Regarding his identity, I had two options in mind: make him a eunuch, or…

In the end, I decided to leave it up to the readers to decide.

As he turned out to be popular, I decided to revise the direction and personality.

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Initially, I had considered a direction in which Jinshi dies, but that was also scrapped."

He was envisioned more as a narrative accent than a fully developed lead.

It was only after readers responded so positively that his arc began to expand beyond its original design.

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But thanks to his growing fanbase, that grim fate was abandoned.

This shift in direction also affected his interactions with other characters, especially Maomao, the storys sharp-witted protagonist.

As Jinshi evolved, so did their dynamic, adding romantic tension and emotional complexity to the series.

The Apothecary Diaries - Maomao and Jinshi in front of a sunset

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