"If you don't mind, Father, Mother, I'm truly grateful to you."
Su Bai smiled and bowed, changing how he addressed them.
He was living in this world in the original owner's body, so there was nothing wrong with calling them his parents.
But he had been alone for too long in his previous life, and his birth mother's face still lingered in his mind. That was why Su Bai hadn't called her "Mom" outright.
"Child, you don't need to be so formal."
The original owner's mother looked at Su Bai, gently stepped closer, and stroked his face.
Although Su Bai couldn't feel her touch, he saw what she was doing and smiled, nodding as he accepted her affection.
This mother he had suddenly acknowledged might not have shared the deep bond of a birth mother and son with him, but the affection she extended to him because of the body he inhabited was sincere.
Su Bai had lived two lives and lost his mother in his youth in both. After two lifetimes, how could he not long for a mother's love?
He couldn't accept that care immediately, but he was willing to try growing closer to this family.
The original owner, however, thought Su Bai was being a little too sentimental.
"You're already using my body. Whether you want to or not, you've got to accept our family. If I'd had a brother who looked exactly like me and got great grades to take my finals for me every year, I wouldn't have ended up in such a mess and dropped dead."
"You've got some nerve saying that! A grown young man without a shred of ambition!"
The original owner's mother glared at him.
The original owner shrank back. Even as a ghost, he was still afraid of his mom.