"What's wrong, sister?" A text message arrived, seemingly offering comfort.
Grandma picked up her phone; this was the person she'd been chatting with. She'd never used chat apps before, but after trying them, she found them quite fun. And there were things she couldn't easily tell her daughter, but she could confide in a stranger, which helped relieve her inner turmoil. They'd chatted for so long; this was a stranger she could trust. Even if someone found out, it didn't matter, because they were strangers, just chatting.
"I had my grandson sleep with me."
Grandma was quite polite; most people would have said things like "fuck" or "slept with."
"This, sister, are you sure it was your grandson who did it?" A surprised emoji appeared on the other end.
"Yes, my grandson is the only man in the house. Who else could it be? He seemed very guilty when he saw me this morning. Sigh, I don't know what to do now." Grandma typed slowly, not very well, but it was manageable.
"It's hard to say. It depends on whether he's someone forgivable. If he's really awful, then you should expose him, otherwise you won't be happy in the future, right? People need to be happy in life."
"Sigh, what else can I do? My grandson is quite good. He has money but hasn't gone bad, just a bit of a rascal. He often buys me things." The grandmother was kind-hearted. Tonight at dinner, Zhao An had given her some gifts he'd bought—some health supplements. His tone was a little hesitant, but her sincerity was palpable.
"Oh, sister, so you've forgiven him? It's actually quite simple. If he's acting like this, he might just be driven by lust. Young people's tempers are understandable, but sister, what does it feel like to do 'that' with your grandson?"
Grandma sent an angry emoji, but didn't seem truly angry. "How should I know? I just felt a bit hazy, like I had a dream, it was very comfortable."
"That's good then. Sister, people our age, what we pursue is the safety and happiness of our children. Everyone makes mistakes. Being good to family doesn't make you a bad person."
"You're right, my grandson is indeed a good person." Although Grandma scoffed at Zhao An's incestuous behavior, she affirmed his intentions.
"Haha, that's good. But sister, since you've come to this, what if your grandson tries to do it to you again? What will you do?"
"I've locked the door now, he can't get in." Grandma quickly recovered, but it was clear she was a little panicked.
"No, I meant that since we'll be living under the same roof all the time, he'll always find an opportunity. Sister, if you don't hate him, stay away from him, or just pretend nothing happened. Since you're just pretending to be asleep anyway, why not enjoy it?"
"Ugh, you really are something! How can you talk like that?" Grandma was a little annoyed. After a while, she replied with another message, "I'm her grandma!"
"Oh dear, sister, I didn't mean it. Since it's already happened, instead of letting him go to prostitutes, you might as well help him. You don't know, a young man at my company got a disease from visiting a prostitute and had to be on IV drips for over half a month to recover. The whole company knows, it's so embarrassing. And it can even affect fertility, so prostitution is really very dangerous."
These words made Grandma a little worried. She was indeed angry about Zhao An's infidelity, but that was only anger stemming from a woman losing her virginity. Family ties were still there, and hearing what the other woman said, she suddenly felt worried too.
"Then, what can I do?"
"Hey, you can pretend to be asleep. If you pretend to be asleep, nothing will happen, and you can even enjoy yourself. Haha, I'm just kidding."
"Hmph! I'm not kidding you." Grandma sent a message with an angry emoji, but deep down she already had an answer.
"Haha, big sister, I'm going to play mahjong. I won't chat with you anymore. We'll talk again tomorrow. Think positively, it's just a small thing. As long as you don't tell, no one will know."
"Hmph! Didn't you already know?" Grandma still argued.
"Haha, big sister and I met by chance, just online friends chatting. I don't even know your name. It's just for fun. Life should be happy."
"Okay, thank you. I feel much better after chatting with you. Thank you. Win more tonight." Grandma sent the message, sighed, and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
After some time, Grandma was starting to feel drowsy and wanted to drift off to sleep. Just then, the door to the room was turned open, and a figure quickly slipped in, then closed the door again.
Grandma was startled. This could be her grandson Zhao An again. Was he still up to his old tricks?
The person who entered was indeed Zhao An; he was the one who had been chatting with Grandma earlier. It was just that before, it had been done by AI—an unknown online friend—who was calming Grandma down. This method was incredibly easy for him.
Looking at Grandma in the darkness, he lay nervously on the bed, occasionally swallowing. This was the tension and excitement a woman feels before sex; only excitement causes swallowing.
Seeing that Grandma didn't get up to stop him, Zhao An knew one thing: Grandma couldn't face him. This kind of unconventional behavior was extremely shameful. As a retired teacher who had dedicated decades to educating students, she couldn't face such a thing. Pretending not to know would make her feel much better.
This was why Grandma had agreed to the chat content; she had no other choice but to use this method. Zhao An, with a cunning smile, slowly stroked his grandmother's thigh, beginning to arouse her sexual desire. He whispered, "I'm sorry, Grandma, I really can't take it anymore. I'm sorry, please give me one more time."
Grandma's heart skipped a beat. She didn't understand why her grandson would be interested in her. Why couldn't he go find those young girls? With Zhao An's caresses, her body began to heat up; she didn't know why. Her private parts were itchy, and a long-lost desire lingered in her heart.
The abnormality in her body made Grandma swallow more frequently. She was extremely nervous, unsure how to face it. She could only suppress the itching and continue to pretend to be asleep. However, her breathing was somewhat rapid and heavy, immediately giving away her pretense!