You are totally right. Many people didnt pay attention in a lot of things in this interlude. I see people picturing zoey as a devil. And she is a very sweet girl. It shows how fast people are to judge others only by how they look like. Many people saying a lot of things about her just because she has a blue hair and is outgoing. But if you really read everything you see she is nothing but a sweet girl who had deep feelings for MC. And even being away from him, he never left her mind at least once.
That is why I am really glad in the choices I made so far in this game. Why I chose have no LI other than Quinn, because it is the only genuine relationship that could happen for MC if Zoey didnt come back. The others in my opinion felt so out of place. Sage didnt want anything serious with MC and started having fun with him while in a relationship, the same did Josy and Maya. I never felt anything about them.
Jill for a long time hid who she was from MC. That left the only few people who were honest. Bella, Jade, Pink rose girls, Quinn and Riona. Bella and Jade are both married, so for me I see them just as a fling. I like Nicole and Lilly. Nicole was very forward with MC so was lily. But from them all Quinn would be my choice.
Now the zoey is coming to the plot, and after everything I saw about her, I think she deserves to be with him, but if for some reason the story doesn't go as I would like in the future, my target will always be the other girls and my mc will just have fun in college with Quinn, Rionna, Nicole, Lilly or build a relationship with them.