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 understand how his home became a comfortable place for Mina's friends to calmly gather, but instead of spending time with his newlywed wife, he was hosting a gaggle of women with a few men sprinkled in for good measure. To make matters worse, almost as soon as Zane walked in, Mina asked him the same question she asked Drax, producing the same response, making Ian unable to continue with his argument that he did not trust her friends. While there was some truth in that statement, it was more accurate to say that he was terrified of losing his wife, thus he wanted to remove all means of escape, even if it meant keeping her away from the people she loved.

"How was I supposed to know that you told her everything?"

"Why wouldn't I have?" Ian quipped, annoyed with both his friends for trying to 'cover for him?'

Chapter 825: Played