要不然怎么这么在意
“Why else would you care so much”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我
“Me?”
要不然怎么 这么 在意
“Why else would you care so much”
“You say you do not care, but your actions clearly prove you are obsessed with this.”
Chinese speakers frequently use rhetorical questions with '要不然' to expose someone's unspoken thoughts without launching an aggressive attack.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
otherwise; if not so
Commonly introduces a counter-evidence clause that disproves the interlocutor's previous claim.
why so...; how come it is so...
Used to express rhetorical skepticism or astonishment about an exaggerated state.
to care about; to take to heart
Refers to paying significant emotional or mental attention to someone or something.