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

*TRIGGER WARNING 16+*

Ian was left shaking in anger when a meeting was called to discuss his wife's involvement in the murder of several Lee family members. The event was so big that it could not be hidden from the media, but it was reframed as a family reunion that ended in an assassination attempt on Cameron. To cover, it was announced, via live broadcast, that Cam was targeted because he was choosing a female running mate in the wake of Cade's retirement. It was a good story, but Ian cared nothing about politics; he wanted his wife back.

"Ian, I know that you love her, but… is it a coincidence that the people who disliked her most were the ones injured?"

"Are we willfully choosing to ignore the fact that Uncle Farris showed up, and the fact that there were several people who were fond of my wife killed, including guards."

Chapter 883: Suspicious