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 must have an abortion, leading Hao Ling to escape just one minute before the surgery, wielding a knife to declare to him: This child has nothing to do with you, I will definitely give birth to him. In the fierce conflict, Hao Ling accidentally has a miscarriage, which causes her to develop severe depression. Consequently, she flees from this city that brings her sadness. Overnight, Hao Ling disappears from Fang Dachuan’s sight... A year later, Fang Dachuan, recommended by his college classmate Liu Xiaonan from a Shanghai headhunting company, is parachuted in as the president of an advertising company in Shanghai. To Fang Dachuan's surprise and delight, Hao Ling happens to work at the same company; to Hao Ling's shock, the new president of the company is her ex-boyfriend whom she has been avoiding for a year! 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, continuing to entangle herself with him. Liu Tianyuan, Liu Xiaonan's father, is a renowned psychology professor in Shanghai, and he begins treating Hao Ling's depression. Liu Tianyuan diagnoses Hao Ling with psychoneurotic depression accompanied by psychogenic memory loss; it turns out she left without saying goodbye while in a dissociative state. Coincidentally, Liu Tianyuan and his doctoral student Cai Qifeng are completing a paper titled: Discovery and Treatment of Psychoneurotic Depression. They decide to use Hao Ling as the subject for their follow-up study. Liu Tianyuan decides to discharge Hao Ling for outpatient treatment. To help with her discharge, Liu Xiaonan proposes creating a warm family dinner for Hao Ling and making some decorative adjustments to her home, which Liu Tianyuan appreciates. Since Liu Xiaonan is determined to marry He Jun, the father and daughter have not had such close interactions for a long time. Liu Xiaonan's mother died in childbirth, and since childhood, she has been very close to her neighbor Du Huancai’s family. Many personal thoughts she won't share with her father but will share with Aunt Du. Du Huancai's son, Ma Dongsheng, is very fond of Liu Xiaonan. He discovers that Xiaonan and He Jun have been divorced for half a year. Du Huancai encourages her son to seize the opportunity, as she has also wanted Xiaonan to be her daughter-in-law. But Liu Xiaonan still sees Dongsheng as a brother, even arranging blind dates for him. The dinner designed for Hao Ling's discharge is very successful. Especially, the Wuxi spare ribs made by Liu Tianyuan allow Hao Ling to taste home-cooked food, making her feel an unprecedented closeness. Hao Ling's Proust questionnaire matched Liu Tianyuan's answers exactly. Soon, Liu Tianyuan discovers many similarities in their lives. Hao Ling actively cooperates with Liu Tianyuan's treatment, and her condition shows obvious improvement. Fang Dachuan presents a ring he has long prepared, proposing to Hao Ling. She tells him: I already have someone else in my heart. Fang Dachuan seeks Liu Xiaonan's help to persuade Hao Ling, but she straightforwardly informs him: I have fallen in love with your father. Liu Tianyuan passes a theater ticket gifted by Hao Ling to Fang Dachuan. At the theater door, Hao Ling sees Fang Dachuan holding flowers and turns to leave. Liu Tianyuan rationally accepts his daughter's matchmaking arrangements and meets the yoga studio owner, Yisabei, but ends up in distress and has to flee. The paper that Liu Tianyuan and Xiaocai wrote is selected as one of the top ten papers of the year in Shanghai higher education institutions. During an interview, Xiaocai reveals the case of Hao Ling, which makes Hao Ling furious and Liu Tianyuan uneasy. Liu Tianyuan decides to forgo presenting their paper at an international mental illness conference. After learning this, Hao Ling rushes to Hangzhou. As a patient, she shares her experience, and Liu Tianyuan's research gains unanimous acclaim from the participating experts and professors. Returning to Shanghai, Liu Tianyuan tells Liu Xiaonan: I have also fallen in love with Hao Ling. Liu Xiaonan is stunned! Fang Dachuan is furious! They desperately try to obstruct it. After receiving a call from Liu Xiaonan, Hao Ling's mother rushes to Shanghai and storms into Liu Tianyuan's clinic, causing a scene... Liu Tianyuan, in front of everyone, unhesitatingly takes Hao Ling's hand. Before registering their marriage, Liu Tianyuan asks Hao Ling to sign a prenuptial agreement: If I contract a terminal illness or chronic disease, please divorce me; if you fall in love with someone else, please