My Heart Remains as It Was

The novel The Original Heart Remains, Just as Beautiful as Ever takes Suzhou University as its starting point, tracing the emotional journey and personal growth of Wang Shiyan and Zhang Zihao over several years. In September 2017, Wang Shiyan, a new student in the Chinese department wearing a pale pink dress, accidentally collided beneath a camphor tree with Zhang Zihao, a sophomore in the computer science department. Their scattered textbooks and fingertips brushing against each other planted the seed of love at first sight. Their love was as pure as Suzhou's osmanthus blossoms: from reading side by side in the library and waiting together for the sunrise by Taihu Lake to the aroma of pan-fried buns in the old town's narrow lanes, every moment bore the mark of their sincere companionship. However, when the livestreaming boom swept across the country, Wang Shiyan lost her way amid the virtual glamour and material temptations, drifting further from Zhang Zihao's belief in sincerely helping farmers. After enduring betrayal, misunderstandings, and inner turmoil, she finally came to her senses through Zhang Zihao's unwavering support and the farmers' authentic, down-to-earth way of life. She realized that true value lies not in the carnival of the livestreaming room, but in chestnuts growing in the soil, the wormhole medals on mushrooms, and the warmth between people that has never grown cold. With the fragrance of osmanthus as its guiding thread, the story links a campus first love with a steadfast commitment to entrepreneurship, portraying young people searching for and reclaiming their original aspirations in an age of material desire. When Wang Shiyan and Zhang Zihao put down roots again in Hangzhou, using blockchain technology to build farmers a system for tracing the origins of their products with sincerity