我还以为你不回来了呢
“I thought you weren't coming back.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你在家啊
“You're home?”
我还以为 你 不回来了 呢
“I thought you weren't coming back.”
“I didn't expect you to sneak back and make all this food.”
“I was expecting to be alone tonight, so seeing you here makes me so happy.”
Returning home to an already prepared meal is viewed in Chinese domestic culture as a supreme gesture of romantic affection and care.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I thought / I was under the impression that
Used to introduce an assumption that turned out to be incorrect, often setting up a surprise.
Softens the mild accusation and highlights the contrast between expectation and reality.