Hiya there!
I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed Chapter One! Thank you so much for your kind words~
I spent a lot of time agonising over the characters and dialogue to try and make them stand out in their own unique ways, so I'm really happy to hear you were able to connect with them. I find it makes the h-scenes all the more rewarding when they're with a character you care about, after all~
The Valentines Day events are very time-consuming and expensive to make admittedly--but once I've finished Chapter Two I'm sure I'll have time again for cute events like that in the future with fan participation again!
And I totally understand, haha--lots of people expressed the same sadness that they had to break poor Jilly's slimy heart to get the other scenes. Rest assured scenes in Chapter Two will require less heartbreak to find! You'll just have to spend time with your desired girl for her scenes to pop up rather than be mean to the others.
Thanks again--and I really hope you'll enjoy the second game when it comes out!