On November 3, the Caihe police station received a call from a woman who claimed that a man had stolen her money. After the policemen arrived, they found out that the "thief" was actually the woman's cohabiting boyfriend, who is 17 years younger than her.
The woman, in her forties and from Zhejiang province, owns a clothing store in Sijiqing. Her business has only started to improve in recent years. With her business on track, she no longer had to rush around all the time. She learned how to use the internet and met her cohabiting boyfriend online. Her boyfriend is about 1.8 meters tall, with a handsome and clean-cut appearance.
Last year, the couple rented a house in the suburban area and started living together. Because her boyfriend didn't have a job, the woman was worried that he would get bored and wander around, so she let him surf the internet at an internet cafe near her clothing store. When she had free time, she would bring him some fruits and snacks.
On November 3, her boyfriend spent the entire day playing games at the internet cafe. The woman, feeling uneasy, went to the cafe to bring him some fruits and snacks. When her boyfriend saw her, he looked annoyed and continued playing his game while she silently stood by and watched. As the online game was reaching a crucial moment, her boyfriend realized that the money in his internet card was almost used up. He cursed under his breath and turned to order her to go recharge it!
She walked to the service desk of the internet cafe, reported her boyfriend's machine number, and waited for the administrator to recharge it. Suddenly, her boyfriend shouted: "Who turned off my machine..." She also anxiously asked the administrator: "Who turned off his machine? I didn't tell you to turn it off!" The administrator apologized: "Sorry, sorry, it was a mistake!"
Her boyfriend lost his temper, stopped playing the game, and yelled at her for a long time. The two left unhappily.
On the way back, she noticed an additional bank notification text message on her phone. Someone had withdrawn over a thousand yuan from her bank account.
She knew it was him because she always kept her bank card with him and he knew the password.
After much deliberation, she decided to report the incident to the police. She told the policeman that the money could be given to him, but he had taken the money without her consent, which was disrespectful to her and constituted theft, something she couldn't tolerate.
When the two met at the police station, the woman said that she was too tired and didn't want to pursue the matter further. She gave up the money her boyfriend took and only wanted her bank card returned.
The policeman said that when things were good, the bank card could be handed over to the other party along with the password, but when things went sour, one should immediately report to the police claiming theft. He warned her that love affairs shouldn't be handled so rashly.