After a morning of fierce battles, Maria, leading Li Haojun, had progressed from dealing with a pack of wolves to lions and black bears. Towards the end, Li Haojun could only play a supporting role, holding off the enemy.
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Maria truly demonstrated her strength. Sitting across from Li Haojun at the lunch table, sweat had plastered her hair to her forehead and temples. Those clearly visible strands of damp hair, combined with the flushed cheeks from the engorged capillaries, gave her an infectious youthful energy in Li Haojun's eyes.
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"What do you want to do this afternoon?" Li Haojun asked casually.
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"I want to ride the Ferris wheel," she replied.
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Hearing this, Li Haojun immediately pictured the towering steel pipe supports swaying in the wind, and the clanging of the varying tension of the inclined cables striking the pipes.
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Before Li Haojun could figure out how to answer, Maria smiled, a slight upturn to her lips.
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"If you like it, I'll ride with you. It's just that the Ferris wheel is a bit far. How about we try some other rides here before going over? After the Ferris wheel, we can go back to the hotel on the way, okay?"
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"Okay," Li Haojun replied. He looked up some rides.
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"We could try racing cars. You said you like racing, whether it's a simulator or a real one. Or maybe we could try skydiving in a tunnel? Hmm, or we could try simulated aerial combat. Or, how about we try smashing the Hercules Hammer?"
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Maria listened to Li Haojun's suggestions while eating lunch, but didn't seem interested in anything.
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Li Haojun scrolled through the options, changed his keywords, and searched for rides suitable for women. He couldn't help but read aloud:
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"Colorful pottery, mini surfboard, Paris Fashion Week beauties..."
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"Fashion Week what?"
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"Fashion Week runway shows," Li Haojun said, immediately feeling guilty for neglecting his sister. He'd already bought several outfits for his older sister but had never bought one for his younger sister, so he secretly resolved to make it up to her as soon as possible.
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"Okay, let's play this game after lunch. We're going for a walk afterward anyway," he said. The Paris Fashion Week runway show is a game combining real-life and virtual clothing. There's a real mini-runway where players wear suitable high heels, choose virtual outfits, and receive prompts based on the different outfits. The player's movements are scanned and recorded, creating a virtual image of the person wearing the clothes. There's also a scoring and evaluation section afterwards.
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Wearing the virtual reality glasses, Li Haojun was her only audience. The runway lights came on, accompanied by light music. Mariah appeared, walked to the starting section, stopped, turned around, and displayed a cool expression, staring straight ahead. She paused for a moment, then strode forward.
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For her first appearance, she wore a light blue girly outfit: a short, pleated skirt underneath and a loose-fitting, white, high-necked, short-sleeved crop top. The light blue background was embroidered with different red patterns—candy shapes, letters, rubber ducks, and leaves—the designs conveying a childlike playfulness, while the outfit exuded youthful energy.
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With a light, cheerful step, Mariah walked a lap and returned backstage.
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Li Haojun thought her hairstyle suited the outfit perfectly; the delicate braids and colorful hairbands were both playful and energetic. The only imperfection was her high heels; flat black lace-up shoes would have been perfect. For a moment, thoughts of Sienna flooded her mind again, irresistible and unavoidable, yet somewhat inappropriate.
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Alas, inappropriate for Mariah, but for Sienna, whom she had almost forgotten, Li Haojun felt a pang of guilt. Sienna had just entered her life so suddenly, and then left just as abruptly. During the intermission, it seemed Mariah was adjusting her settings after reading the game tips, as the beeping of the settings button could be heard from backstage.
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A moment later, soft background music began to play, and the runway lights dimmed. Mariah slowly entered the stage, turning gently at the starting point. This time, she wore a deep crimson evening gown, her high heels perfectly matching the occasion.
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Correspondingly, she styled her hair in a high updo, adorned with a green olive branch and diamond-studded cross hairpin. The high bun revealed her elegant neck.
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It was a one-shoulder evening gown with a fishtail pattern in the same fabric, extending from the shoulder to the waist. These patterns converged at the waist, spiraling down her body before gradually spreading into large waves that flowed to the hem and the train, resembling a seashell pattern from above.
