I was slightly stunned, what could Moussa say on the phone? Is it because the text message doesn't express enough anger to fight with me? I hesitated for a few seconds, but finally picked up the phone nervously, ready to accept the Middle Eastern-style number drop.

To my surprise, the breath was steady, without any domineering, and before I was silent for too long, an apologetic voice came from the earpiece: "I'm sorry, I just like that set of photos, it's beautiful." ”

As soon as he began with a soft voice, I didn't know how to answer, and for a moment I couldn't figure out what kind of 'sexual' character Moses was. He seems to be personable and gentle gentleman, but he will also frown over a sanitary napkin, and will tamper with my documents without permission, and now, after being overbearing, he will bow his head and apologize, which is really incomprehensible.

Without hearing my response, Moussa seemed to be anxious, and further explained: "I have heard before that European and American 'women' like to be blatantly praised for her beauty, thinking that you are too, but I didn't expect it to make you unhappy. ”

"I am Chinese, not European. Hearing his cautious explanation, my anger subsided a little, and my voice calmed down, but I still said to Joe: "It's one thing to praise beauty, and it's another thing to judge oneself, and you should always be able to distinguish it." ”

There was a hint of sarcasm in my words, and Moussa listened to it, and after a long silence, he said something that seemed off-topic: "Dubai is becoming more international, and many Muslims are becoming more open. But my family is very traditional Muslim, my parents have an unshakable code of faith, and my sisters and sisters can only wear nibaka (note: nibaka refers to a veil that only 'shows' eyes), unlike some families that have allowed 'women' to leak their entire faces. Although it is inevitable that there will be contact with 'women' from all over the world in Dubai, in fact...... It's not allowed in my house. ”

I didn't understand the meaning of his words, and asked, "So what?"

"So......" he paused, a little confused, and his voice was half in a low tone, "so ...... It's true that I'm inexperienced, and I can't tell the difference for a while......"

These words made my mind empty instantly, and I couldn't believe it for a while, and blurted out: "I can understand that there are taboos on the streets of Dubai, but when you were an undergraduate, there were not so many men and women in the school, right?"

Musa's voice was low, and he didn't hurry to break through my incredulity: "In our current university, for example, only graduate students can take classes with men and women. Undergraduate students, on the other hand, need separate classes, meals, and extracurricular activities for men and women, and have no contact opportunities at all. Some of Dubai's universities with a large number of international students don't draw the line so clearly, but my undergraduate school still had to be separated by men and women. You should have seen everything else, Dubai's taxis, buses, light rail stations, including bank lounges, are all used by men and women. ”

I know that there is a clear line between Muslim men and women, but I still find it incredible: "But Ayyub said that you are an oil merchant, and that you have several companies under your name, and you must have connections in all aspects, so how can you not contact 'women'?"

On the other end of the phone, he seemed to chuckle twice and asked rhetorically, "How many 'women' do you think there can be in the oil industry?"

When I heard this, I realized that I had thrown out a stupid question. Dubai's local 'women' are restricted from even ordinary work, let alone in the male-dominated oil industry. Most of the oil employees in other countries are sent by the company, and the errand of being sent to Middle Eastern countries will naturally not fall on the 'female' employees.

Seeing that I understood, Musa took a light breath, and then said solemnly: "Actually, the external restrictions are secondary, and the inner faith and the requirements of the parents are the main thing. ”

Probably because of cultural differences, as soon as this phrase "inner faith" came out, I actually had 'chicken' bumps and felt a tingling on my scalp. But at the same time, it was these words that made me finally understand a little bit of Moussanne's seemingly contradictory 'sexual' personality.

In the process of Dubai's increasing openness, Moussa, as an oil merchant, has inevitably been influenced by foreign cultures, and has long developed a polite and modest demeanor. But at the same time, he is in an extremely traditional Muslim family, and the beliefs and concepts in his bones are difficult to pry.

The 'sexuality' of man is influenced by the environment, and Mouses is in such a Dubai, where he is open and gentle, and at the same time obedient to his teachings. It is both honest and closed, luxurious and pure. Dubai is a city full of contradictions, and Moussa is the one caught in the middle of it.

Of course, he himself may not see any contradiction in this.

I recall his various behaviors in the past two days: when he saw me openly take out the sanitary napkin, although he was very displeased, he did not complain understandably; knowing that I had diarrhea, he thoughtfully went downstairs to buy 'medicine', but did not say a word because of the "male-female" boundary in Islam; to this day, tampering with the name of the photo file in my USB flash drive, probably the machismo in it suddenly appeared, and then it was suppressed by his politeness.

Everything seems to refute, but when I think about it, I feel that his 'sexual' character is really reasonable.

Thinking about this layer, my anxiety finally lessened, and my body and mind relaxed, and a strong curiosity surged up. Now that a Dubai native has taken the initiative to call me, I will have the courage to take out the confusion in my heart.

I covered my mouth and snickered, with a bit of curiosity, and asked him excitedly: "Musa, I heard that before the local people in Dubai got married, the man didn't even know the appearance of the 'woman', is it true?"