![]() ![]() Ĭan Linh and Bao’s love survive in the midst of feuding families and complicated histories? But when a chance encounter brings Linh and Bao closer, sparks fly. ![]() Bao and Linh have resolved never to befriend each other, for fear of pushing too far and bringing on undue heartbreak. ![]() The only problem? Her parents rely on her in ways they’re not willing to admit, including expecting her to work practically full-time at their family’s pho restaurant.įor decades, the Mais and the Nguyens have been at odds, having owned competing, neighboring pho restaurants. She loves art, and she dreams of making a career of it one day. Stable when unlit, but full of potential for joy and spark and fire. If Linh Mai had to describe herself, she’d say she was a firecracker. He works at his parents’ pho restaurant, and even there, he is his parents’ fifth favorite employee. His grades are average, his social status unremarkable. Steady and strong, but not particularly interesting. If Bao Nguyen had to describe himself, he’d say he was a rock. ![]()
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