看来是我自作多情了
“It seems I imagined everything.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
点灯夜读
“to study by lamplight.”
看来 是我 自作多情 了
“It seems I imagined everything.”
如果说
“If everyone”
“I foolishly thought you actually cared about me, but I was clearly wrong.”
Preemptively calling oneself 'self-deluded' (自作多情) allows a person to cushion the sting of unrequited affection, shielding their dignity before the other person can explicitly reject them.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to flatter oneself; to imagine that someone has feelings for you when they do not
A highly frequent four-character idiom used in romance to self-deprecatingly admit unreciprocated affection or interest.
Signifies the sudden realization and acceptance of the disappointing reality.