divorce me; if our life philosophies and rhythms differ too greatly, affecting your career and making you no longer happy, please divorce me! ... After their wedding, Hao Ling becomes enthusiastic about being a housewife. The relationship between a psychologist and a patient breaks the industry's taboo, forcing Liu Tianyuan's clinic to close. After finding out, Hao Ling feels deeply regretful, and Liu Tianyuan tells her: I know what I want! In the following year, Hao Ling’s life as a housewife becomes somewhat lazy; Liu Tianyuan is busy with teaching and social activities, creating some distance between them. To adjust his wife's mood and state, Liu Tianyuan actively recommends Hao Ling to J&D company, where he previously worked. Liu Tianyuan suddenly suffers a myocardial infarction, and Hao Ling stays by his side all night. Xiaonan finally accepts her. Liu Tianyuan holds both Hao Ling and Xiaonan's hands, crying. He says he really wants to thank this sickness. To help Liu Xiaonan with her housing problem, Ma Dongsheng decides to take a risk. He secretly quits his job and goes into car smuggling with a Taiwanese boss. After being discharged, Liu Tianyuan follows Hao Ling and Liu Xiaonan's advice and retires early. At this point, Hao Ling is promoted to vice president at J&D company. Their lives have flipped; Liu Tianyuan starts cooking at home but often waits for Hao Ling to come home for dinner... Liu Tianyuan completes his academic work based on a previously set topic, but the publisher tears up the contract due to market reasons and refuses to publish. Seeing Liu Tianyuan looking glum, Hao Ling finds the publisher... Liu Tianyuan's book is published, and sales are excellent, greatly encouraging him. Soon, Liu Tianyuan discovers that all his books are stacked in Hao Ling's office! Liu Tianyuan questions Hao Ling, why did she spend over thirty thousand yuan to create a false sensation of being a bestseller! He tells Hao Ling: The thing I hate most is deception. Fang Dachuan develops sclerosis, and Tao Xiaotao, now a flight attendant, is heartbroken upon learning this. She applies to transfer to ground service to take care of Fang Dachuan. A new CEO named TOM joins J&D company. On the weekend, Hao Ling invites TOM over for dinner. Initially, the three get along well, but gradually TOM and Hao Ling start discussing work again. Liu Tianyuan cannot interject and has to silently walk away. Ma Dongsheng takes Liu Xiaonan to see the new house he bought and tells her he is going abroad for work. Before he leaves, Xiaonan discovers Dongsheng's fake passport. Under pressure, Dongsheng reveals the truth and hands over the keys to the new house and a diamond ring to Liu Xiaonan. Xiaonan cries, pleading with Dongsheng to turn himself in. Du Huancai suffers a stroke. Dongsheng is sentenced to three years imprisonment after turning himself in. Liu Xiaonan moves to the Du family home with Dudu. She takes out the diamond ring that Dongsheng gave her and says: Mom, I’ll wait for Dongsheng to come back with you. Hao Ling finally learns of Dachuan's illness. She consults various sources and finds a U.S. hospital that can perform brain surgery for treatment. She decides to fund Fang Dachuan's surgery in the U.S. TOM tells Hao Ling that his wife wants a divorce. Hao Ling insists that it must be due to TOM's lack of care and criticizes him for loving work more than his wife. TOM asks her: "If your husband wants a divorce, would you put aside your career?" Hao Ling is taken aback. TOM decides to return to New York to save his marriage. He lets Hao Ling take over his CEO position. Liu Tianyuan feels conflicted about this and asks Fang Dachuan for guidance. Fang Dachuan says: "The limit of speed is freedom; the limit of love is letting go." On the night of their second wedding anniversary, Liu Tianyuan specially prepares the Wuxi spare ribs dish, lights oil lamps, plays Rachmaninoff's piano piece, and raises a glass to Hao Ling, saying: "Go take over the CEO position; you can fly higher. Thank you for giving me the most brilliant two years of my life. Life stages are different, and pursuits also differ; let’s get a divorce." Another 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 the Du family's house when Tao Xiaotao calls from the U.S. to tell everyone: After treatment, Dachuan's condition is under control, and he can play the harmonica now. So, the sound of the harmonica comes through the phone, and everyone is emotionally overwhelmed. Amidst the melodious harmonica music, Hao Ling rushes home holding a big bunch of flowers...