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

Lisa looked up at the person who had roughly tapped her arm. She had barely registered the contempt in his voice when he questioned her about her dress. 


Knowing that Cylus was an extremely possessive man, Lisa incorrectly read his reaction as jealousy. She turned and smiled at the man whose eyes betrayed him. She could see his gaze softened with her smile. He was good at pretending, but she knew Cylus was still in love with her.


"Do you like it?" Lisa asked seductively. Cylus did like it, and it fit her so beautifully that he wondered if he had Lisa, and not Mina in mind when he designed it.


"You look stunning," he said. "But I really am curious. Where did you get your dress?" Lisa studied Cylus' face for a long time before she answered. She could not tell why he was so interested in her attire, but then again, he was a designer, and he was probably impressed by the detailed craftsmanship that, everyone could see, went into its creation.


Chapter 235: Where Did You Get That Dress?