Status Updates From The Apothecary Diaries: Vol...

NO WAY 😭 GUYS IT GETS TO A POINT. like he’s done EVERYTHING even all he could to help with the swarms like AND YOU GRRR

aww maomao finally starting to come to terms with her feelings in this book ☹️💗

THESE DUMBASSES 😭 junjie was surprised to find his name on the list of passengers YEA CAUSE ITS NOT HIM 😭 lahan’s brother, justice when!!

🗣️ AYEEE standing up for yourself Ik that’s right xiaohong!!!

Lowkey gonna miss shikyou lol

Instead, sitting there smiling with her arm in a sling, was Chue.
Her face was covered in cuts, and they must have done something to her torso as well, because the way she wore her robe looked awfully stiff. She had a cotton jacket around her shoulders to keep her from getting cold. Jinshi recognized it as the cotton jacket Baryou often wore, although Chue's husband wasn't there.

AWWW CHUEEE ☹️💗

Jinshi stretched mightily, then went over and stood by the bed once again. He leaned close, but was careful not to disturb Maomao, who was deep in sleep.
"Perhaps I might charge myself up just this much?" he said, almost to himself, and then he gently brushed his lips against Maomao's cheek.

I CAAAAAANT 😭😭😭😭😭 AWWW

He looked at the bed, where Maomao was curled up, caked with dust and blood. She had been so tired that she hadn't woken up even when Jinshi had picked her up and set her on the bed.
It killed Jinshi to realize he had fallen asleep before her; Maomao must have been through far worse things than he had. He wished he could have gotten her tucked into bed sooner, with a nice, soft blanket around her.

SO CUTE PLS

Slowly she reached up toward Jinshi’s cheek and pressed her tepid warmth against it. It felt a little cooler than her hand(…)There's nothing I can give him back in return.
Maomao brought her face close to Jinshi's. His breath and hers mingled. His lips were even colder than his cheek.
A short while later, Maomao's breathing, too, took on the even rhythm of sleep…

MM! how’d you know it’s colder 😼

"How many all-nighters have you pulled?" Maomao said.
"I could ask you the very same question!"
There seemed to be something Jinshi wished he could say, for he reached out. He caught Maomao's hand and drew her into the office. He pulled so hard that she thought she might tumble right onto the floor, but he caught her first.

aww ☹️💗

NO WAAAYYY 😭 HE’S HER MENTOR?!?! WHAAAAAAT THE FLIPPPP

It was Maomao who broke the silence. "Chue is very badly hurt. Please, don't overstress her if you can avoid it."
Maomao hardly looked like she was in a much better state: her own face was covered with scratches. She must have fought as hard as she could to treat Chue. Baryou could only bow his head.

MY BABIES 😭 that’s maomao’s bestie right there 😭 Gosh couldn’t chue catch a break for once

Chue was always a lively presence, never quiet except perhaps for when she ate and when she slept. Then again, was she really sleeping when she was sleeping?
That was the Chue he remembered. Now here she was, covered from head to toe in bandages and lying in bed(…)
There was a young woman sitting by the bed-side, an apothecary. It was Maomao.

I can’t 😭😭😭

You had one purpose: to legitimize her while she was undercover in a foreign nation. That's all the value you ever had."
Had. Past tense. She really didn't need Beghura anymore.

Oh my gosh my babyyyy 😭😭😭😭😭

At least if she was chattering so much, it suggested her lungs were in working order.
"That's terrific. A confession of love from Miss Maomao! I'll have to brag about it to the Moon Prince..." Chue almost looked innocent, childlike.
"To be loved, even just for a little while-that's a wonderful thing. You almost...start to think it means there's a place you belong."

MY POOR CHUEEE I CANT STOP CRYING

Maomao waited impatiently for Shikyou with the tools and water and fire. Outside, the other wagon was still blazing.
"Hoo hoo hoo... Miss Maomao, I might start to think you love me," Chue said. Always that drawl.
"Yes! Yes, I love you, so please stop talking!" At least if she was chattering so much, it suggested her lungs were in working order.

SUPER SPOILERS ‼️

"If you think you can save it...then you should attend to my hand before my tummy."
"Absolutely not. Abdomen first." Internal organs were much more important to keeping her alive than her arm. The wound to her stomach was the priority.
"No... No. Without that hand, I have no value. Without that hand, that's the end."
“That’s not true.”

CMON 😭 my baby you’re not a tool 🥲

bro miss chue is genuinely one of my favorite female characters of all time atp I love her so much 🥲💗 she’s so cool and I love that she stays whimsical

AWW LMAO 😭 just a buy off with the lady biaoshi. should’ve went with my gut but thought it was too obvious

Stooop she fake named xiaohong xiaolan pls 😭

🗣️ RAH LAKAN LET’S GOOOO!!!

OMG I just loveeee these short chapters; the last book was loooong chapters

So the lady biaoshi is familiar to maomao?? chue doesn’t have a sister does she?

So the lady biaoshi is familiar to maomao?? chue doesn’t have a sister does she?

I like the pacing of this book so far. like usually it’s just slow
till like 60 or even 80%, but in this book it started rlly developing around only 30ish

baryou sends jinshi the message so is he in on it to or what’s happening

omg chue what is going awn

Uh oh…I don’t think xiaohong is tricking maomao (but someone else is tricking them), so I think they both might end up in a terrible situation for trying to do the right thing 😭

"And do you? I mean, trust me to do it?"
"Yes, yes. These are all papers of decently sized necessity that I think should be just fine with you."
"Could you please not call the necessity...decently sized?"
"Er, why not?" Chue tilted her head, puzzled.

HELPP MAOMAO 🐸😭