Initially, it was just the entertainment media discussing the "hot romance" between Chen Hero and Taylor Swift, but the sports media quickly followed up the next day.

By the third day, many reporters had gathered near the filming location, drawn by the public revelation of Chen Hero and Swift's supposed relationship.

Faced with this overwhelming wave of rumors, the movie crew of "Liverpool, I Love You" remained silent this time...

Only the two lead actors denied it in interviews.

"He and I don't have the kind of relationship you imagine." Taylor Swift had a smile on her face, still as charming as ever. However, this smile didn't quite match her words... "What kind of relationship do we have? We are friends. Hero is a very good person, a true gentleman! I am very grateful for his help that day, and I specifically thanked him for it..."

"But at the time, the way he looked so anxious really seemed like he was concerned about your safety..." The reporters didn't believe the parties involved were dispelling the rumors; this was called trying to cover something up!

"Yes, so that just proves that he is a true gentleman!" Taylor Swift revealed her charming smile again.

"Uh..." Her words left a group of reporters speechless, because thinking about it that way... it really seemed like the actions of a true gentleman... who said that only boyfriends and girlfriends should offer help? As a true gentleman, of course you should help others in need, without considering the return...

Taylor Swift didn't admit it, so Chen Hero naturally had to deny it as well. He originally had a good impression of this woman because she was beautiful—men are like that, quite visual. If a beautiful woman and an ugly woman appeared in front of them, not saying or doing anything, just standing there, and they had to choose, they would definitely favor the beautiful woman. However, since discovering that Taylor Swift was throwing her weight around, his impression of her plummeted. As the saying goes, "The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment." Precisely because he had previously been full of longing for Taylor Swift, his aversion to her was now all the deeper.

Although after this incident, Taylor Swift took the initiative to thank him, softening his attitude slightly, it was only a slight softening. He didn't suddenly regain infinite affection for Taylor Swift because of it.

Therefore, as for becoming her boyfriend, not to mention that he already had a girlfriend, even if he were single, he most likely wouldn't consider it.

For this reason, he certainly had to deny it.

"No, these are rumors, absolute rumors!" Chen Hero said very seriously. "She and I are definitely not a couple. I have a girlfriend, and we have a very good relationship right now. I hope you don't try to ruin our relationship!"

"Swift said she thanked you. Is that really the case?"

"Yes, she thanked me..."

"So, what is your relationship with her?"

The reporters didn't directly say, "Taylor said she's friends with you," but asked in this way to test the understanding between the two parties.

Chen Hero didn't have that much thought in mind. He spoke the truth: "What relationship? A normal relationship."

Hearing Chen Hero say this, the reporters immediately raised their eyebrows—oh? Interesting!

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The next day, after finishing a scene, Taylor Swift didn't go directly back to her assistant's side but stopped Chen Hero on set.

"Chen."

"What's up?" Chen Hero found it strange. Hadn't she finished thanking him yet? But looking closely at Taylor Swift's expression, it didn't seem like she was there to express gratitude...

Her expression was unfriendly!

"How could you undermine me behind my back?" As expected, Taylor Swift hadn't come to express gratitude but to question him!

The media reported yesterday that the two people's answers to the same questions from reporters were inconsistent, either indicating that they hadn't discussed it beforehand and lacked understanding or that someone was lying. So who was lying? But regardless of who was lying, some people would feel that Taylor Swift had lost face. After all, she had previously said that she and Chen Hero were friends, but Chen Hero said that he only had a normal relationship with her and that they weren't friends at all. Girls are sensitive, and this was tantamount to a slap in the face.

Taylor Swift didn't sleep well all night yesterday, feeling like she had lost a lot of face.

So today, she couldn't wait to find Chen Hero to talk it over.

"Undermine you?" Chen Hero shrugged, looking confused.

"Yes, how could you tell the reporters that we have a normal relationship?"

Chen Hero was even more puzzled: "But our relationship is indeed very normal..."

"You!" Taylor Swift was so angry that she didn't know what to say. Before yesterday, she thought Chen Hero was a true gentleman, but now she suddenly felt that he was just a rogue.

Seeing Taylor so angry, Chen Hero felt a little better. He curiously asked, "Then how did you answer?"

"I said we're friends!" Taylor Swift said unhappily.

