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

<p>Mina stared between her fiancé and Ren, unsure which of the men to believe. Both insisted that their version of the truth was fact, but she had her doubts. For as long as she had been alive, she valued the sanctity of marriage. It was not something that she would easily play with, but at the same time, Ren claimed that her engagement only became public after Ian's company was audited. That was a red flag for Mina who could not remember where she got the money to start her own business, but when she investigated her records, she found that it was a 'settlement' from the Lee Group that funded her entire corporation. </p>

<p>"Mina I know you have no reason to trust me, but I wouldn't lie to you about something like this." Mina looked to Ian, hoping that he had an explanation, but the man seemed to be at a loss for words.</p>

Chapter 766: Cost