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

Chapter 321: Then Be Gentle, Okay? Su Qi glanced at the newly acquired debuff and quickly checked its detrimental effects. Tolerance and Endurance: Adopting an attitude of tolerating external pressures or unfair treatment. Individuals with this buff are (involuntarily) unable to refuse others' demands. Relaxing after examining this debuff, Su Qi sighed with relief. Moments ago, she had observed numerous peculiar debuff names on the roulette such as: Imprint lv1, lv2, lv3, or unfulfilled desires and brother-obsessed sister—debuffs that clearly hinted at significant issues. Thankfully, this debuff didn't seem too excessive. Besides, thinking about Ning Miao and her own mother, Su Qi reassured herself that they wouldn't make any strange requests. Furthermore, this debuff only lasted for five hours. She could just tolerate it, couldn't she? "Mmm—My little Qi is so adorable!" Lu Ran gazed at her daughter in a pink dress, feeling like she was looking at the cutest little princess. If not for Ning Miao's presence, she would have planted a kiss on her soft, sweet, and adorable daughter. Observing how well the dress fit with her daughter's attributes, Lu Ran suggested, "Little Qi, why don't we buy this set?" Su Qi, honestly, wanted to refuse pink clothes. Even though she was a girl now, she felt pink was overly girlish. Just as she was about to decline, her mouth unexpectedly uttered, "Okay, I'll listen to Mom!" Hearing her daughter’s words, Lu Ran was thoroughly surprised. The last time they were in Zhejiang City shopping for clothes, Su Qi had been extremely uncooperative—a stark contrast as she had resisted every outfit, and only wore them under pressure. What had changed this time? Watching her daughter in the mirror, dressed in pink, Lu Ran thought perhaps her daughter now liked these pink, girlish outfits. Hmm—Isn't pink youthful for a girl? It looks better than those casual hoodies, doesn’t it? Ning Miao also found the young girl adorable in her pink ensemble. Surely, a sisterly type should wear pretty pink colors like these. With that in mind, she handed over another pink dress adorned with lace. Seeing the very girlish pink dress, Su Qi instinctively resisted, yet she heard Ning Miao say, "Little Qi, try this on." Before she could react, her hands had already accepted the dress. Lu Ran, observing her daughter receiving another pink outfit, was wide-eyed in disbelief—did her daughter really love pink outfits that much? Being a "daughter enthusiast," Lu Ran, during Su Qi’s wardrobe change, procured several pink-toned outfits. Ning Miao also kept busy, eagerly anticipating how cute her little sister would look in more pink outfits, selecting some beautiful clothes alongside Lu Ran. Within the next half hour, unable to refuse the pair, Su Qi found herself acting as an emotionless fitting model. Thankfully, before they could say anything, Su Qi declared, "Mom, Sister Ning Miao, how about we just get three outfits? I can't wear that many at once." Because with Su Qi's exceptionally high beauty attribute, she looked stunning in anything. Lu Ran and Ning Miao found themselves torn amongst the clothing—a difficult decision of which ones to forgo. Giving up any felt like a pity. Luckily, Su Qi had set the limit to three purchases first. Otherwise, if Mom or Sister Ning Miao had suggested buying everything, Su Qi might have collapsed in tears, because these clothes weren't cheap. With the clothes bought, the trio, laden with bags, drove home. Hearing Ning Miao wanting to teach her daughter self-defense, Lu Ran was very supportive. Given her daughter’s striking looks, having some self-defense skills would offer her peace of mind, especially fearing a repeat of the Yang incident. Tonight, only three were present at Su Qi’s dinner table. Su Qi asked her mom and learned her dad had gone ahead to see her dormitory. Feeling warmth in her heart, Su Qi had been pondering how to express her desire to transfer schools to her parents, and didn’t expect them to take the lead. Mom said Dad had added many small items to her dormitory. What excited Su Qi the most was that the dorm was a single room, without needing a roommate—she was really thrilled about this. With Ning Miao’s presence today, though her dad Su Lujun wasn't there, to welcome this girl who suited her taste, Lu Ran cooked six dishes. During dining, Lu Ran frequently served dishes to her daughter and Ning Miao. Whether it was her imagination or not, she felt like her daughter was unusually obedient today. Even when her bowl was piled high with food, she showed no signs of resistance. Amazingly, Su Qi ate two bowls of rice at dinner for the first time. At this moment, Su Qi, holding her little belly, felt this debuff was too inconvenient. This inability to refuse—if her mom and Sister Ning Miao kept serving her food, she feared she'd be stuffed. Thankfully, the debuff only lasted five hours. It was already 7 PM, three hours in—with more time until bed. All was within Su Qi’s calculations. As long as nothing odd happened within the next two hours, it would be fine. After dinner, Ning Miao watched TV with Su Qi until they felt enough food had digested, then said, "Little Qi, now that we're full, how about I teach you women’s self-defense?" Su Qi, hearing Ning Miao’s suggestion, hesitated, recalling the promise she made during shopping to learn self-defense. Yet the problem was, she was currently affected by the debuff! Su Qi had no desire to start now, foreseeing a foreboding omen. Yet under the debuff's influence of tolerance, refusing Ning Miao’s offer was impossible. Ning Miao accompanied Su Qi to her room. Today, Ning Miao sensed some anomaly with the younger girl—unusually obedient, perhaps due to the earlier theft incident, suspecting it had frightened the girl. Smelling Su Qi’s fragrance, Ning Miao contemplated, hugging the little girl tightly, gently patting her back for comfort, saying, “With Sister here, there’s nothing to fear.” Feeling no resistance, Ning Miao was determined to properly teach Su Qi self-defense, thinking how scared the little girl must’ve been. But before that, Ning Miao decided to indulge in hugging her ideal little sister a while longer. After all, holding the soft little girl was truly a delight. After a full ten minutes of embracing, with her energy recharged, Ning Miao decided to commence the first self-defense lesson. She gradually leaned closer to the young girl, gently pinning her against the desk, and asked: “If I were a hooligan, about to forcibly kiss you, what would you do?” Then, Ning Miao heard the young girl softly whisper in a mosquito-like voice, “Then... then be gentle, okay—”