"No," Zhongyu Liuying asserted firmly, "Whether it's through adoption or inheritance, the child won't carry Ruixiang's bloodline. Isn't this essentially raising someone else's child? I absolutely oppose this."
"I agree with Liuying," Huangfu Jingzhang, who had been silent, chimed in. "Haohao is Ruixiang's child. This is just a change of mothers. Besides, Haohao will be raised within the Huangfu family, and if Yiran wants to see the child, she can do so anytime."
He, too, held traditional values and couldn't fathom his son raising another's child. Even if it were a distant relative's child, he couldn't approve. Moreover, Ruixiang already had a son, so why adopt someone else's? Simply give Li Yiran's child to Zhong Yating, and all would be well.
And ultimately, the child would still be raised by the Huangfu family. What difference would it make?