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 watched her fiancé become stiff with her words, keeping his eyes on the road as he drove. She could tell he was unused to being threatened in that manner, but she was making a promise, so it was different. She chuckled to herself, getting comfortable in her seat before the man reached over, showing the palm of his free hand where she placed hers, interlocking their fingers with a smile.

"Okay," he replied, seeming to have only just found his voice. "But we need to set parameters." Mina laughed loudly, really enjoying the fact that Ian was trying to negotiate the terms of his death by her hands.

"Depends…" she said, feigning nonchalance. "What are they?"

"You can't kill me for hurting you unintentionally, like if I tell you I don't like what you're wearing, or if we disagree about something."

"And you have to be certain I'm guilty. It can't be a guess or a hunch, but your pain has to be based on fact."

Chapter 785: Parameters