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 did not think it possible, but Mina was back to herself within a few weeks of finding out she was six-weeks pregnant. Even before then, she would sense herself becoming moody, and warn Ian beforehand, making him smile with a simple 'am I being irrational?' anytime she was unsure if a behavior or action warranted her strong emotion. True to her word, Mina refrained from over-working by turning things over to him and telling him how she wanted them handled, and he avoided having her go crazy with boredom by assigning her tasks within his company that he knew would be child's play for her to complete. She would sit in his office, humming and giggling at some of the things she found 'backward' or 'unsustainable,' and with the assistance of Zane, she implemented many changes Ian did not think were necessary until he started to see actual improvement in workflow.</p>

Chapter 827: Insecurities