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[Back at Zoey and Matthew Xi's location]

"You knew? Since when?" Seeing her reaction, Matthew Xi narrowed his eyes as there wasn't a time he noticed Zoey acted as if she'd figured it out. 

"Uhm... I had my doubts from the beginning. Hehe. Why did you think I question your sexuality if not for the legendary rumor that's still alive until now?" Scratching the back of her head, Zoey explained vaguely as she had to take that into consideration after all her failed attempts in seducing him. 

"Also, you never really tried to hide it, did you? In my perspective, you were just waiting for me to ask." Zoey shook her head, sighing as she could barely call it a bad lie. 

After all, during their first encounter, Zoey saw the brand of his clothes and she had keen eyes to discern authentic and counterfeit. That's her forte! Her suspicion leveled up more when she noticed his clothes at every encounter.