Taylor Swift was in her room, having just taken a shower, waiting for her hair to dry before going to bed.

While waiting, she was diligently studying the script. She felt she couldn't always be led by the nose by Chen Yingxiong's acting; it made her look like his foil.

She'd gone through so much trouble to make this movie, not to play a supporting role for Chen Yingxiong. She wanted to prove to everyone that Taylor Swift's acting skills were definitely not as bad as they imagined!

But if she couldn't regain the initiative, the final result might really make people think she was just there to support Chen Yingxiong…

That wouldn't do!

So she needed to thoroughly understand the script and her character. Furthermore, she wanted to intensify her own improvisation—you're good at it, but I'm no slouch either!

Just then, she heard a knock on the door.

She was taken aback for a moment, glanced at the time, nine o'clock in the evening—who would be looking for her at this hour?

Thinking it was her assistant, Lucy, she went to open the door, only to be shocked. Because standing in front of her was none other than Chen Yingxiong.

But she reacted quickly—she slammed the door shut!

It wasn't that she hated Chen Yingxiong to that extent, but she suddenly realized she was only wrapped in a bath towel! From her chest to her hips, because of her tall figure, the towel, which would be perfectly suitable for an average person, barely covered her vital areas.

She had assumed it was her assistant, Lucy, so she hadn't thought much of it. Lucy had seen her like this more than once or twice.

She hadn't expected the person knocking on the door to be Chen Yingxiong, who lived diagonally across from her…

She certainly couldn't meet Chen Yingxiong looking like this, so she hurriedly closed the door and rushed back to find clothes to put on…

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When the door was opened, Chen Yingxiong only felt a bright flash before his eyes. A snow-white body appeared before him, but before he could even register what was exposed and what wasn't, or how much was revealed, the door was slammed shut with lightning speed.

This gave him the illusion—did I see wrong?

He was looking down, rubbing his eyes, when the door opened again.

Taylor Swift, wearing only a t-shirt, reappeared before him.

Seeing Chen Yingxiong rubbing his eyes, Taylor Swift suddenly thought of her embarrassing situation just now, and her face flushed red.

Being so exposed in front of others… it wasn't as if she hadn't done it before. She'd worn low-cut dresses and mini-skirts, but those were still clothes, which was completely different from a "bath towel." Being fully dressed, no matter how revealing, was a different feeling from wearing only a small bath towel. It was like how many girls would proudly walk around on the beach or on the street in bikinis, but if you asked them to wear only underwear, they wouldn't be able to accept it—even though bikinis actually revealed more than underwear…

So even though she was only wearing a t-shirt and still had the bath towel covering her lower body, Taylor Swift felt a sense of security.

Still, she was very embarrassed at the thought of having almost completely revealed herself to Chen Yingxiong.

Taylor Swift had been in the entertainment industry for many years and had always been seen as a pure and innocent young girl in the eyes of her fans. She herself never discussed topics related to sex, because she felt that once you started talking about these topics, it would make others unable to stop imagining her naked, which she couldn't accept.

Chen Yingxiong rubbed his eyes and looked up again, seeing Taylor Swift standing in front of him wearing a t-shirt, the blush on her face still not faded.

He realized it hadn't been an illusion, but if his eyes didn't get any benefits, his mouth would have to.

"Ah, it must have been an illusion!" he said with certainty.

The blush on Taylor Swift's face became even more obvious.

"It's so late, what's the matter, Chen?" Taylor asked Chen Yingxiong, suppressing her annoyance and embarrassment.

"Me? I… I was coming to ask you something…" Chen Yingxiong frowned, pretending to think hard. Although he had promised Medjani to help him, he couldn't appear too willing, could he? He still had to maintain a certain posture.

Taylor Swift couldn't help but laugh when she saw him like this—you don't even know why you came to me, yet you knocked on the door and embarrassed me! Luckily, there was no one else in the hallway at the time, otherwise, who knows what her reputation would become!

"Hero Visits Taylor's Room at Night, Witness Sees Taylor Wrapped Only in a Bath Towel…"

"Witnesses See Hero Entering and Leaving Taylor Swift's Room Late at Night, Both Disheveled…"

Having been in the entertainment industry for so many years, how could Taylor Swift not know the ways of the entertainment media?

Just as Taylor was annoyed that Chen Yingxiong was making trouble for no reason, he suddenly smacked his forehead: "That's right! It's like this, um… are you free tomorrow or the day after?"

