After an Underworld administrative error ends her life, youthful spinster Chen Chih-Yao is eventually allowed to return to the mortal realm. However, her once simple life is upended by the appearance of Chenghuang, an Underworld deity with a bone to pick. Exactly what kind of sparks will fly when this mismatched pair begins living under the same roof?

Abandoned by her mother as a child, Chen Chih-Yao grew up in the countryside with her grandmother. Now, as a young woman, the local matchmaker persistently arranges dates for her, but Chen Chih-Yao refuses all suitors, preferring instead to lead a simple life with her grandmother. After a fatal car accident, Chen Chih-Yao arrives in the Underworld only to discover her life was taken prematurely due to an administrative error. But before she can return to the mortal realm, she offends Chenghuang, the Underworld deity who took the blame for her premature death.

Having finally returned to her former life, Chen Chih-Yao’s hopes of resuming a normal existence are dashed when she discovers she now has the ability to see ghosts. Even worse, the disgraced Chenghuang has been temporarily exiled to the mortal realm, where he appears as a distant relative who will be staying with Chen Chih-Yao and her grandmother. In the face of all of these supernatural disturbances, will Chen Chih-Yao ever return to the familiar rhythms of her former life? Or, is this just what she needs to push her out of her comfort zone, face the hurts of the past, and finally start living to the fullest?

Best known for rom-com comics with themes of personal growth and healing, this is artist/writer Ebi’s first foray into the realm of the supernatural. An opposites-attract love story colored by elements of fantasy and traditional folklore, My Forty-Nine Days with the Chenghuang ignites romantic fireworks from the odd-couple pairing of a headstrong mortal and a haughty deity.