The title was so misleading, I thought Shi yi would die and it was Ming qi who'd be waiting in 1999 or something, then it'd be a sad ending. But in truth, the whole story was what's sad and it was the ending that's happy QwQ
Overall, I like this story. The cover where Ming qi is shielding their younger selves from the rain hits right on the feels too after reading the whole story. It's a story in which shows how it's always the person that decides for themselves how their lives will go. No matter how difficult the circumstance may be and some hiccups may occur along the way, however, as long as you believe then somehow you'll reach a conclusion that takes you to your own flower path.
This thing made me cry a lot and I was so scared during the last few chapters when they couldn't find Shi yi anywhere ;-; But it compensated with an actual happy ending although it's also a bit open-ended. At least the case concerning Ming qi's father was moving, Bai ming is doing well away from that trash that calls himself his father, and Shi yi was found to be alive. The sense of relief that washed over me was incomparable after comprehending all these things.
I will be waiting for you in 1999