She soon began to confide in her childhood friend Su Yang (played by Cheng Yi) who cheered her up and told her there is no such things as ghosts.
Together with her childhood friend, Xiao Ya was supported by a group of her childhood friends and close associates to cope with her recent loss, including Li Ming Xuan's brother Li MingYan (played by Zhang Zhehan) and his girlfriend Shen Meiyi (Anna Key) and former high-school senior turned wealthy businessman Xu Wei (played by Yu Li), it was Xu Wei who supported Xiao Ya by redecorating her home to help her forget the past and move on.
Xiao Ya's troubles only began to worsen when JiaWen turned up dead, pursued by a killer dressed in black raincoat.
Xiao Ya confided in Su Yang as to Jia Wen's death and she felt sorry for her, citing she felt JiaWen's apology was genuine and heartfelt, Su Yang wrote her death off, telling Xiao Ya she should not blame herself, if anything, it is merely karma.
But XiaoYa remained troubled and soon she was then haunted further by JiaWen's ghost, who visited her while she was swimming, in the ensuing panic attack Xiao Ya felt her leg cramped up, but Xu Wei saved her from drowning.
Xu Wei asked Xiao Ya to consider moving out of her house, he said it would not be good for her mental health and suggested she can stay at his place whilst searching for a new one.
Xu Wei have always harbored feelings for Xiao Ya, and he intended to propose to her when she received a call from MingYan.
Seeing this as the proof he needs, MingYan went to track down Su Yang's parents, and uncovered the story of Xiao Ya.
MingYan managed to catch up to the both of them and convinced Xiao Ya she was mentally unwell and suffering from severe paranoia schizophrenia, jolting her from her delirium by showing her the old portrait of herself and SuYang and reminding her of her past.
Bleeding profusely from his wounds and with his dying breath, he asked his eyes be donated to XiaoYa, restoring her vision.
But subtle hints were dropped; Su Yang only appears in scenes alone with XiaoYa - in the supermarket, in the ice-skating rink, in the car and her apartment when no one else was there.
Initial portrayal of her serve to mislead the audience into thinking this movie is a ghost story as opposed to a murder-mystery.
Haunting Love (2012) initially portrayed itself as horror, but as the film gradually progressed the plot was turned into a murder-mystery-tragedy.
Characters are notably fleshed out, with solid backstory and motivations, the producers also paid meticulous attention to the plot.
It serve to shed light on the topic of paranoia schizophrenia, a medical disorder still rarely addressed in Greater China and most Asian societies to this day.
The film also draw many inspirations a few of the Hollywood 's greats, most notably incorporating the heartwarming eternal love of Ghost (1990) and the twist of the Sixth Sense (1999).