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 was staring at Luna's phone in absolute shock. Someone had posted a photo of herself and President Lee, and while his back was to the camera, the people, or rather the person who mattered would instantly recognize who it was. 


What was worse is that someone was able to dig up the video of Mina singing at Faryta and Tweebo users were spiraling crazy conspiracies about her background and she couldn't help but to become nervous.


"Why do these people even care?" Mina asked Luna. "I'm not even famous."


"No, not famous, but you are viral," Luna replied. She didn't want to antagonize Mina, but she had to get the truth through to the girl. "Mina as soon as you accepted the role in that commercial, you kind of gave up your right to privacy. It'll fade when someone new pushes you out of the way."


"But what is so great about that ad? All I did was mess up my lines and laugh."


Chapter 217: Viral