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When We Meet Again
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Complete, First published Apr 26
Lingling Chen spent her high school years hidden behind thick glasses, her nose always buried in books. She was the classic nerd, invisible to most-except to Orm Valerio, the school's untouchable muse. What neither of them knew was that their secret, unspoken bond was deeper than they dared to admit in a time and place where being different was taboo. Fear kept them apart, and after graduation, Lingling's parents whisked her away abroad, severing the last threads of connection.

Fifteen years later, Lingling returns, no longer the shy girl she once was but a brilliant, confident head of the Emergency Department. Fate reunites her with Orm, now a nurse under her leadership. Old feelings roar back to life, but life is more complicated now-Orm has a persistent suitor, and her own fears about coming out still linger.

In a whirlwind of emergency room chaos, longing glances, and rekindled dreams, Lingling and Orm must confront the truth they buried years ago. Will they have the courage this time to choose each other? Or will fear steal their second chance at love?
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She builds dreams. She calculates risks. But neither of them were ready for each other. Lingling Zhao is a 35-year-old structural engineer-sharp, stoic, and openly lesbian in a male-dominated world. She's known for being cold, calculated, and brutally precise. She doesn't do small talk, and she definitely doesn't do distractions. Enter Orm van Vliet, a 29-year-old rising star architect with big ideas, a bigger ego, and a stubborn belief that she's straight. She's bold, creative, and never backs down from a challenge-not even one as infuriating and irresistible as Lingling Zhao. Assigned as co-leads on the biggest eco-architecture project in the Netherlands, what begins as a professional rivalry quickly spirals into something more obsessive. Late nights become lingering glances. Arguments become foreplay. And Orm's certainty about who she is starts to crack under the weight of everything Lingling awakens in her. Love. Hate. Desire. Fear. Some structures are meant to collapse-so better ones can rise.