I Love You, So I Leave You

This film (drama)Also known as爱你所以离开你，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At2008Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating7.8(For reference only)。

Fang Dachuan and Hao Ling are lovers. Hao Ling is pregnant, and Fang Dachuan insists that she has an abortion, causing Hao Ling to escape just a minute before the surgery, declaring with a knife in hand: This child has nothing to do with you; I will definitely give birth to him. In a heated conflict, Hao Ling accidentally miscarries, which leads to her developing severe depression. Consequently, she flees from this sorrowful city. Overnight, Hao Ling disappears from Fang Dachuan's life... A year later, Fang Dachuan is recommended by his university classmate, Liu Xiaonan, who works at a headhunting firm in Shanghai, to become the CEO of an advertising company. To Fang Dachuan's surprise and delight, Hao Ling works at the same company; to Hao Ling's shock, her former boyfriend, whom she has been avoiding for a year, is the new CEO! Fang Dachuan's arrival exacerbates Hao Ling's depression, leading her to take drastic suicidal actions... Meanwhile, Tao Xiaotao, a girl from Beijing who had a one-night stand with Fang Dachuan, also arrives in Shanghai to pursue him. Liu Xiaonan's father, Liu Tianyuan, is a renowned psychology professor in Shanghai. He begins treating Hao Ling for her depression. Liu Tianyuan diagnoses Hao Ling with psychoneurotic depression accompanied by psychogenic memory loss, discovering that she left without a word while in a dissociative state. Coincidentally, Liu Tianyuan and his doctoral student, Cai Qifeng, are working on a paper titled: The Discovery and Treatment of Psychoneurotic Depression. They decide to make Hao Ling the subject of their follow-up study. Liu Tianyuan decides to discharge Hao Ling for outpatient treatment. To prepare for her discharge, Liu Xiaonan suggests creating a warm home-cooked dinner for Hao Ling and making some home decorations, which Liu Tianyuan appreciates. Since Liu Xiaonan insisted on marrying He Jun, it has been a long time since the father and daughter have had such intimate contact. When Liu Xiaonan was born, her mother died in childbirth. She has been very close with their neighbor Du Huancai's family and shares many personal thoughts with Du Ma instead of her father. Du Huancai's son, Ma Dongsheng, really likes Liu Xiaonan. He discovers that Xiaonan and He Jun have been divorced for half a year. Du Huancai urges her son to seize the opportunity, wishing that Xiaonan would become their daughter-in-law. However, Liu Xiaonan has always seen Dongsheng as a brother. She even tries to introduce him to other potential partners. The dinner designed for Hao Ling's discharge goes very successfully. Especially, Liu Tianyuan personally makes Wuxi ribs, allowing Hao Ling to taste her hometown dish, which makes her feel an unprecedented sense of closeness. Hao Ling's Proust questionnaire matches Liu Tianyuan's answers perfectly. Soon, Liu Tianyuan discovers that there are quite a few similarities in their lives. Hao Ling actively cooperates with Liu Tianyuan's treatment, and her condition improves significantly. Fang Dachuan presents her with a pre-prepared diamond ring to propose. Hao Ling tells him: My heart already belongs to someone else. Fang Dachuan asks Liu Xiaonan to persuade her, but Hao Ling bluntly reveals: I have fallen in love with your father. Liu Tianyuan transfers the opera tickets that Hao Ling gave him to Fang Dachuan. At the theater entrance, Hao Ling sees Fang Dachuan holding flowers and turns to leave. Liu Tianyuan rationally accepts his daughter's matchmaking arrangement and meets the yoga studio owner, Yisabei, only to have a miserable experience and flee in disarray. Liu Tianyuan and Xiao Cai's co-authored paper is selected as one of the top ten annual papers for Shanghai's higher education institutions. During an interview, Xiao Cai reveals the case of Hao Ling, which infuriates her and leaves Liu Tianyuan uneasy. Liu Tianyuan decides to forgo reading the paper at the international mental illness conference, and Hao Ling rushes to Hangzhou to speak as a patient, which earns Liu Tianyuan's research findings unanimous praise from the attending experts and professors. Back in Shanghai, Liu Tianyuan tells Liu Xiaonan: I have fallen in love with Hao Ling too. Liu Xiaonan is stunned! Fang Dachuan is furious! They desperately try to interfere. After receiving Liu Xiaonan's call, Hao Ling's mother rushes to Shanghai and storms into Liu Tianyuan's clinic, causing a scene... In front of everyone, Liu Tianyuan takes Hao Ling's hand without hesitation. Before officially registering their marriage, Liu Tianyuan asks Hao Ling