我心里想的是向永
“the person on my mind is Xiangyong.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是
“but”
我 心里想的是 向永
“the person on my mind is Xiangyong.”
“I can't treat Xiaoyou as his replacement.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using someone as a stand-in (替身) for an absent lover is seen as deeply unfair in modern Chinese interpersonal ethics, prompting honest moral confessions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the one deep down in my heart is...
Used to reveal one's true emotional allegiance or deepest thoughts when making a confession.
Functions in a cleft '是...的' construction to place heavy emphatic focus on the object of affection.