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 looked up at President Lee, she hadn't thought about the earrings in that way. She figured that since Miss Luna insisted that she accept them, then it was okay, but what if Lisa and Luna had planned to make her look bad. Mina reached toward her ears and was about to rip the studs out, but before she could, a young girl approached her.


"Excuse me, are you the 'contact girl'?" The teen asked. Mina's flushed face answered for her.


"It is you!" The girl shouted. "I love that commercial. What high school do you attend?" The girl asked.


"I'm no longer a student," Mina replied.


"No, I graduated," Mina said. The girl didn't believe her, and thought she was just trying to be a good role model.


"Then where did you graduate from?" She questioned skeptically.


Chapter 204: Budget