to sign a prenuptial agreement: If I contract a terminal or chronic illness, please divorce me; if you fall in love with someone else, please divorce me; if our life philosophies and paces differ too much, affecting your career and making you unhappy, please divorce me!... After getting married, Hao Ling is keen on being a housewife. The romance between a psychologist and a patient breaks the industry's taboo, and Liu Tianyuan's clinic is forced to close. Upon learning this, Hao Ling feels immense guilt; Liu Tianyuan tells her: I know what I want! In the following year, Hao Ling’s housewife life becomes somewhat lazy; Liu Tianyuan is busy with teaching and social activities, creating some distance between them. To uplift his wife's mood and state, Liu Tianyuan actively recommends Hao Ling to the CEO of outdoor media company J&D. Liu Tianyuan suffers a myocardial infarction, and Hao Ling stays up all night watching over him. Xiaonan finally accepts her. Liu Tianyuan holds one hand of Hao Ling and the other of Xiaonan, shedding tears, thanking the illness. To help Liu Xiaonan with her housing problems, Ma Dongsheng decides to take a dangerous risk. He secretly quits his job and goes to do car smuggling business with a Taiwanese boss, hiding it from his mother and Xiaonan. After Liu Tianyuan is discharged from the hospital, he listens to Hao Ling and Xiaonan's advice and retires early. At this point, Hao Ling is promoted to vice president at J&D. Their roles have reversed; Liu Tianyuan starts cooking at home but often waits for Hao Ling to return for dinner... Liu Tianyuan completes his academic monograph based on a previously set topic, but the publisher tears up the contract due to market reasons, refusing to publish it. Seeing Liu Tianyuan's gloominess, Hao Ling finds the publisher... Liu Tianyuan's book is published and sells well, greatly encouraging him. Soon, Liu Tianyuan discovers that all of his books are piled in Hao Ling's office! Liu Tianyuan confronts Hao Ling, asking why she spent over thirty thousand yuan to create a false bestseller image for him! He tells her: I hate deception the most. Fang Dachuan develops sclerosis, and Tao Xiaotao, who is now a flight attendant, is heartbroken upon hearing this. She applies to transfer to ground services to take care of Fang Dachuan. A new CEO named TOM arrives at J&D. One weekend, Hao Ling invites TOM to her home for dinner, and the three of them initially chat harmoniously. However, TOM and Hao Ling inadvertently start discussing work again, leaving Liu Tianyuan unable to join in and silently walking away. Ma Dongsheng shows Xiaonan his new house and tells her he is going to work abroad. Just before leaving, Xiaonan discovers Dongsheng's fake passport. Under questioning, Ma Dongsheng reveals the truth. He hands over the house key and a diamond ring to Liu Xiaonan. Xiaonan cries, begging Dongsheng to surrender. Du Huancai suffers a stroke. Ma Dongsheng is sentenced to three years in prison after surrendering, and Liu Xiaonan moves to Du's home with Dudu. She takes out the diamond ring Dongsheng gave her, saying: Mom, I will wait for Dongsheng to come back with you. Hao Ling finally learns about Dachuan's illness. She consults everywhere and finds an American hospital that can treat it through brain surgery. She decides to fund Fang Dachuan's trip to the U.S. for the operation. TOM tells Hao Ling that his wife wants to divorce him. Hao Ling insists that TOM must not be caring enough and criticizes him for loving work more than his wife. TOM asks her: "If your husband wants to divorce you, would you give up your career?" Hao Ling is stunned. TOM decides to return to New York to save his marriage and asks Hao Ling to take over his CEO position. Liu Tianyuan feels conflicted about this matter and seeks Fang Dachuan's advice. Fang Dachuan says, "The limit of speed is freedom; the limit of love is letting go." On the night of their second anniversary, Liu Tianyuan specially prepares Wuxi ribs, lights an oil lamp, plays Rachmaninoff's piano music, and raises a toast to Hao Ling saying: "Go take the CEO position; you can fly higher. Thank you for giving me the most splendid two years of my life. As our life stages differ, so do our pursuits; let's divorce." A year later. During the 2008 Spring Festival, Liu Tianyuan, Liu Xiaonan, Du Huancai, and Dudu are busy preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner at Du's house when Tao Xiaotao calls from the U.S. to inform them: After treatment, Dachuan's condition has stabilized, and he can now play the harmonica. As the harmonica melody plays over the phone, everyone is moved to tears. Amidst the melodious sound of the harmonica, Hao Ling rushes home holding a large bouquet of flowers...