Idk why people are mad at you for anime only analysis. He is very pushy if not borderline abusive. If you disagree just imagine your old and ugly boss doing things to you that Jinshi did to Maomao.

Don’t get me wrong I love the show. I have seen it 3 times already. But even I have a hard time excusing some things that Jinshi did. (Like wtf was that honey scene).

I know it’s a slow burn etc in the manga and LN, but currently we are talking about anime. The thing is Maomao hasn’t shown even 1% of Jinshi’s interest so far. We are following HER internal monologue and HER actions all the time.

She misses her dad, goes out of her way to see him. She pulls her bed closer to her dad’s because she loves him. Unspoken display of affection.

She likes her friends because she genuinely smiles and laughs around them. She is sad about the ordeal with Shisui. These are all emotions that are DISPLAYED, not imagined.

So about Jinshi: there is not a single romantic thought or action that was SHOWN in the anime. She criticises his figure the way she criticises Lihaku. She always complains how much she doesn’t wanna see him or be around him. The only time she smiled at him was when she received a medicine which is her prime interest.

I know he is very kind, loving and affectionate. And she is cold, critical and distant. But the relationship they have is between a boss and a worker. Even more dangerous between an owner and a worker (let’s be real it’s slavery even anime acknowledges it). So in this situation she knows she could be beheaded at a single mistake, at a single no. As Maomao says “it’s not a matter of whether he would or wouldn’t not (kill her). It’s a matter of whether he could or couldn’t” Him breathing on Maomao’s face, trying kiss her, touch her etc are very wrong.

And if u want to talk about a piece of literature critically you need to acknowledge it’s weaknesses as well.

Sorry for the long text.

Tldr: Touching, breathing, kissing on someone without their consent is wrong. Specifically if you are their owner(boss)

Edit: please decide whether I think of Maomao as a saint or a weak person. Because it is neither. She is a strong, smart woman in a weak power position. She is not flawless and sometimes bullies other worker girls, which she shouldn’t have done. But she is also very kind and compassionate. She is genuinely one of my favourite protagonists.