[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups":3,"chapter-starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-582":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting to Gain Experience from Push-Ups",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},231657,282,"Chapter 582 - 327: The Strange Neighbor","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-582",582,"\u003Cp>The situation on this floor is pretty much the same; either temporarily no one resides here, or they’ve all gone to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng arrived in front of Room 1803, which happens to be right below his home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock, knock, knock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand and lightly knocked a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for a moment, there was still no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng shook his head and was about to leave to knock on the last apartment when a thought struck him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something’s amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng raised an eyebrow, immediately concentrating, and amplified his sensory perception in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned over and gently pressed his ear against the cold security door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faintest of breaths and an even weaker heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like tiny stones thrown into still water, ripples spread through the air, clearly reaching his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone is inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the person seems to be deliberately hiding their presence, as if they’re hiding inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud... thud...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, an extremely faint, slow-moving sound of footsteps came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that someone was barefoot on the floor, moving slowly toward the door, trying to look through the peephole at the situation outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng’s mouth curved into a smile as he straightened up and turned away nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they are so shy and wary of strangers, there’s no need to insist on greeting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as Fang Cheng stepped out of the semi-enclosed vestibule, he heard the soft sound of a lock being turned behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door was pushed open from inside, leaving a small gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, is there something you need?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warm male voice came, the voice carrying a courteous and magnetic tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng heard and turned back to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw a rather handsome young man standing behind the door, hiding most of his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled at Fang Cheng, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of confusion also passed through Fang Cheng’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, despite the man’s unfamiliar appearance, Fang Cheng felt a sense of déjà vu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, it’s nothing urgent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng quickly composed himself, showing an apologetic smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just moved into 1903 upstairs from you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Recently my place was being renovated, and today the workers are moving furniture, so it might be a bit noisy. I thought I’d come over to greet the neighbors, sorry if we’ve disturbed you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man’s smile broadened at those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the door a bit more, showing more of his body, looking very frank:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, you’re the new neighbor, hello.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No worries. I’m often away on business trips. I just got back a couple of days ago and was catching up on sleep, so I didn’t hear anything at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed polite and enthusiastic, not the reclusive, unsocial type one might imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, that’s good then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exchanging a few pleasantries with the young man, Fang Cheng turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just as he turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng clearly felt that gaze still fixed on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint coldness rose on his back, as if he were being stared at by a wild beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gaze carried no obvious hostility, yet it was filled with scrutiny, sharp as a scalpel used for dissection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if wanting to see through him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng showed no sign of this, did not turn around, and walked straight into the elevator, pressing the up button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not until the elevator doors slowly closed, blocking out that gaze, did the prickling sensation on his back completely disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back home, Fang Cheng closed and locked the security door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The casual demeanor on his face faded instantly, replaced by deep deliberation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neighbor downstairs is certainly not an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That kind of deliberately hidden breath and cautious behavior, along with that scrutinizing stare, were all extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is he also a mutant lurking among ordinary people, or perhaps a fugitive on the run?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng raised his right hand, which had just held the downstairs doorknob, to his nose, and sniffed carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint, meticulously crafted scent of cologne wafted up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fresh, composed, slightly intense, and cleverly masking the user’s natural body scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this guy really that effeminate? A grown man wearing cologne, is he self-conscious about his body odor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or... does he have ulterior motives?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to fathom the man’s intentions, Fang Cheng decided not to dwell on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just resolved to keep a close eye on this peculiar new neighbor.\u003C\u002Fp>",746,"2026-05-29T15:13:34.679Z","2026-06-01T04:29:35.325Z",1,"novelbin.me","33dfd19b80fadc7ad626a983c17adf5e7e250bb851505cbe68e00d8b144d08f4","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-583","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-581",1278,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-cover.jpg"]