Sweet Burden (9)

Qin Chu sighed lightly and tightened his arms around Huo Mian.

"The employee told me a story about an old couple in his village. The children of the old couple moved out of the village and hadn't visited them for years. The old man made a living by collecting garbage and had to take care of his wife who had a mental disease. The old man got sick one day and couldn't get out of bed; still he didn't have money to pay for medication. After considering his options for days, he thought of a way to solve the problem. He set fire on himself and his wife, too, fearing no one would take care of her after he died…"

Hearing the story, Huo Mian almost cried; her heart ached in sorrow even though she didn't know the old couple.

People in this world live such different lives. Some live in heaven and some in hell.

"How about their children?" Huo Mian asked with a sob.