Burning Anger

The firemen had already put the fire out by the time Xia Lei got there. Thick smoke rolled from the broken windows. Onlookers drawn by all the action stood a ways off, talking amongst themselves.

Xia Lei found Qin Xiang to the side of the group of people, his face as bad as it could be. Tears-stains could be seen at the corners of his eyes - he had obviously cried.

Xia Lei walked to Qin Xiang’s side and patted him lightly on the shoulder, consoling him, “Don’t be sad. How about you stop doing hairdressing and work for me?”

Qin Xiang looked back at Xia Lei, staring blankly, then he suddenly dived into his embrace and started sobbing.

Xia Lei felt very weirded out having another man crying in his arms. He did not push Qin Xiang away though because he knew that Qin Xiang needed comforting most at this time.

After a period of crying, Qin Xiang raised his head from Xia Lei’s shoulder and looked at him with tear-filled eyes, “I want to kill him. I will kill him this time! The salon was my everything and he destroyed it!”

“Don’t be hasty. You’ll...