Though the shadow of the White Terror had not completely dissipated, Li sensed the shifting of the political winds and decided to write about her ten-plus years of experiences in the resistance movement. She bravely wrote about sex and power in political circles.
當時解嚴未滿 3 年，白色恐怖陰影雖未消散，但嗅出政治開放風向的她，決定以過去十幾年自己曾獻身其中的反對運動為題材，大膽描寫政治圈中的權勢與情慾試煉。