Lin Mo, the protagonist of Two Sides of a Life, is like a coin suspended on the scales of morality. To his neighbors, he's a kindhearted "good guy," setting up a home for stray cats with a gentle smile and speaking up for interns at company meetings. Yet in the blind spots of security cameras, he uses meticulously calculated words to ruin his rivals' careers. Behind the champagne tower at charity galas, he exchanges knowing looks with go-betweens in shady deals. Driven by his sexual desires, he repeatedly pays prostitutes for sex. As he wipes a stain from his tie before the mirror late at night, two overlapping faces stare back: one lined with compassion, the other stretched into a greedy grin. As the fissure in his identity widens, the story lays bare the absurd truth of the urban jungle: are we all playing the part of the light while nurturing another self in the shadows? When society turns a public persona into armor for survival, which side will the coin finally land on?
