The Fortune Teller Under the Bed

Bi'an was born blind but later had a pair of ox eyes grafted in. These eyes couldn't see the treachery of human hearts, but they could pierce the boundary between life and death. Whenever tears welled up in them, it was an omen of imminent catastrophe. He was extremely effeminate, with a pallid complexion, and spent his days like a light-shy woodlouse, curled up under the bed. Though skilled in divination, he was as naive and childish as a young boy. His physique was peculiar—he could endure hunger remarkably well, with a single hearty meal sustaining him for years. But if he went hungry for too long, his flesh would wither away, leaving only a light, smooth, and delicate human skin. Because of this, countless times, when he was dried up, he was mistaken for a finely crafted 'doll' and taken home from the trash heap to be played with. For a hundred years, two women—one human, one ghost—had loved him deeply. They were entangled with him, enduring countless partings and reunions, enacting a bizarre romance that transcended life and death. — Description from novelcodex.org