Steal

Author: Xiao Yi
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Le Bei works as a clerk in the court during the day and dates Shi Gang, a lawyer. Shi Gang was her teacher at the judicial academy and won Le Bei with a brain-stained shirt, but he didn’t win her heart. However, they plan to get married. At night, Le Bei often races with her childhood friend Niu Niu. High speed, wind, limits. This sense of breaking free from constraints, hidden in the darkness, is her way of being obsessed. Two completely different lives. It’s Le Bei’s day and night. One day, Le Bei’s home was burglarized, and although nothing was found, the thief kept writing her letters. Le Bei lived in fear of being watched. The thief seemed to know everything about her life—her job, her racing, stealing candies from the supermarket. She felt as if she were living in a transparent room, peering through the glass, yet unable to see the outside world. Everything seemed magnified because of a stranger’s eyes, and she began to fear. But she still had to live calmly, preparing for her wedding with Shi Gang. The false prosperity of the wedding, the disgust born from closeness, all filled her with fear. Niu Niu, her childhood friend, one day came to Le Bei with a ring to propose, hoping that the family bond between them could create a truly stable marriage. Unstable, futureless racing and the law that supports society are incomparable. The future Shi Gang and Niu Niu offered Le Bei was clearly different. Le Bei rejected Niu Niu. One night, Niu Niu flew off a bridge, leaving his bike behind in Le Bei’s eyes. She wore the ring Niu Niu gave her and kept feeling sleepy. Life continued in a half-dream, half-awake state until one day, someone suddenly told her to take off the ring. At that moment, the thief returned Shi Gang’s engagement ring to Le Bei. The thief began to enter Le Bei’s life. This undercover officer, who often dealt with thieves, con artists, fences, and police, didn’t love Le Bei but rather the feeling of writing love letters. During a meal with Le Bei, he accidentally discovered that Shi Gang had been fired from the law firm for accepting clients’ bribes.