Gu Kaiyuan said, "I haven't had much deep contact with our clansmen, so I'm not sure what the situation in the clan is like right now.
"Even if someone is willing to adopt me, who can guarantee that it won't just be jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire?
"Besides, even if a family has no descendants, no one would adopt an adult who has already started his own family. It simply isn't conducive to building a familial bond."
"Isn't it just about carrying on the family line?" Bai Suihe asked.
Gu Kaiyuan had no idea where his wife had heard such twisted logic. "There are a lot of things involved in this..."
As he broke down the reasoning and explained it piece by piece to Bai Suihe, the lingering gloom in his heart gradually dissipated.
Seeing that she was dozing off again, he gently supported her head and helped her lean back against the soft pillow. He shook his head with a bitter smile. He had just been comforted in disguise.