Taylor Swift was surprised by Chen Yingxiong's question, and she blurted out: "Aren't we supposed to be filming?"

"It's not like we're filming twenty-four hours a day, there's always some free time, right?"

Taylor Swift calmed down and looked into Chen Yingxiong's eyes, asking, "Is there something you want, Chen?"

"Want to ask you out," Chen Yingxiong replied. Seeing the other party looking into his eyes, he stopped dodging and met her gaze, appearing particularly frank.

"Eh?" Taylor Swift was very surprised, even more so than before.

Seeing Taylor's repeated surprised expressions, Chen Yingxiong frowned and asked, "Is it that surprising?"

Taylor Swift nodded honestly in response: "Yes."

"Have you never been asked out by other men?" Chen Yingxiong asked, feigning surprise.

Taylor Swift knew what Chen Yingxiong meant by asking that. Although she knew that rolling her eyes wasn't a good look for a celebrity, she couldn't help but roll her eyes—did she look like someone no one liked?

Seeing the pretty girl rolling her eyes at him, Chen Yingxiong felt secretly pleased, but he couldn't show it.

"It's just that I didn't expect to be asked out by you, Chen."

Chen Yingxiong thought that this pretty girl was quite straightforward in private… She was also expressing her dissatisfaction with him in a subtle way. If she were too direct, she'd be a shrew, wouldn't she…

So Chen Yingxiong smiled.

"I'm asking you out now, I hope it's not too late."

"What made you think of asking me out?"

"Don't you think our work is too busy right now, and being so stressed all the time isn't good either… So, we should relax a bit," Chen Yingxiong said, making it up as he went along. Of course, he couldn't say that he was asking her out to dispel the rumors.

How could Taylor Swift not know that Chen Yingxiong was lying. But she knew the reason—the recent scandal had disrupted the work of the crew, and a large number of media and fans were coming here every day, making the director exhausted.

She thought that this must be for the media to see, right?

So it wasn't because she was charming… After understanding the reason, Taylor Swift felt a little disappointed, but she also felt that it wasn't good for this matter to escalate, and it wouldn't do her any good either. It was indeed necessary to end this scandal, and for that… she was willing to accept the olive branch extended by Chen Yingxiong.

She nodded: "Okay, thank you for the invitation. As long as the director says it's okay, I'm free anytime."

But girls have their own tempers, she didn't continue talking to Chen Yingxiong, but directly announced the end of the conversation: "But I'm sorry, I'm tired, and as you can see, I'm going to rest now, do you mind?"

Just like when they first met, Chen Yingxiong had hastily said goodbye, and this time she was returning the favor, right?

Chen Yingxiong nodded: "That's your freedom."

Taylor smiled at him and closed the door.

Chen Yingxiong stood at the door, thinking—was that mission accomplished?

No… it was only half done! He still had to go on a date with her, and it had to be high-profile…

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After closing the door, Taylor Swift turned around and walked back to the sofa, picked up the script, and wanted to study it again, but she found that her heart couldn't calm down. She had no mind to study the script right now.

Her mind was full of thoughts about the date with Chen Yingxiong—this might be a good opportunity to understand what kind of person he was, but it felt strange… Wouldn't anything unexpected happen being alone with such a person?

That night, Taylor Swift went to sleep with a complex feeling of tension and anticipation.

On the other side, Chen Yingxiong went back to report to Director Medjani: "Done. It's up to you when you announce the vacation."

When Medjani heard that she had agreed, he was overjoyed: "There's no time like the present, let's do it tomorrow!"

Chen Yingxiong said with disdain: "Are you that anxious?"

"Oh, well, these things, it's always better to solve them sooner rather than later… Anyway, I'll give all the actors a day off tomorrow, you just take Taylor to the city to play! Let me tell you, you can't get used to hiding, okay…"

Chen Yingxiong waved his hand to interrupt him: "I know, go where there are a lot of people. We have to tell the world that the woman and I are doing great, right?"

Medjani nodded vigorously: "That's right! We must let the whole world know that you and Taylor are getting along great!"

Seeing his impatient expression, Chen Yingxiong felt that Medjani was just like a pimp.

"Aren't you afraid of something happening?"

"Oh, if that really happens, I'll definitely hype it up, hahaha! This kind of hype is what everyone likes to see!"

"Get out!" Chen Yingxiong used his middle finger to chase Medjani out of his room.

After Medjani left, laughing, he also began to worry about a problem—how would he spend the day with Taylor tomorrow…