Chapter 1356: Chapter 1265: Interstellar Life 36

When Pei Shuangshuang came out, Cheng Yunxi immediately grabbed the prepared barbecue and mushroom soup and moved in front of Pei Shuangshuang: "Sister Shuangshuang, I’ve got some delicious food for you, let’s eat."

Since yesterday when Pei Shuangshuang held her and protected her flawlessly in front of the Crocodile Beast, Cheng Yunxi had regarded Pei Shuangshuang as her own sister in her heart. Today, she started calling her Sister Shuangshuang to show closeness.

Hearing Cheng Yunxi call her Sister Shuangshuang left Pei Shuangshuang momentarily lost in thought. Through her cycles of reincarnation, many called her Sister Shuangshuang, and each one was the most beautiful scenery in her life.

"Sister Shuangshuang, hurry up and eat." Seeing that Pei Shuangshuang didn’t take the food in her hand and seemed lost in thought, Cheng Yunxi couldn’t help but urge her with a puzzled tone.

Pei Shuangshuang came back to her senses and smiled slightly at Cheng Yunxi: "Thank you for saving me some food." She took the barbecue and mushroom soup from Cheng Yunxi’s hands and casually found a place to sit down and start eating.

Cheng Yunxi sat in front of Pei Shuangshuang, resting her chin in her hands with a sweet smile: "Oh, don’t mention it, if it weren’t for Sister Shuangshuang protecting me yesterday, I would have been in danger."

Pei Shuangshuang chewed a few bites of meat while Cheng Yunxi couldn’t help but move closer, lowering her voice as she said to Pei Shuangshuang: "Sister Shuangshuang, do you know, Du Qiyue and Chi Ruiqiu had a fight."

Pei Shuangshuang simply responded with an "Mm" and continued eating; she wasn’t interested in the affairs between Chi Ruiqiu and Du Qiyue.

Cheng Yunxi, seeing Pei Shuangshuang’s lack of interest, couldn’t help but lower her voice and continue: "Sister Shuangshuang, you don’t know, Chi Ruiqiu and Du Qiyue fought because of you."

"Pfft! Cough, cough, cough..." Drinking the mushroom soup, Pei Shuangshuang spat it out, followed by a string of coughs; Cheng Yunxi’s words really shocked her.

Everyone eating in front turned their heads to look at her, including the two topics of conversation, Chi Ruiqiu and Du Qiyue.

Seeing Chi Ruiqiu looking worried and seemingly wanting to come over, Pei Shuangshuang quickly gestured toward them: "I just choked, it’s nothing."

After managing to suppress her coughing, Pei Shuangshuang lowered her voice, somewhat gritting her teeth as she asked Cheng Yunxi: "Explain clearly, how are Chi Ruiqiu and Du Qiyue’s quarrel related to me?"

Pei Shuangshuang was truly angry; in a previous life, she frequently found herself caught between Chi Ruiqiu and Du Qiyue, often causing them to quarrel because of her. Though the arguing ultimately made their relationship stronger,

this life she has always kept a distance from Chi Ruiqiu, avoiding intimacy. Especially since Du Qiyue appeared, she’s spoken even less with Chi Ruiqiu. How could they still fight because of her?

Cheng Yunxi didn’t realize Pei Shuangshuang’s frustration; seeing Pei Shuangshuang finally interested, she wore an enthusiastic expression to share the gossip.

"It was this morning; I came out of the tent, planning to search nearby for some wild vegetables with the species encyclopedia to make soup.

Then I found those two quarreling in a secluded spot. Since they were too far away, I couldn’t hear clearly, nor dared to get closer.

But I roughly caught the gist; apparently, it’s because Chi Ruiqiu praised how amazing you are, about how you remain calm in the face of danger, strong in combat, and kind-hearted.

Anyway, Chi Ruiqiu said loads of good things about you to Du Qiyue, even suggesting that Du Qiyue becomes friends with you, saying you two would surely get along.

At first, Du Qiyue just listened, but when Chi Ruiqiu mentioned you two becoming friends, Du Qiyue suddenly got angry and started arguing with Chi Ruiqiu, even saying Chi Ruiqiu likes you.

In any case, they argued fiercely. Later, Chi Ruiqiu said he likes Du Qiyue, but Du Qiyue accused him of two-timing, and then I left to avoid getting caught."

After listening, Pei Shuangshuang felt particularly speechless. What a mess! Chi Ruiqiu’s intelligence is fine, but his emotional intelligence is really lacking.

In a past life, the reason Pei Shuangshuang was at odds with Du Qiyue was that she felt Du Qiyue had infringed on her territory. Another reason was Chi Ruiqiu constantly praised Du Qiyue before her and always wanted them to be friends.

In this world, anyone can be friends, but rivals are absolutely impossible to become friends.

Whether in the past life when Chi Ruiqiu wanted Pei Shuangshuang and Du Qiyue to be friends or in this life when Chi Ruiqiu wants Du Qiyue to be friends with her, it’s all hitting a sore spot. No wonder Du Qiyue is furious.

Knowing the ins and outs, Pei Shuangshuang decided to stay further away from them. She doesn’t want to get entangled with these two people in this life, moreover, being around them stirs her emotions too much, it’s really troubling.

After eating, packing up the tent, the two teams of eight gathered again, preparing to leave, though this time the atmosphere felt awkward.

Along the way, Pei Shuangshuang always kept Cheng Yunxi close, either leading at the front or covering the rear, naturally avoiding Chi Ruiqiu’s location each time.

Du Qiyue, intentionally or not, kept intervening to stop Chi Ruiqiu and Pei Shuangshuang from getting close, while Chi Ruiqiu frowned in distress, somewhat at a loss.

He considers Pei Shuangshuang a good friend, his brother’s lifesaver, and wants to maintain a good relationship with her. He loves Du Qiyue and sees her as his future life partner.

Of course, Chi Ruiqiu hopes that his friend and girlfriend get along well, but he never expected that the normally gentle and thoughtful Du Qiyue would be so... immature this time.

Yes, immature, and after much thought, Chi Ruiqiu reached this conclusion. Pei Shuangshuang is a cool, composed person wholeheartedly dedicated to studying, without slightest romantic feelings.

Though they’re friends, there’s always a palpable distance between them, not even a hint of romance that could fit a hair strand.

Thus, Chi Ruiqiu can’t comprehend why Du Qiyue would react so greatly to his friendship with Pei Shuangshuang, no matter how he tries explaining.

Really, there’s nothing at all between him and Pei Shuangshuang, and today he could feel Pei Shuangshuang avoiding her.

Pei Shuangshuang is intelligent and perceptive, surely she’s seen through the relationship dynamic between him and Du Qiyue, noticing Du Qiyue’s resistance towards her, hence creating distance.

Yet watching Pei Shuangshuang constantly skirting around, Chi Ruiqiu felt deeply apologetic. This trouble caused Pei Shuangshuang undue trouble, yet he can’t explain anything. Chi Ruiqiu felt very troubled inside.

Chi Ruiqiu felt troubled, and Du Qiyue wasn’t doing well either, since Chi Ruiqiu cared too much about Pei Shuangshuang’s feelings, even though Pei Shuangshuang showed complete disinterest in Chi Ruiqiu.

Du Qiyue doesn’t care about whether Pei Shuangshuang likes Chi Ruiqiu or her attitude towards him; what she cares about is Chi Ruiqiu’s attitude towards Pei Shuangshuang.