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

MATURE CONTENT 18+

Although Mina knew Ian's words were poorly chosen and held no weight, staying at the Lee mansion felt odd since she could not stop viewing it as 'his' home and not 'their' home. Everything inside was approved of by Ian, even in 'her' room, and instead of feeling comfortable, she tossed and turned, which kept her husband awake. The man was visibly worried, thinking that something was physically wrong with her, but she knew her feelings were mostly exaggerated because of her pregnancy, so she did not even feel like the issue was worth bringing up.

"Not sleeping is just as bad for the baby as being stressed," Ian said, rubbing his wife's still flat tummy.

"I know, I'm just having trouble getting into the right position."

Chapter 833: Beside Himself