entertainment industry is harsh. Competition here and there. People use others to gain popularity, even between friends. 

But, I was so optimistic all the time. I believed I would find the right person for me as long as I try. The guys I'm with, GOT7, they became my family here. They treated me as a real brother. They were the reason I never felt alone. 

Girls....there were many. But because of our busy schedules, I really wasn't able to give them the attention they deserved. Most of them dumped me because of that. Then Lisa. She's a different story. Since she was in the same industry, I thought she would understand my lifestyle. She did, alright. But, I was the one who didn't understand her. I thought I found the love of my life when I was with her. I was wrong. 

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Lei

I was born as a second child. I didn't have problems with that. My older brother, Jin-Ah, was my role model. He was smart, responsible and everybody liked him....well...except my mom. 

Although he always played tricks on me and teased me, he still saved me many times from our very strict parents. I wasn't that smart as a kid. It was hard for me to understand the lessons. Jin-Ah was always the patient one. He would teach me until I could get it. 

Aside from being that, I was also a mischief. I liked playing around all the time instead of studying. My friends and I would put dirt in my mother's shoes, vandalize my dad's cars, among others. And Jin-Ah always took the blame for it. 

So, when he died, I was at a loss. I was just six. Everything changed so fast. My mental state was affected. I destroyed things in the house, I burned down the tool shed, I physically hurt my friends....

Because of that, I was sent to the US where I was admitted in a rehabilitation facility for kids. I was tutored to cope up with school. My parents took me back to China and I attended a regular middle school. 

That's when I met Ah-Cy and Jackson again. Since we used to play together as kids, we became fast friends. When I saw Jess, I immediately fell for her charms. She was smart, beautiful and very much my ideal type. 

Before school closed for summer during our senior year in high school, my friends dared me. There was this girl from another school who was playing hard to get. Yes...I was arrogant. I was confident I could get her. I did. I was able to prove to my friends I was still the best. However, the dare backfired. I lost Jess because of her.

She left me and went to New Zealand. At that time, I was once again mentally unstable. I felt I was left by the only person I trusted. I wanted to follow her but my parents wanted me to go to the US. There, my violent self came out again. I was almost put to jail for almost burning up the whole school because one certain professor failed me. My parents immediately paid for the damages and the school let me graduate. 

  I had girls...but no serious relationships. Compared to Jess, they're nothing.  

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Jackson

Jess and I were inseparable even when we were young. Since we had the same age, we always get tutored together. 

Once a month, our parents would let us go to this lake resort and we'd stay there the whole weekend. There, we met the sons of the owners, Jin-Ah and Chenglei. We immediately became friends. I always anticipated the end of the month just to be with my new found best friend, Lei. During those times, since our parents weren't around, we were able to do everything we wanted. 

We liked playing tricks on Jess, but when Jin-Ah came we would run as fast as we can to our hiding place. He was always the mature one, telling us not to hurt girls or make them cry. So, Jess followed him around to avoid our pranks. 

But, all those stopped when Jin-Ah died. We didn't see Lei for a long time after that. We were surprised to see him in middle school. I asked him once where he'd been but he wouldn't tell. We went back to being best buddies. 

However, because of what happened between Jess and him, I started avoiding him. Even though we were really close, Jess is still my cousin. 

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Jin

My stepmother always abused me secretly when I still lived in my father's house. Nobody knew what she was doing to me when noone was around. She would threat me all the time so I would take the blame for my brother's mistakes. 

Although I hated him, I still felt responsible as an older brother to educate and protect him. 

When I 'died' and was sent to Korea, I was both happy and angry. Happy because I was finally out of my stepmom's reach. Angry because I was just thrown away by my own father. 

I stayed with my aunt, my mother's sister, in Daegu. My father never forgot to bribe her to keep quiet about me. My bank account was always full. My aunt decided to move to London when I finished primary school. Even when I was away, I never for once forgot what my family did to me back in China. 

So, when I was finally an adult, I tried to invest my money in stocks, and different businesses. I've opened small cafe's around Europe when I turned 20. My goal at first, was to get my dad's attention. Maybe, I thought, if he saw me working really hard he would accept me once again. 

But, I was wrong. When he knew I was making my own money, he cut down the fund he gave me. I was furious. More so when I found out Lei is inheriting the whole company. That father of mine didn't even leave one small piece of land for me. That's when I decided to work myself up so I could take him down. 

Just when I was about to go back to China and start a business there, I was offered by a big company to be an artist. Singing and dancing were two of my passions, so I took it, changing my name to Kim SeokJin. Kim's a common surname in Korea so I just chose it. 

Between my career and my businesses, I pay people to update me about what's happening with my family. Coincidentally, Ah-Cy moved to Korea. I heard about her and Lei and their past, so I just grabbed the opportunity.