What if your second chance at life came with an impossible choice? In Madam Ru's captivating novel, *It's Not Easy to Be a Man After Travelling to the Future*, Ling Lan awakens not in her own time, but ten thousand years hence, a world brimming with futuristic wonders and unforeseen perils. Reborn after succumbing to illness, she initially craves a tranquil existence, far removed from conflict. However, destiny has a far grander, and far more complicated, design. To uphold her father's honor and inherit his military legacy, Ling Lan must embark on a perilous charade: concealing her true identity and living as a boy. Just as she nears her sixteenth birthday, anticipating a life free from pretense – a life of marriage, family, and genuine self-expression – fate deals a cruel hand. Instead of liberation, she's thrust into the Federation's most prestigious military academy, an institution exclusively for males. Now, Ling Lan is confronted with an agonizing dilemma. Should she reveal her secret, forfeiting everything she's worked for, or fully embrace her male persona and ascend to a position of power and leadership? As she navigates this treacherous path, her role becomes increasingly entrenched, pulling her further away from her dreams of peace and towards a destiny defined by strength and command. Will she ever reconcile her true self with the role she is forced to play? Prepare to be swept away by this enthralling story of identity, duty, and the indomitable spirit set against a backdrop of a future beyond imagination.