"What a pity you can't find her. She was a woman of great wealth and status—second only to the emperor himself. I saved her and her son, and she gave this to me as a token of gratitude. But they've all passed away. You won't be able to find her anymore." Shen Yunyun sighed.
"No, the one I'm looking for is you. You're my ancestor." The man grabbed her arm excitedly.
Shen Yunyun's entire body went numb. What was going on? What ancestor?
"Don't talk nonsense. I don't know you." Shen Yunyun quickly pulled her arm free and stepped back, eyeing the handsome man before her warily.
He was quite good-looking—strikingly handsome, in fact—but his mind seemed a bit off.
"You really are my ancestor," the man said firmly.
Shen Yunyun shuddered. "Stop right there. You must have mistaken me for someone else. I've never met you before."
Seeing her reaction, Tang Yu immediately realized she had misunderstood and quickly explained, "When I say ancestor, I mean it literally—not some romantic pet name."
Shen Yunyun looked at him in confusion, but when she saw the sincerity in his eyes, goosebumps rose on her skin again. Without another word, she turned and walked away.
"Ancestor, where are you going?" Tang Yu immediately followed.
"I told you, I don't know you. Don't follow me. If you do, I'll call the police."
Tang Yu stopped in his tracks, and Shen Yunyun hurried off.
She had only taken a few steps when her phone rang. Seeing it was Boss Gu, she answered angrily, "Boss Gu, you—"
"I'll give you another ten thousand. Give President Tang a chance to explain himself to you."
Shen Yunyun turned back to look at the handsome man trailing at a distance. President Tang? Was the world going mad? Someone this mentally unstable could be a company president?
Fine. For the money, she'd reluctantly hear him out.
She hung up, and the money arrived in her account.
Seeing Shen Yunyun stop, Tang Yu quickly approached and handed her his business card. "Sorry, I got too excited earlier and scared you. Let me introduce myself properly. I'm Tang Yu, general manager of Tangsen Pharmaceutical."
Shen Yunyun took the card and glanced at it. She knew Tangsen Pharmaceutical—it was a chain pharmacy in Goose City with over twenty branches in the urban area, though she wasn't sure about the countryside. In her previous life, she had worked as a cashier at Tangsen Pharmaceutical. She never expected that, reborn, she'd so easily come face-to-face with its general manager.
No matter how big Tangsen Pharmaceutical was, Tang Yu was far wealthier than her right now. Had she been too harsh with him just now?
"What do you need to explain to me?"
"Look at this first." Tang Yu pulled out another phone and brought up a photo.
Shen Yunyun took the phone and froze. The photo showed a painting of two people sitting side by side. The man was ethereal, almost otherworldly in his beauty. The woman's features were nearly identical to hers, except her hair was long and she wore ancient clothing.
"Is this... AI-generated?" Shen Yunyun demanded indignantly.
Tang Yu replied innocently, "No, it's a portrait of my ancestor. I invited you to my home to see it."
"Really?"
"Really."
Half an hour later, Shen Yunyun stood in Tang Yu's study, staring at the painting. The paper showed its age—it was undoubtedly an antique. How could she look so much like an ancient person?