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

After changing, Mina was escorted around the venue by her in-laws. She had already been introduced to most of Ian's relatives, but there were those she had not gotten to or they 'kindly' chose to wait until after she was out of her gown to have conversation. Originally, she was grateful to those people, but then she was introduced to one who almost made her angry enough to lash out. Mina recognized the woman, and she knew she was being goaded, so she held back her bite as the woman tried to embarrass her on her wedding night.

"You've done quite well for someone with an unidentifiable lineage." Mina smiled at the woman, looking up at her father-in-law for permission to speak freely. As soon as the man gave her a look of approval, she responded.

"My parents raised me well; I might even say that they did a better job with me than your parents did with you, but who am I to argue?"

Chapter 818: President Lee