"Uh..." Chen Hero didn't expect Taylor Swift to answer like that. He was a little surprised. So he really had caused her to lose face...

"Now everyone outside is saying that I'm asking for trouble! They're saying all sorts of nasty things!" Taylor Swift played a little trick. Actually, people weren't saying such nasty things... but if she didn't exaggerate, would this bastard realize the seriousness of the matter?

"Okay, okay... this is my fault." Chen Hero raised his hands in surrender. "But I really didn't expect you to say that... I don't think our relationship is that good, is it?"

"But don't you think our relationship is slowly getting better?"

Chen Hero rolled his eyes and thought about it: "If you're talking about how we didn't say a word to each other before, and now you can take the initiative to come to me twice in a row... then I guess you could say that!"

Since they had already reached this point, Taylor Swift simply continued: "Okay, I think we might have had some misunderstandings before, but aren't they all resolved now? I'm really grateful for your protection and help that day. Without you, I can't imagine what I would have encountered..."

Chen Hero waved his hand to interrupt her: "You make it sound like I'm your bodyguard..."

Taylor smiled: "You do look like my bodyguard!" Then she held out her hand to Chen Hero.

Chen Hero was a little surprised and looked up at her: "What's this for?"

"A handshake to make peace." Taylor smiled and looked down at Chen Hero.

"I don't think there's anything between us that needs to be resolved..."

"Oh, I don't care about all that. Anyway, let's shake hands, and we'll pretend that everything that happened before didn't happen!" Taylor simply acted like a spoiled girl.

Chen Hero was helpless. He really didn't know how to deal with a woman who was also being unreasonable. She always had such a smiling face; he couldn't very well hit a smiling person...

He also stood up and shook Taylor Swift's hand.

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All the staff on set were stunned—this had never happened before!

The strained relationship between Chen Hero and Taylor was actually an open secret.

But now, the two of them were actually shaking hands and chatting and laughing for a while!

What did this mean?

Could it be that the rumors spread by the media had come true? Did these two really have something going on behind the scenes?

Only director Karim Medjani wasn't surprised but watched this scene with a smile on his face.

It was he who had persuaded Chen Hero to ask Taylor Swift out, and now having this result was exactly what he wanted to see.

The two lead actors were getting along well, and the filming progress was smooth. This was really a good thing!

This was also why he had been holding back from dispelling the rumors.

You have to see whether the rumors are beneficial to you. Of course, you must resolutely dispel the ones that are not beneficial. As for the beneficial ones, just turn a blind eye...

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Taylor went back happily, and her assistant, Miss Lucy's, mouth could fit a light bulb inside. "Taylor, you..."

Taylor Swift nodded and announced, "From now on, he and I are friends. The media can't talk nonsense!"

"You... you're really friends with him?"

"Why not? He's very interesting, and he's responsible. I think it's great to have someone like that as a friend!"

Miss Lucy lowered her head... she felt that the thing she was most worried about seemed to be not far away...

Karim Medjani was right to be happy. After the two people's relationship improved, the movie shooting became smoother and the effect was better. Chen Hero and Taylor Swift gradually developed a kind of understanding during the filming process, and they integrated their real emotional changes into the movie performance. Sometimes everyone would have the illusion—were they acting, or were they replicating the two people's experiences?

They bickered in the movie. Did they also argue like this in private? They gradually discovered each other's advantages in the movie and found understanding on the journey. Everyone had seen it in real life, too. Weren't they exactly like that?

And the media also discovered that Chen Hero and Taylor Swift had a really good relationship. Swift didn't seem to be lying. They really seemed like a pair of friends, and not just ordinary friends, but good friends...

Could it be that these two people really used the opportunity of filming a movie to spark something? From strangers to acquaintances, and finally becoming lovers? There were many such cases of taking things seriously in the entertainment industry. It wouldn't be surprising if it happened to Taylor Swift and Chen Hero. As for Chen Hero's female bodyguard girlfriend... no one felt that an ordinary woman was qualified to compete for love with a big star.

The final result would definitely be Chen Hero kicking the female bodyguard away and then falling at the feet of the little pop queen.

Given Chen Hero's nature, this was simply without suspense!

He was such a fickle person. It was already a miracle that he could maintain a relationship with a female bodyguard for so long...