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

When Mina opened her eyes, she was still attached to wires, but she was comfortable in her own bed which made her relax. She stood, and numerous machines started to beep, causing a door within her room to fly open.

"Mina, what are you doing? You should be laying down."

"Why are you in my room?" She quickly replied, scurrying as far away from the shirtless man as she could. "A-a-and put on some clothes." Ian looked down at his bare chest and back up at Mina who had shielded her eyes.

"Sorry, but please get back in bed and I will call the doctor to look at you." Mina quickly jumped back into the bed, her heart thumping as images of the man replayed in her mind. For as long as she could remember she had a crush on President Lee, and everything that was happening to her was too much, especially him coming into her bedroom shirtless.

Chapter 752: Real Monster