谁知过了没多久
“Yet not long after,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她要替我保密
“she did not blame me and would keep it secret for my sake.”
谁知 过了没多久
“Yet not long after,”
她就告诉你
“she told you”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Failing to keep a promise or secret damages trustworthiness ('xin'), a core interpersonal virtue in Chinese culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
who knew; unexpectedly
A rhetorical discourse marker introducing a shocking twist or an unforeseen event contrary to expectations.
not long after; before long
Common temporal transition phrase indicating that an event followed very shortly after the previous one.