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

Zane was sitting in his office when a Tweebo update from Luna popped up. It was a photo of strawberry crepes and a picture of a smiling Mina, holding a plate of food out in front of her. Looking past the plate, he could see she was still wearing her pajamas. They were more girly than he thought she would prefer, and it was cute. Zane clicked on the picture to read the caption.


[Prepared by none other than #contactgirl]


Zane had to cringe as he read the image subtitle. He kept forgetting that Luna was a twenty-four-year-old who closely followed trends, and right now, 'contact girl' was trending. The most important part of the photo was that Mina looked happy. She only showed one side of her face in the picture and it gave the impression that she was being coy. Zane did not know that it was to hide the bruises Lisa had given her. He commented under the photo.


Chapter 215: #contactgirl