How to say "本不想节外生枝" (běn bù xiǎng jié wài shēng zhī) in Chinese dialogue

běnxiǎngjiéwàishēngzhī

I wished to avoid unnecessary entanglements,

Idioms & Colloquial Expressions
Grammar Patterns
INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0104:34
guān
shēng

It concerns both our lives.

LINE 0204:36
PLAYING SCENE
běn
xiǎng
jié
wài
shēng
zhī

I wished to avoid unnecessary entanglements,

LINE 0304:38
fáng

lest they invite

Show Information
Source MediaTV Series
Season & EpisodeS2 E5
Timestamp04:36
TMDB ID124595