Xue Li'er was in a very bad mood after realizing that her chances of escaping were very slim.
But on the surface, she still tried to deal with Rashid's sudden visit with a smile.
Early this morning, Rashid appeared in Xue Li'er's room again.
He was in a very happy mood and handed a blue velvet box to Xue Lier.
"This is my gift to you," Rashid said. "I want you to wear it on the day of the ceremony."
Xue Lier opened the gift box, and inside was a necklace inlaid with more than a hundred top-quality diamonds, as well as matching earrings and bracelets lying quietly inside, sparkling brightly.
Xue Lier looked up at Rashid in surprise. She had never expected that for a simple initiation ceremony, Rashid would give her such an expensive gift.
"I..." Xue Li'er tried to make her voice sound gentle and submissive, "I can't accept such an expensive gift."
"This is what you deserve, my oriental beauty," Rashid said. "As long as you become my wife, I will present the most expensive jewels in the world to you."
"Rashid..." Xue Li'er suddenly felt a little scared. This Middle Eastern man was so obsessed with her, and she was afraid of how furious he would be if he found out that she had returned to her country and never wanted to come back. "I don't deserve your kindness to me..."
"You deserve better." Rashid said, "As long as you stay with me, I will give you all the good things in this world."
She had never expected this seemingly gloomy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood to be so emotional when speaking of love. Xue Lier was afraid that he would become more and more obsessed with her.
Under Rashid's eager gaze, Xue Lier had no choice but to put the gift away and promised to wear the jewelry during the ceremony.
Rashid then showed a forced smile and left Xue Li'er's room.
*
The weather on Friday was particularly good. Xue Lier looked up and saw a clear blue sky. It was the best weather since she came here.
Early in the morning, the maid brought Xue Li'er the traditional costume she had made a few days ago and put it on her. Then the makeup artist placed Xue Li'er in front of the dressing table and applied delicate makeup on her.
The makeup artist put Xue Lier's black hair into a bun, a style typical of Middle Eastern women, and decorated her bun with a long scarf.
Xue Li'er's makeup is also based on the characteristics of Middle Eastern women, making her look particularly bright and charming.
After putting on makeup, styling her hair, and adding jewelry, Xue Lier looked at herself in the mirror and felt that she looked about 50% like a Middle Eastern woman.
This feeling made her feel very unreal, as if she had walked into an Arabian fairy tale.
"Miss, please give me your hand." The makeup artist said to Xue Lier after finishing her makeup.
Xue Li'er didn't know what she was going to do to her, so she could only extend her hand to her obediently.
The makeup artist held Xue Li'er's hand, took a pen from the dressing table, dipped it in cinnabar and began to draw exquisite patterns on Xue Li'er's hand.
"What is this?" Xue Li'er couldn't help but ask.
The makeup artist smiled and said, "This is a painting, a blessing to you."
"Does the initiation ceremony require this kind of painting?" Xue Li'er asked in confusion. "Isn't it only done at weddings?"
After hearing Xue Lier's question, the makeup artist's eyes flashed, and he stopped looking up at Xue Lier and focused on his work.
"All ceremonies should be blessed, my lady." The makeup artist paused for a moment and said softly.
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