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>Although part of Mina knew that Ian's acceptance of paternity was not real, she decided within herself to pretend that he meant his words. She enjoyed their couple's maternity photo shoot, but she also made sure she took several photos alone just in case that was how she ended up in the future. When they changed and it was time to go, Ian suddenly had an emergency in the office, and with no cause to suspect him of anything, Mina agreed to go home on her own. Her husband waited with her for Dom to arrive, and because she had not seen the man in a long time, she was genuinely excited to be around his company. However, on the way home she suddenly got the intense craving for a food that she only smelled in the Fox Shire Mall and did not actually taste, but the desire to have it was so great that she asked the man to take her to buy it.</p>

Chapter 851: No Replacement