Chapter 413: Strive for the Cause, Accept the Outcome

Everything in this world has its own destiny.

This was Gu Heng’s reply. He was clearly not a results-oriented person.

Take the last two challenge missions from the Golden Tower of Wealth, for example. Each time, Gu Heng threw himself at the goal with all his might. He wasn’t obsessed with the outcome; he just wanted to have no regrets.

Some people ignore the effort put in and only look at the result.

They let a bad outcome invalidate all the hard work they put in.

These are your typical results-oriented people. But Gu Heng was process-oriented. As long as he had no regrets about the process, he could calmly accept any outcome, good or bad.

Focus on the effort and let the outcome be what it may.

This was the perfect way to describe someone who is process-oriented.

“If you want to reach the score needed for a top-tier university in just a hundred days, you have to be highly efficient. That’s why having the right teachers is crucial.”

Tang Ziheng said to Gu Heng, “Extraordinary goals call for extraordinary measures. I suggest you don’t focus on the star teachers at your school. For one, it’s unlikely they’ll have large blocks of time to dedicate solely to tutoring you. For another, their methods are more traditional, which isn’t ideal for someone who needs to learn this quickly.”

“Brother Heng, what do you suggest?”

Gu Heng knew Tang Ziheng must have something specific in mind.

“Your Sister Yue Xin is a doctoral advisor at Jilin University.”

“You can ask her to help you find some suitable candidates. You have to understand, among the doctoral students at a place like Jilin University, there are quite a few former provincial or city top scorers from the college entrance exams.”

“In terms of sheer knowledge, they might not compare to those veteran star teachers. But when it comes to scoring high on tests, the veteran teachers can’t hold a candle to them.”

“They’ve all studied the exams inside and out and have their own unique study methods and test-taking strategies. Compared to the conventional approach of the veteran teachers, their methods are more like a ‘heretical path’—it might leave your fundamentals a bit shaky, but the results are immediate and obvious.”

Tang Ziheng didn’t hold anything back, laying out his suggestions for Gu Heng in detail.

“Of course…”

“Nothing’s ever absolute.”

“Besides, you’re not short on cash, so you can try both approaches.”

“Then you can just choose whichever method you feel suits you best.”

Tang Ziheng added this clarification at just the right moment, careful not to make the decision for Gu Heng.

“Then I’ll try both.”

“I’ll give Sister Yue Xin a call in a bit and see if she knows any suitable candidates.”

“As for the traditional, veteran teachers, I’ll have to ask you to help me find someone, Brother Heng. Don’t worry about the cost—just offer the highest market rate for private tutoring.”

‘Leave the professional stuff to the professionals.’

‘Tang Ziheng was Tang Jinghui’s son. If Gu Heng couldn’t even trust his advice, then there was no point in asking anyone else. He might as well go home and try to figure it all out by himself.’

“In that case, you don’t need to contact Sister Yue Xin.”

Tang Ziheng mulled it over for a moment before saying to Gu Heng, “I’ll contact her directly a bit later. The two of us will try to get your team of tutors set up as quickly as possible so you can start studying right away.”

“That works.”

“Then I’ll have to trouble you, Brother Heng.”

Gu Heng, of course, had no objections and replied with a smile.

“It’s nothing.”

“Happy to help.”

Tang Ziheng seemed to be in high spirits at the prospect of being able to help Gu Heng.

With the serious business out of the way, the two of them basked in the sunroom, turning to idle chatter. They talked and laughed for a long while before each returning to their VIP hospital rooms to rest…