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

Mina calmly sat on the bed, watching Ian destroy the guest room with a smirk on her face. She was limited in what she could do with a basic smartphone, but she was certain the man noticed that her businesses were stabilizing, and she was making money again. She knew he would never find the phone, simply because she had hidden it with the small collection of baby items she had in the guestroom. He was constantly trying to 'show' her that he loved her and 'their' baby by bringing her gifts, toys, and books that she barely glanced at, and by default, it meant that the man would never suspect her of hiding anything within them.

"Want me to stand up?" Mina mockingly asked, moving off the bed so that he could look for a phone within the bedding.

"Babe, please stop this. I know you want to leave me, and I understand why, but you can't expect me to just let you walk away."

Chapter 859: Backward