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

Ian did not like the way Mina and his father excitedly spoke to one another, leaving him out of their argument as if he were not even in the room.

"I don't believe it." Lucas said. "I've been to that country, and I've heard of the slums; there is no way that you would have been able to organize them toward a common goal."

"False. I was able to organize them, and if I call the right person, every unfriendly high-ranking officer in the country will be assassinated on sight."

"I didn't choose the name, but they call me the judge." Lucas' eyes snapped to Ian who could only stare at Mina in shock. He assumed, but it was surprising to hear.

"You didn't tell me that," Ian said, walking toward his fiancé in concern. "How did you gain that title?"

Chapter 780: The Last