Inhale, exhale... inhale, exhale...
Matthew Xi calmed himself while stabilizing his ragged breathing. Gay? Next love interest? He never heard the most ridiculous joke in his life until seconds ago!
Blasphemy! Zoey's train of thoughts were absolutely absurd! How could she misunderstand his actions as him being... what?! The most funny part was she had already concocted a concrete plan on her next move if Matthew Xi admitted it!
Oh good lord almighty... Matthew Xi never had to pray this hard to calm himself. Hell, he had never felt this irked in his life. What's more? Instead of having to take the usual solution he often resorted to, he couldn't because this was Zoey.
It wasn't as easy as one two three. He'd rather prefer being utterly offended by someone and deal with him accordingly. But this... he's just speechless.
