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

Chapter 294: The Strange Younger Sister Su Wei Yi is the eldest among this generation of children. Being five years older than Su Lu Jun, the elder of the two, and having a childhood sweetheart as a wife even before reaching marriageable age, Su Wei Yi's parents had him when they first tasted the forbidden fruit. As a result, Su Wei Yi ended up being a full ten years older than Su Qi. This age gap made Su Qi feel a generational divide with her older brother since she was young. While she was in middle school, her elder brother had already gone to a military university and performed exceptionally well. When everyone thought Su Wei Yi would remain in the military, the 26-year-old instead used his talents and resources to establish a private high school, Saide International High School. Due to his busy work schedule, their time together was limited to festive gatherings every year. However, as a token of his early success, Su Wei Yi gave his then 'younger brother' Su Qi a substantial amount of pocket money, which eventually became her start-up fund for college. Despite his serious personality, Su Qi had always admired her elder brother. Upon hearing her mother's call, Su Qi hurried to open the door and greet him, seeing her brother for the first time in nearly two years. She noticed that time hadn't left any trace on his face, unchanged with the most evident change being his aura. Su Qi sensed a similar seriousness in him, akin to Principal Lin Xiang Dong. She lifted her head nervously and said, "Brother, you're here!" Su Wei Yi came across Lu Ran's post in the Happy Family group, where she posted pictures of Su Qi, and realized that his 'younger brother' had become a sister. Initially, it was difficult for him to accept, as Su Qi had always been his 'brother.' Confused, he began researching Su Qi’s situation. To his shock, he discovered that because of making BL games, Su Qi had been disguising herself as a boy to gather inspiration. From a headmaster's perspective, Su Wei Yi considered his younger sister a problematic student. Guided by the adage, "Seeing is believing," he decided to see it for himself. When he saw Su Qi, he was dumbfounded by how beautiful his younger sister was. Were it not for the slight resemblance to her brotherly face and Aunt Lu standing nearby, he might not have recognized her. Su Wei Yi paused for two seconds after hearing Su Qi’s girlish voice, softened his headmaster demeanor, and with a teaching tone said, "Being a girl, yet pretending to be a boy, do you find that enjoyable?" Hearing her brother's words, Su Qi quickly shook her head. Sensing relief from her family, she recalled that her mother hadn’t shared the mysterious illness with anyone. Despite now being a completely different person, Su Qi was uncomfortable thinking her brother might look at her with sympathy if he knew about the illness. Thus, she let the misunderstanding slide. Having braced herself for a knock on the head, a usual punishment from her elder brother when they were mischievous as kids, Su Qi covered her head with her dainty hands and shut her eyes tightly. While Su Wei Yi intended to reprimand her, knowing the risks of her male disguise in school better than anyone, seeing his sister's pitiful appearance, and Aunt Lu holding a spatula nearby with a warning glare, made him reconsider. With a thought of Aunt Lu’s implied threat, he instead gently placed a finger on her little head and said, "Don’t be so adventurous again, okay?" Listening to her usually cold brother speak so gently felt surreal to Su Qi. Meanwhile, Lu Ran, observing the harmony, suggested, "Why don't you stay and have lunch here, Wei Yi? It's almost noon anyway." Although he had other plans, the lingering touch of his sister's hair made him nostalgic and guilty for the neglect over the years. Deciding to reconnect, he nodded in agreement. On the couch, Su Qi was on the verge of discussing her wish to study in high school when she noticed her brother fiddling with the remote, switching to the children's channel to find her favorite animation, "Hongmao and Lantu's Seven Knights Adventure,” handing her the remote while saying, "Didn’t you love watching this when you were younger?" Su Qi was taken aback by how her seemingly indifferent brother remembered her childhood preference and felt a warm sensation in her chest. The animation still featured Hongmao and Lantu, characters she hadn't followed to the end due to disinterest born from the villain Hei Xiao Hu’s twisted, unrequited love for Lantu. Despite seeing many analyses of Hei Xiao Hu being a true villain during college, it hadn’t rekindled her interest in finishing it. Su Qi decided to skip to episode 50, thinking she was no longer that naive little boy anymore. After ten minutes of viewing, she set the remote aside in frustration, bewildered by the story arc where Hei Xiao Hu spared the seven knights set on executing him, questioning the screenwriter’s logic. Choosing to focus on more pressing matters instead, as only four months remained until the system’s punishment, making money was a priority. Dreaming of amassing a fortune through part-time jobs within that span was fantastical; the hope lay in high-risk stock trading, even though with her 53% success rate, it seemed far-fetched. Thus, it was crucial for Su Qi to devour the stock trading guides and improve that rate. Her specialized outfit, which boosted concentration, might be her best chance. Knowing her brother’s high school boasted stellar academic achievements, Su Qi realized it offered an environment rich in students eager to learn, translating to potentially tripling her study efficiency. Given that her current efficiency allowed her to read seven pages an hour, tripling it could ramp up to 15 pages, meaning a 1600-page stock guide would only take six days. Enthusiastic about the calculation, Su Qi, with starry eyes, eagerly asked her brother, "Can I study at your school later?" Su Wei Yi, observing her fervor for learning, was bewildered. Such enthusiasm is rare among college students for reliving high school days filled with rigorous study. Yet, here was his sister, ready to dive back into the rigors. It was truly puzzling. 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