Shenyechi

****Completed, but under revision.****
***SUPER SLOW BURN MATURE 18+***

After struggling her way through university, Mina Harlow, a top tier graduate (and literal genius), with the aspiration of lifting her family out of poverty, was still living in the slums, taking odd jobs to earn a living. All of her hard work had been for nothing and her life is cast into turmoil because she offended the wrong Miss from a prominent family. Desperate to for her next source of income, Mina aligns herself with the wrong people, and finds herself amid several conspiracies that keep becoming more and more confounded by misunderstandings. She is mistaken for a spy, by one of the most influential families in the country and held captive as the confusion, mishaps and misunderstandings build up all around her. Under the extreme circumstance, Mina is thrown into despair, hatred and love all that the same time, but will the experience break her or make her ‘better?’ 

(This story is set in a fictional, modern day patriarchal society on the brink of a shift public opinion on the 'role' of the woman.)

Excerpt: 

"Why are you crying?"

"Because I'm stupid," Mina replied. The man laughed sarcastically. 

"I disagree. I think you are a very smart girl."

"Being smart does not mean you can not be stupid." Who told her she was a genius anyway?

***THIS IS AN ADULT STORY WITH AN ADULT THEME. THERE IS VIOLENCE AND IMPLIED VIOLENCE. THERE IS ROMANCE IN THIS STORY, BUT IT IS NOT EXACTLY A LOVE STORY. ***

When a Genius Makes a Mistake

Mina struggled to remain calm as the driver of the car she was in cursed at the people who got in his way or at other vehicles that cut him off on the road, likely thinking that he was street racing. The gunman was no longer shooting, but she had a feeling that there was a much more sinister reason for the person to still be chasing them along a busy freeway.

"Just keep your head down. I can see them aiming." Mina suddenly realized that the assailant was likely trying to get a clear shot of the driver's head. Even if they did not shoot her, the man's foot would likely lodge on the gas pedal and kill her in a collision.

"And they will run us over; help is already on the way." Not wanting to be any more of a distraction, Mina called her parents, wanting to make sure that they were okay, but just like her, they were terrified.

"Mina, they won't let us leave. We haven't said or done anything wrong."

Chapter 741: On The Way