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

Anne was expecting the man she knew as Drax to come back with her daughters, but he was alone, and although he had an intimidating presence, she knew from Mina that he was harmless, Sadie on the other hand hated him. On many occasions she heard her daughter lamenting to Mina about the man being a bully, but all Mina did was laugh at her sister's complaints, which in turn, let Anne know that the man was approachable; so, she did just that.

"Mrs. Harlow, there was a slight change in plans and-"

"Mina doesn't make changes in plans. What went wrong?" David tried to calm his wife by reminding her of her heart, but the woman just glared at him in a way he had not seen since they had first moved in with one another. She was much feistier back then, and she was easily irritated. Her disposition only calmed after she realized that he was not going to force her into anything with him, which took a full year of convincing.

Chapter 743: Change in Plans [Bonus chapter]