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In the dim lighting, to the soft music, Mariah, in her evening gown, walked gracefully. The spotlights above intermittently shifted their intensity, like sunlight filtering through tree trunks onto the face and neck of a forest fairy. In the corridor of light she walked through, the fabric of her evening gown shimmered with varying shades of pale pink to deep purple, changing with the angle of its folds.
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Maria's arms swayed slightly, elbows tucked to her waist. With each gentle step, her hips swayed softly to maintain her balance, keeping her feet firmly planted on the same straight line.
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This time, she stopped at the front, her legs spread apart beneath her skirt, shifting her weight. Then, her right arm, clad in a long sleeve of the same color, extended slightly outward, her fingers tugging at the train of her floor-length gown. The pale white three-pear blossom embellishment on the back of her hand adorned the entire crimson train.
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Gone was her previous aloofness. Mariaa slightly turned her head, glancing to her lower left in the direction of Li Haojun, then took a step sideways, lifting her long gown, and turned to walk back. Her high heels and the delicate fishtail skirt of her evening gown accentuated the graceful lines of her thighs and hips, as did her slender arms, which gracefully lifted the train of her dress.
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Li Haojun watched her retreating figure, the light flickering on her bare shoulders and back, her fair skin and swaying figure, until she disappeared into the fading light of the forest.
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This time, she spent even less time backstage, quickly completing a series of button presses. The background music was more upbeat, the lights were on full blast, and ambient lighting cycled slowly between warm and cool tones, creating a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere.
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Maria entered, her steps keeping pace with the music. Reaching the starting point, she turned and assumed a side lunge stance, her left leg straight and hip thrusting forward, left hand on her hip, right leg in a lunge position.
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This time, Mariah wore tan high-heeled knee-high leather boots, a Western-style cowboy skirt, a tan cowboy hat, light brown wavy hair, dark eyeshadow and smoky makeup, rose-red lips, and a dark brown fringed shawl. A quintessential Western look, no wonder she exuded a wild and unrestrained aura upon her entrance.
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After a moment of stillness, Mariah straightened her legs and strode forward. To the rhythm of the upbeat music, she strode forward with clear and powerful steps, her thighs driving her hips and waist in a swaying motion, following the rhythm of her body. As she walked, her back was straight, even her shoulders and collarbones joined in the movement, only her chin was slightly tucked in, her eyes fixed straight ahead, cold and resolute.
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This time, at the center of the runway, she stopped and did a 360-degree turn. As she turned, her long hair flowed lightly, tassels fluttering.
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With each twist of her body, her weight shifted between her legs, showcasing the contours of her shoulders, waist, legs, and hips from different angles. Li Haojun, watching her performance, couldn't help but stand up and applaud.
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Maria slightly tucked her chin, as if nodding, her eyes sparkling with a smile. She tossed her long, wavy hair with her left hand and continued walking forward.
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Reaching the front point, she stopped again, then moved laterally. The stiff fabric of her denim skirt amplified the sway of her hips, showcasing her strong, muscular physique. Wild,
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On the way back, her back view, her shoulders, waist, legs, and hips once again echoed the rhythm of the music. Midway back, Mariah turned around to look at Li Haojun, her smile radiant, so happy that she stretched her arms out despite the centrifugal force of the spin.
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Li Haojun remained standing, watching and applauding her.
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This time, backstage, she didn't change the music or adjust the system's key tones.
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Li Haojun waited a moment, then rushed backstage, worried something might have happened to her.
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When Li Haojun craned his neck to look backstage, he saw Mariah standing there, her back to the screen, silent.
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Seeing Li Haojun's startled expression as he rushed in, she smiled, quietly watching him without saying a word.
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"Today," Li Haojun paused, wanting to say "You're so beautiful," but he couldn't bring himself to say it, so he simply said,
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"You're so outstanding."
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"Really?" Maria asked softly, or perhaps it was just a response.
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Li Haojun walked up to her, unsure how to encourage her.
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Maria no longer leaned against the screen, but stood up straight and took a half-step forward.
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Although she had grown up considerably, Mariaa's face still faintly revealed her childlike innocence and naivety; her beauty was so pure and lovely.
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Li Haojun bent forward, put his arm around her shoulder, gave her a hug, and gently kissed her cheek.
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and then Add to home screen.