What happens when an unassuming Maomao ends up at Vampire Jinshi's mansion? Namely, we get to see how an oblivious apothecary manages to catch the heart of a vampire. No vampires were harmed in the making of this. This is also on AO3 under the title Vampires Will Never Hurt You, where the chapters are longer.

After finally crossing that line in their relationship, Jinshi cannot get Maomao off his mind.

When the radiant yet enigmatic Jinshi falls gravely ill, only one person dares speak plainly to him-Maomao, the court's eccentric apothecary. As she uncovers the severity of his condition, hidden truths and buried emotions rise with the fever. Between whispered confessions, forbidden feelings, and a relationship blooming in secret, Maomao must confront not only Jinshi's vulnerability, but her own guarded heart. A tale of soft romance, quiet intimacy, and love veiled in the silken shadows of the court.

!!!This is my own version of Jinshix Maomao. I own no rights to the characters or anything like that, just a simple fan fic.!!! Maomao gets forced into a marriage to the moon prince, not truly understanding what's been asked of her.

Court apothecary Maomao has always approached life with clinical detachment, until she unearths forgotten scrolls claiming romantic attraction is a classifiable medical condition with measurable symptoms. Intrigued, she begins secretly documenting the besotted court ladies who flutter around the gorgeous high-ranking official Jinshi. The problem is, her tidy scientific study gets messy when her own pulse starts racing for reasons that have nothing to do with medicine. Struck between scholarly objectivity and increasingly personal observations, Maomao's research journal becomes more confessional than clinical as she struggles to categorize feelings that refuse to stay within neat diagnostic boxes. Her methodical mind might be her greatest strength as an apothecary, but it may prove useless against the most perplexing condition she's ever encountered - especially when the researcher becomes the subject of her own experiment.

Jinshi summons Maomao to his chambers one night but starts to have seconds thoughts. Maomao tries to change his mind. Edit: I started adding a new plot. Please read to find out 😉

No coração do Palácio Imperial, onde beleza e crueldade caminham lado a lado, Maomao acreditava entender perfeitamente como o mundo funcionava: venenos matam, sentimentos enfraquecem e pessoas poderosas nunca se aproximam sem querer algo em troca. Ela só não esperava que Jinshi destruísse todas as suas certezas. Misterioso, elegante e perigosamente encantador, Jinshi esconde muito mais do que um simples sorriso bonito. Enquanto conspirações, tentativas de assassinato e segredos imperiais ameaçam o equilíbrio da corte, Maomao acaba sendo puxada cada vez mais para perto dele - perto o suficiente para descobrir o homem escondido por trás da máscara perfeita. Entre investigações secretas, noites proibidas e sentimentos que nenhum dos dois consegue controlar, os dois precisarão escolher entre dever e desejo. Porque no palácio, amar alguém pode ser mais mortal do que qualquer veneno. Um romance intenso sobre poder, obsessão, intrigas imperiais e um amor capaz de mudar destinos.

A moment of danger changes everything. When Jinshi plunges down the waterfall with Maomao at the very last second, their only option is to retreat into a forgotten cave for shelter. The way back is submerged-unreachable for someone who cannot swim. In the tight confines of this hideaway, what has long been hidden comes to light. A secret, buried for years, is revealed-and throws Maomao off balance. Between falling drops and silence, between breaths and unspoken longing, something unfolds that neither of them planned-something that reaches far beyond this single day.

The imperial court has always hidden monsters behind silk and gold, where vampires rule from the shadows beneath centuries of etiquette, secrecy, and carefully restrained hunger. Jinshi, heir to the ancient Ka clan, has spent his life mastering control, but everything begins to unravel when Maomao pricks her finger on a rose and a single drop of her blood brings an entire room of predators to the edge of frenzy. Because Maomao carries something thought extinct: the blood of the La clan. As strange illnesses spread through the Rear Palace and old horrors begin to resurface, Jinshi finds himself caught between duty, obsession, and a hunger that may destroy them both, because in a world where blood is power, love may be the most dangerous hunger of all.

No império, os segredos são mais perigosos que qualquer veneno. Maomao, uma jovem apotecária brilhante e sarcástica, se vê envolvida em casos misteriosos que ameaçam a vida de todos ao seu redor... e não apenas com poções. Entre enigmas mortais, intrigas e conspirações, surge Jinshi: belo, provocador e irresistivelmente irritante, que não perde oportunidade de transformar cada investigação em flerte ousado. Entre sussurros, suspeitas e balões de pensamento afiados, Maomao terá que descobrir quem deseja espalhar veneno - e, talvez, perceber que o maior perigo de todos é... se apaixonar. Romance, mistério e sarcasmo se encontram nesse dorama medieval, onde nem o amor é isento de perigo.