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 could not believe that Ian readily agreed to wait after she had been prepared to sleep with him mere minutes before. It pulled forth her mother's words about making sure she held on tightly and never let him go. As she laid in her bed, she could not help but to smile and giggle about how happy she was to have a man who not only respected her, but he also seemed to genuinely like her for more than just her body.

Unable to take being away from Ian, Mina knocked at their adjoining door which he promptly answered. He wore a serious expression as he held her shoulders, studying her body as though she were injured. Only after she started to giggle did he realize that he was overreacting.

"What's wrong? Ian said, trying to pretend he was not embarrassed. "Did you need something from me?"

Chapter 760: Visiting