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

Zane had only just left a business dinner when he literally ran into Nancy, who hugged him tightly and refused to let go. He pried her away, warning her to leave him alone, but the woman followed him to his car, insisting that she just wanted to talk. At first, he was uninterested, but when she mentioned his mother, he instructed the woman to meet him at his office, wanting to meet in a public setting and not a private one. Nancy agreed, but as soon as they entered his office, Zane regretted meeting with the woman at all.

"You said that you had news about my mother, I don't want to hear anything else you have to say."

"Zane, I really miss you. I don't know what happened between us, but-"

"My father happened between us," Zane interjected, shocked that the woman was bold enough to feign ignorance after being the one who fueled his parents' divorce.

"Your parents were already unhappy before I-"

Chapter 767: Past Details