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 could not understand why Cylus had suddenly ditched her when he was the one who suggested for her to attend the event as his companion. He was also the one who made all the arrangements for her, even going as far as to send her a professional to help her get dressed.


Speaking of dresses, Mina even wore something completely uncharacteristic as to not disappoint, but as badly as she wanted to be angry, she could not. Mina was no fool and she knew that the reason Cylus had chosen to abandon her, whatever it was, had to be serious.


Mina remembered Cylus telling her that his grandmother was at the event, and would make a brief appearance, but due to her health she would not stay long. She found herself worried that something may have happened to the woman. Mina had worked at a community center when she was younger, and she knew the effects of dementia could, at times, mirror madness.


Chapter 244: Value