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>Ian heard what Mina said, but he did not understand where it was coming from. He held her face, looking deep into her eyes as he committed himself to her fully, wanting her to be confident in their relationship. Unfortunately, she did not respond with words; she wrapped her arms around him and pulled him so close that he could not see her face, but he could feel the wetness of tears, and it took him out of the mood he was in.  </p>

<p>"Please don't stop," Mina pleaded. "I need you." That was a request Ian could not deny, but instead of taking her the way he intended, he slowed things down to a pace that he thought she would want, but the woman grabbed at his hips pulling him closer, indicating that she wanted him to go deeper.  </p>

Chapter 777: The Anxiety