205 - I Don’t Want to Be Turned Into the Female Protagonist by the System

# Chapter 205: The Game Library Manager "Mom, you really misunderstood. I truly don’t want to start a company! Besides, I was previously involved in those kinds of games," Su Qi explained while handing the transfer agreement back to her mother. She didn’t have the managerial skills of An Ning’s wife. Moreover, considering her condition as a phobia patient, she was confident the company would fail if she became the boss. She couldn’t imagine herself, as someone with such fears, cultivating any form of resilience or capability. That thought led her to push the agreement towards Lu Ran. Lu Ran, seeing her daughter forcefully stuffing the document into her hands, assumed Su Qi was worried she would incur losses, and that was why she was doing this. Speaking of losses, Lu Ran had given this considerable thought. Even if she bought this company for Su Qi, it could be considered a startup for her daughter. But the reality of starting a business is much harsher than what is portrayed online. It's not something for everyone. The simplest example is: Lu Ran could purchase this gaming company, valued at 5 million in startup capital, for 2 million. Isn’t this a textbook example of a failed startup? When her assistant mentioned that the company was on its last legs, discussing a loan and able to purchase it for 1.8 million, Lu Ran felt the risk of starting a business was too great. Fortunately, her assistant explained the concept of a limited liability company. Upon understanding that the worst-case scenario would be the company closing with no personal financial loss, she felt reassured. After all, she could still afford 2 million. Initially, Lu Ran was very conflicted about buying the company—not because of the finances. She preferred her daughter to live carefree, meet a nice man in Zhejiang City, and live nearby as her little darling forever. However, considering Su Qi’s stubbornness, inherited from Su Lujun, they hadn't even known she had been ill for years. Lu Ran feared her daughter might decide to study in Su City and get involved in more trouble if she took out a loan to start a company. Seeing her daughter look so gullible, Lu Ran felt uneasy. Therefore, she bought the company to save her daughter from taking detours. Seeing Su Qi still hesitating, Lu Ran opened the agreement and pointed: "Look, the company name is already changed to Xiao Qi's Studio, the money can’t be refunded. Your father doesn’t even know how to use a computer! This dream is yours; don’t push it away." Su Qi felt dizzy. A company worth 2 million was just handed to her, an 18-year-old. And now it’s being framed as a pursuit of dreams? Her mother continued, “This company is yours. Whether you sell it or go bankrupt, don’t feel pressured. Consider it my compensation for not being there these past two years, okay?” After speaking, Lu Ran gently hugged Su Qi, softly patting her back. At this moment, Su Qi felt the system was incredibly annoying, making her mother emotional without realizing it. Yet the system cheerfully communicated with Su Qi, "Wonderful, host, we’re rich!" Su Qi retorted irritably, “Not we—it's me who's rich.” Watching her daughter finally stop resisting, Lu Ran sighed in relief, silently praying that Su Qi would go bankrupt and return to be her carefree daughter. Then she went to prepare dinner. Su Qi, meanwhile, read through the contract again with curiosity about what kind of company could lose 3 million in two years. Looking up the address on her phone, Su Qi noticed the company was quite close to her school—a thirty-minute drive. Despite its closure, a job listing was still posted. Curious, she checked online comments and images, realizing why the company went bankrupt. Comments like: Fus: "Joined for half a month, quitting today, my mind filled with nothing but 999." Maupassant: "I only found out today the responsibility of a librarian is to insert ads into zip files daily. Is this really a librarian?" Through these reviews, Su Qi found out what the gaming company did. It was a browser game company, notable for a familiar game—Legendary Dominance! Mentioning this game filled Su Qi with disgust. Due to her game development work, she often had to download tools online, and the Legendary series would sprout on her computer like weeds after rain. The most infuriating part was how tricky it was to remove with anti-virus software. She remembered a late night in her dorm, deeply focused on coding, when monster-slashing sounds and red-and-green pop-ups from this game startled her so much she almost flipped her desk! At that time, Su Qi couldn’t figure out who would crazily insert such games into zip files. It wasn't until she read those library manager comments she realized—it was their job! Suddenly, Su Qi understood why this gaming company went under. Wasn’t it purely a parasitic company? Just as she turned the page, her phone rang. It was her older brother, Su Shenjun, calling from his military station in Shanxi. Su Qi guessed it was because her cousin had informed him about her becoming a girl. About her brother, all she remembered was his awkwardness similar to hers and his protective nature. As a child, he always stood up for her when she got bullied. Thinking of him shielding her brought an unexplainable sense of security. Answering the call, she heard her brother's familiar, sincere voice. “Is it Xiao Qi? It’s your brother.” Su Qi paused, the last time she’d heard his voice was two years ago during a video call at Grandpa's during Spring Festival. Back then, she was still a boy. How time flew. “Yeah, brother, it’s Xiao Qi.” After she replied, there was silence on the other end. Actually, Su Shenjun didn't believe his cousin at first. Having grown up with Su Qi, he couldn’t comprehend how his brother could suddenly become a girl. But seeing the video and receiving this call, he realized that somehow, his brother truly became a ‘sister’! Both struggled to continue the conversation, especially Su Shenjun, still in shock, unable to find words to start a topic, resulting in awkward silence. Just then, the sound of a train announcement came through the phone. "Next stop, Taiyuan. Please prepare to get off at Taiyuan–" Su Qi was surprised, asking, "Brother, are you taking the train home?" But Su Shenjun’s reply left her stunned: "No, we’re heading to assist in Henan!" **Friendly reminder: If you enjoy the book, to prevent losing it, please add it to your bookshelf!**