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

Ian did not mean to let out a sound when Mina turned to leave, he had not even known he was holding his breath. All he knew was that the woman before him had been transformed from a fairy into a deity.


Ian was already obsessed with Mina visuals and he honestly believed that she had already reached the pinnacle of beauty, but he was wrong. 


The sight of Mina's open back was a tease and it made Ian want to stop her from leaving. He wanted to send her back into her room and make it so that she would never see Cylus again, but he knew that would be devastating to the girl.


Still Ian would not just sit back and do nothing. He had to at least show himself to prevent the rise of future male competitors, and if possible, to sabotage Cylus Rue. It was making his blood boil that all Mina's beauty would be on full display for others to see.


Chapter 238: Ambitious